Banners :: A Family Project

When Joe turned Sweet Sixteen

I turned to our trusty birthday banner

for decorations.

As you can see

this banner has a few miles on it.

My "go-to" for every birthday...

which explains the crimped and gnarly look.

reduce :: reuse (use again and again) :: recycle

that's my motto.

The boys have never complained.

It waits in the drawer for James' big day in October.

Moving Forward...

I have been tinkering with an idea for a while now.

Tibetan Prayer Flags.

Traditionally hung in the Himalayans...

where the breeze can carry the prayer

far and wide.

PEACE is...

Using muslin and old scraps of white sheets...

I asked James to draw his

interpretation of

PEACE.

He sketched a few prototypes

before taking his Sharpie to the fabric.

I designed a panel as well.

While he finished his creation

I cut-out a few banners from a box of old

calicoes someone had given me.

(Thanks Lynn)

Scraps of fabric that looked like they were

going to be a quilt someday...

but never got past the

cutting stage.

(I have a few of those unfinished projects myself)

Attached James' design with buttons and embroidery floss. Strung together...

hung outside...

spreading PEACE with the wind.

My (OUR) version of the

prayer :: wish :: hope

flag.

A Family Project.

Can be used to celebrate a birthday...

decorate a room...

dance in the garden.

Available soon in kit form at Harmony in Life.