Greeting Card Bunting

Buntings are all over the place right now and I've had my eye on them for a few months.  What's not to love?  They are easy, add instant color, and can be personalized in more ways that I care to count.  Since I am in the middle of a living room refresh/redecoration project, I thought this was the perfect time to put that idea to good use. 

For the longest time, my dining room table faced an uninspiring wall.  My apartment used to be two that has since become one, so I do have awkward wall outlets, but have struggled with what to place on this wall.  The other two walls near it have art, and I am in the process of compiling a massive photo collage for the large one.  I didn't want to add another one.

Enter, my Stampin Up demonstrator.  B has a massive living room in her home that is lovingly decorated with all of the handmade cards that her customer send her.  And she displays them using two large stacked buntings...Bingo!  I've admired hers for years, so I figured that I could create a smaller, modified version to fit the length of the dining room table.  Since I save all of my handmade cards, I grabbed a stack from the box and headed to the living room. I grabbed a hammer and nails and set to work to create...

I tried the double bunting idea from two nails, but the wall wasn't long enough to have it work.  Nails are spaced 45 inches apart lengthwise and 9 inches vertically to create 3 mini-banners.  I used Stampin Up's Marina Mist 1/4 ribbon and 1 package of their (retired I think!) mini clothespins to attached 24 greeting cards.  I really like how it turned out. 

I'm considering it season wall art.  Since the cards normally reflect the seasons, I can swap them out as the new ones arrive and it can continue to serve as inspiration in the meantime.

(PS - Now, if only photo collages came together in 30 minutes!)