diy vintage pennant

Hey hey everyone!

We loved sharing Malone’s space last week, and someone wrote in with a great question. Where on earth did we find that War Eagle pennant?

If you remember from this little post, we are big fans of all things iron on patch letters. First we took on this project with our friend Julie’s idea…

And then we took on these little handmade gift ideas for teachers and friends everywhere.

{If you’re looking for a cool idea, be sure to check these out!}

So I’m all about those iron on letters. This time, we went simple with a nod to a vintage look. And no matter what your school of choice, these are pretty great. You can definitely tailor it with your own colors / school / sayings.

We just love the simple little look for his space. I wasn’t going to share this one at all, but sometimes simple projects are the very best.

So alas, here we are.

Want to make one of your own? Here’s what you’ll need:

• Felt of your choice – I found some good ones here in larger sheets
• Letters
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors or X-Acto blade + self healing mat + ruler
• Stain – if you wish to age your letters + Q-tips

Wondering what on earth the stain is for? When these letters arrived, they were a little too ‘Florida’ for me, so I decided to give them an aged look. But I’ll come back to that.

I laid out my colors of choice when it came to the felt, and folded it in half. Then I cut up at an angle so that it had this fun shape. I layered it with the creamy white for more interest. Later, I ended up adding orange too… and though the piece I had wasn’t big enough, I just used strips tacked around the edges. It was perfect for his little cork board.

I had some leftover stain from another project, so on a protected surface, I used the q-tip to dip into the stain, and touch up the letters. It was just a simple touch and blot process for these to look older.

Less is more. I dipped a little, let it absorb into the fabric, and then wiped away with a paper towel. Tada! Aged letters.

This is a letter before I blotted.

And a letter after it’s blotted!

I didn’t need a P for my project, so I practiced on this one.

This is the part where I decided to add the orange. I simply cut it at a given width, multiple times. And then added it around the edges. Then we tacked them all together from back to front, with hot glue.

I actually decided to pull out the ruler + blade AFTER I’d hand-cut with some quick scissors, so it has a little bit of a handmade look. Then I added the X-Acto blade process for more precise widths.

When that was done, it was time to place the letters.

I simply placed them ahead of time and then tacked them with more hot glue.

And that’s how I made this ridiculously simple vintage pennant.

By the way, every time I tried to find one online, I wasn’t happy with the graphics or the price. Ranging anywhere from 70 bucks from one I really liked, to 200ish. This one was just simple, easy, and fun!