Easy Fall Bunting

fall bunting
fall bunting

LEARN HOW TO CREATE EASY AND FESTIVE FALL BUNTING WITH CARDSTOCK AND YOUR CRICUT CUTTING MACHINE!

Fall is in the air! While my allergies tend to be CRAZY this time of year, I love love love to decorate for this season! I have always liked bunting on the fireplace for the fall but never found the right style. So, I decided to make some with my FABULOUS Cricut!

I love how it turned out, don't you? Let me show you how to make it!

I designed this to be used with your cutting machine or even be printed off on your home printer!

In this tutorial, I’ll give you my step by step instructions and tell you what materials I think work best when making this project.

Basic and Premium TBH Crafters Club Members can download the SVG cut file for this project in the File Library.

Not a Member? Click here or the link at the bottom of the page to join!

This post contains some affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you). Read my full disclosure policy here.

EASY FALL BUNTING – MATERIALS LIST

fall bunting

Easy Fall Bunting

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Learn how to create easy yet festive bunting to decorate your fireplace mantel, walls, or any other surface for the fall season!

Materials

  • My Fall Bunting SVG Cut File
  • Cardstock of your choice. I am using Kraft Cardstock for this tutorial.
  • Vinyl in your choice of colors. I am using Oracal 631 Vinyl in Black and Orange.
  • Transfer Tape
  • Rafia Roping
  • A way to mount your bunting to your mantel (optional). I am using 3M

Tools

  • A way to cut out your cardstock. I am using my FABULOUS Cricut Maker. This project will also work with a Cricut Explore Air 2 or your home printer!
  • Cricut StandardGrip Cutting Mat (green)
  • Cricut Scraper

Instructions

STEP 1 - DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE

Download the SVG Cut file for the Fall Bunting (#31) from The File Vault. Get access by joining the club.

STEP 2 - UPLOAD THE SVG FILE TO CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

If you aren't familiar with uploading SVG files into Design Space, take a look at my quick and easy tutorial here. If you are on your smartphone, here is my tutorial on using the Cricut App.

STEP 3 - UNGROUP THE SVG FILE

Once your design is uploaded into Design Space, you can ungroup your file.

fall bunting

This is totally optional as the bunting will be imported to the correct dimensions. Also, because I am using vinyl for the letters and pumpkins, there is no need to do any more prep work.

fall bunting

Click the GREEN Make It Button.

fall bunting

STEP 4 - PREPARE YOUR MATS AND MAKE MATERIAL SELECTION

As mentioned above, I am using vinyl for my text and pumpkins. Choose your materials as you see fit.

fall bunting

STEP 5 - LOADING YOUR MATS AND CUTTING YOUR MATERIALS

Attach your cardstock to the Cricut StandardGrip Mat.

To load the mat into the machine, press the double arrows button. Do make sure that the mat is positioned under the mat guides.

fall bunting

Hit the "C" button once it begins to flash and you are on your way to cutting out your design!

fall bunting

Once the cut is complete, the double arrows will flash again. Press it and the mat will unload.

Repeat Step 5 until all layers are cut.

STEP 6 - ASSEMBLE YOUR BUNTING

Begin assembly by placing transfer tape over one of the vinyl pieces.

Take a piece of transfer tape.

fall bunting

Place over the vinyl decal, sticky side down. Using your Cricut Scraper, rub the transfer tape to ensure good adhesion to the vinyl.

Slowly lift the transfer tape removing the backing sheet from the decal.

fall bunting

Center the decal onto one of your cardstock pieces then rub the transfer tape with your Cricut Scraper.

fall bunting

Slowly remove your transfer tape. You do want to go slowly to prevent any tearing of your cardstock.

fall bunting

Repeat these steps for each additional piece of your bunting.

fall bunting

fall bunting

fall bunting

fall bunting

Now that your bunting is ready to hang, you can string your twine from right to left.

Feed the twine through the right hole made in the cardstock.

fall bunting

Then the left.

fall bunting

Give the twine a slight tug to help straighten it out a bit.

fall bunting

Continue feeding the twine through the rest of the bunting.

fall bunting

I would not recommend cutting the twine until you are ready to hang it. This way, you can play with how big of a swag you want for the finished look.

STEP 7 - HANG YOUR BUNTING

To hang your bunting on the mantel, I use Command Clear Mini Light Clips.

Following the manufacturer's instructions, place your clip on the mantel ledge where desired.

fall bunting

Bring your twine around the clip and tie in a knot.

fall bunting

Repeat for the other side and cut off the excess twine from the roll.

Your bunting is ready to enjoy!

fall bunting

Not only do I love how this looks but how easy it was! The whole project from Design Space to done was around 35 minutes!

I hope you enjoy this design and use it in your fall decor! You can also use the basic bunting shape for any event or holiday!! Add a clever saying for birthdays, open houses, etc! It is so versatile!

Post a photo in the comment section or tag your projects on social media @thebeardedhousewife using the hashtag #beardedhousewife! I’d love to know what you think!

Love,

WANT TO MAKE GREETING CARDS AND PAPERCRAFTS ON YOUR CRICUT?

JOIN THE BEARDED HOUSEWIFE CRAFTERS CLUB TO GAIN ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF SVG CUT FILES, PROJECTS, AND OUR EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY!

WANT TO REMEMBER THIS POST FOR LATER? PIN THIS POST TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD!

fall bunting

Responses

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Skip to Instructions