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This is Part 2 of How to Make a Party Background. SEE PART 1 HERE.
Party Background (Part 2)
Step 3:
After the first tablecloth is up, open up another one and layer it on top of the first one. I did this by removing one tack at a time, and then putting it back through both tablecloths. Repeat with the third tablecloth.
Step 4:
Next, take a pair of regular scissors and cut strips up to about 3-4 inches from the top of the tablecloths. You are going to cut all three tablecloths at once when you cut a strip. I’m sorry, I thought I had photos of this step, but I don’t. I didn’t even measure the width of my strips, I just eyeballed it. They were each probably around 3-4 inches wide.
Step 5:
Once all your strips are cut, you are going to braid each set of strips together. Go back to the start of the backdrop. Take your first set of strips (one of each color that you cut at the same time), and braid them together from the top down. You only want to braid down far enough to hold the strips together. You don’t have to start with a certain color and end with another one. Just braid each set together – once more, all the colors will blend together in the end. Here is how mine looked when I braided it after I had cut all the strips.
Once you have braided all your strips, you’re done!
You can watch this video as well to see how to make the backdrop:
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It’s really super simple!
The white thumbtacks were driving me crazy at the top, so I punched out balloon shapes from pink & blue card stock and put them over the tacks with square photo mounts.
See how I put a spin on this party backdrop for the kid’s 2nd birthday here!
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