DIY: How to Make a Banner Out of Pennant Flags

When it comes to making decorations for a party, holiday, or event, it can be difficult to come up with original ideas. You want to celebrate and decorate in a way that is eye-popping and fun, but some of the reliable methods of decorating are bland and generic. 

One of the best ways to decorate is to use a banner of pennant flags. Pennant flags themselves have a ton of personality, and making them into a banner is a great way to create an eye-catching display that will accent your setting or celebration. With tons of different colors, designs, and graphics you can print on pennant flags, there is no limit to the awesome decorations you can create. 

In this article, we’ll go over how to create a pennant flag banner yourself and give you ideas on what you can do. 

Pick a Theme

The first thing you should do is pick a theme for your pennant flag banner. Picking a theme before you buy your pennant flags or make them will help you get a great idea for how the banner should look. You should first consider exactly what the pennant banner will be decorating. 

For example, if you’re decorating for a football game or a soccer game, picking a sport-themed pennant flag design that will accent the space is really important. You can also pick out seasonal colors if you plan on using the pennant flag decoration for a holiday celebration. For example, going with yellow, orange, brown, and green for Thanksgiving will give the holiday celebration a great feel and color pallet. 

Design Your Banner

Once you’ve picked a theme, the next step is to design the banner itself. The first step should be to decide on the shape and size of your pennant flags. Some designs are better suited to certain pennant flag shapes and will highlight the color and print of your pennant flag shape. For example, picking pennant flags shaped like turkey feathers for a Thanksgiving celebration would certainly up the “wow” factor of your decoration. 

You should also decide on how far apart your flags will be on the banner. Sometimes giving the flags more space between each other gives the banner a more calm appearance, while putting them close together can give the banner more life and pop. 

Finally, you should decide on the string or rope that will string your pennant flags together. Using old-fashioned twine can give your banner a more rustic look and is great for backyard celebrations and summertime events. You can also use a cleaner, more classic string, which will give your banner a clean look that will be more professional. 

Get Your Materials

To make your banner, you’ll need a few items to help you. You’ll need a string that will string your pennant flags together. You can use twine, kitchen string, or any other sturdy string that you have around the house. 

Next, you’ll need your pennant flag material. You can use cloth, paper, plastic, or whatever material you want for your pennant flags. Just make sure that the material can be drawn on or printed on if you’re going to put your own decorations on them. 

You’ll also need scissors to cut the material into the shape and size you want. If you are using pennant flags that are all the same size and design, make sure to create a template for yourself to make it easy and fast to make more flags. 

Finally, you’ll need a hole punch to create holes where the string can go. If you already have pennant flags ready, then they should have a hole at the top all ready for you to put the string through. 

Make Your Banner

The final step is to make the banner! First, start by making two holes in the top two corners of each of the pennant flags with your hole punch. Once the holes have been punched in the corners of the flags, make sure to stack your pennant flags in the order that they will be hung in. This will make it easy to take them directly from the stack and place them on the string. 

Once the holes have been punched and the flags are properly stacked, you can start threading the flags onto the string. Make sure to put the first flag all the way down at the end of the string so that you have room to place the other flags and won’t have to keep moving it down while you make it. 

Once your pennant flags have been threaded onto the string, you are ready to hang your banner! Make sure that your string isn’t pulled tight so that the flags have some room to move and dance in the wind. This is what makes pennant flag banners so attractive. 

Make Your Own Pennant Flag Banner

Now that you know how to make your own pennant flag banner, you can start getting your pennant flags together and create beautiful decorations for any occasion. 

If you’re looking for pennant flags in Denver or need pennant flags for your event, please contact HiCo Distributing at 303-937-8007.