DIY Graduation Decorations

Schoooool is out for the summer!! Well at least for college grads – YOU GUYS MADE IT! On to the real world! High school students, almost there but on to…MORE SCHOOL!! Of course you’ll want to celebrate your huge accomplishment. What’s the perfect touch for a graduation party? DIY Graduation Decorations! We’ve made a beautiful backdrop which will be perfect for taking pictures and selfies. And of course you’ll need a congrats banner because, heeellloooo, you graduated!! Have fun with these DIY Graduation Decorations – they’re just right to make with family and friends.

Welcome Class of 2017 with this Backdrop

Supplies
School color Paper
Wrapping Paper
Glue Gun
Scissors

Step 1:
Grab your colored paper. I went to Kean University (woot woot!) so I went with Brite Hue Blue and Presidential Blue. Fold your paper about a half inch. Continue to fold in an accordion style. Make sure you sues paper because cardstock is too think to fold this many times.

Hint: You can do it long way or short way. The long way will give you a bigger fan and the short way will be smaller.

Step 2:
Now fold your accordion in half. Hot glue the two ends together so you make one fan. Repeat 3-4 times. For the smaller ones you’ll only need three but for the bigger ones you need four.

Step 3:
With your hot glue gun, glue the ends of each fan to the end of the next fan. You should have a big circular fan by the end. You’ll need at least 15 circular fans to make a decent backdrop.

Step 4:
Download your Backdrop 2017 template and cut it out. Then with your hot glue gun, glue the numbers to the middle of each fan.

Step 5:
Now you need your wrapping paper of your choice, finished fans, hot glue, and scissors. I used the Matte Pool Blue wrapping paper.

Step 6:
Use your hot glue gun to glue your fan to the wrapping paper. I just scattered hot glue on the fan of the fan and then quickly pressed it on to the wrapping paper. Feel free to overlap your fans to make the backdrop look fuller!

Congrats! You Survived!