Who doesn’t love to wave a flag around? They’re reminiscent of celebrations and happiness. Just try waving one without a smile on your face.
I give you a Hooray Flag DIY, complete with downloadable templates and a discount at my favourite stamp shop Blossom Stamps (see bottom for details).
Now I must tell you, Martina of Blossom Stamps is incredible. She is super helpful and responded to e-mails quickly which, when you’re a busy bride like me, is essential. I e-mailed her our designs and thoughts and she created these beautiful stamps that we have used all over our wedding. A hint to all you newly engaged folks, get a custom address stamp. They save so much time and look oh so pretty.
To make this DIY possible on a grand scale (i.e. if you can’t handle writing “Hooray” in sharpie over and over) you can save the image below and send it to Martina to get your stamp made. 
The same sized stamp (6 1/2″ long by 1 5/8″ tall) is $21 plus shipping, but she can also alter it to be smaller or larger if needed. And I can tell you first hand how fantastic this stamp is and how often I’ve used it! It also went on the back of our envelopes and I plan to use it loads in the future.
Here’s everything else you’ll need and a tutorial on how to make your own hooray flag:
Materials
– Fabric. I used 2 packages (6 yards) of this muslin cotton to create 130 flags. So approximately 3 yards per 65 flags.
– Dowel sticks
– Hooray stamp
– Flag Stencil
– Ink pads
– Glue gun
– Scissors
– Pencil
Steps
Step #1: Print the stencil onto card stock and cut out. Trace out the flags on your fabric. To save fabric, place stencil beside each other each time you trace. See below image for reference:
Step #2: Cut out all your flags using sharp fabric scissors (the sharper the easier). Iron each flag flat.
Step #3: Leaving about a 1 inch 3/4 margin from the flat end of the flag, stamp your hooray stamp on the flag, making sure your margins are even on top and bottom
Step #4: On the unstamped side, lay your dowel an inch from the flat side with about a centimetre of the dowel sticking out the top. Hot glue the dowel stick onto the fabric, then run a line of hot glue along the left side of the dowel stick. Fold the fabric over to cover the dowel and press onto the hot glue. Add more glue if necessary.
Step #5: Wave your flag with a smile!
If you’re making a big batch of these (like I was) I suggest getting together a bunch of girls with appies and glue guns in hand. Let the fun begin.
Have you checked out Blossom Stamps and seen something you like? You’re in luck Squirrelly Minds readers because Martina is offering you a 10% discount off all her stamps in store, including the buck and doe one I have (sans text). And with stamps starting at $3.75 the prices are incredibly reasonable. Here are some of my favourites:
Buck and Doe Deer Love – $6.50 / Bee – $5.50 / Little Squirrel – $4.25 / Peter Rabbit – $5 / Bike with basket – $9
Use the code Squirrelly to receive 10% off all stamps at Blossom Stamps (excluding custom stamps) from today until Friday, July 27th. And while you’re at it, go check her out on facebook.
Enjoy your summer with a little stamping and flag waving,
and smile while doing it.
Those stamps are so cute! Seeing your personalized ones makes me excited to see pictures from your upcoming wedding!
😀 We’ll all have to wait far longer than we’d all like for the professional photos I’m afraid
awesome! They turned out great! mine would have all kinds of ink spots on them I’m sure…
oh we stamped these very carefully!
Just saw this on Pinterest (EZ of Creature Comforts pinned & it has a gazillion repins!) Go you!
Oh I had no idea. Fun! Thanks for the heads up!=
Found these on pinterest and love them!!! Would love to recreate for my upcoming wedding. Wondering if you can tell me what size the overall flag ended up? Thank you!
Hey Amanda. Fantastic! I made these for my wedding and let me tell you, walking back down the aisle to everyone waving these around was a magical sight.
The tracers are pretty well the same size as the flag minus a couple cm. Mine’s measuring 10 inches long, 3 inches wide. The dowel (stick) is nearly 12 inches long but you can get varying lengths.
Hope that helps!
I love this!! How many yards of fabric did you end up needing… and how many did you make?
I made 130 with about 6 yards, 2 of these packages – http://www.walmart.com/ip/Creative-Cuts-Cotton-Muslin-108-wide-3-yard-cut-Solid/16422532
These look great and really simple to make. Thanks for sharing
I LOVE this and have just ordered my hooray stamp! Can’t wait to try it.
I’m making these for my 200 guests, I was wondering how much fabric to use.
Hi Ashley. Great last name I have to say.
I made 130 with about 6 yards, 2 of these packages – http://www.walmart.com/ip/Creative-Cuts-Cotton-Muslin-108-wide-3-yard-cut-Solid/16422532. So I’d say you need 9 yards.
Happy making! I’d love to see your flags when they’re all done!
Hi! I’m in the process of making these for my wedding, and they look great, but the black stamp ink wants to run and gets on our fingers when we touch it, even after 3 weeks of drying. Any suggestions for making sure the dried ink doesn’t streak on the muslin cotton? Thank you!!!
Hey Whitney
That’s so bizarre. it must be the quality of the ink you’re using as I never had that problem. I would suggest spraying one with hairspray to see if that helps seal it. If not head to your local craft store and ask about some sort of spray sealant. I hope that works out!