perfectly splendid: DIY 4th of July Banner

I usually have paper flowers along this blank spot of wall, but given the upcoming holiday this week, I thought I'd make a festive little banner to fill the space.
What you need:

red, white, and blue construction paper
tape
scissors
pencil (not pictured)
ruler
fishing line (or other thin string)

Cut your first triangle

This will be a model for the rest, so be sure its exactly the size you want it to be. Make them as big or as small as you want, but make sure they're not too wide/long/short/thin.

Cut some more triangles

Line up that first triangle on your next paper, trace, and cut out. I used 9, but you can make as many or as few as you need.

Line up your triangles and cut a piece of string

make sure every triangle has the side with pencil marks facing UP. leave an inch or two of extra string on each side. line it up just above your row of triangles and tape down the ends so it'll stay put.

Slide the triangles up & tape

this step is really simple but I'm not sure how to word it super well. slide your whole row of triangles up so that they are under the string (pencil marked side up still). make sure it's all even and in the order you want and have less than 1/8 of an inch of paper above the string. tape each triangle to the string. remember, it's the back, so it doesn't have to be pretty.

Hang it up

hang it from the ceiling, a shelf, bedposts, or just tape it straight to the wall like I did. tape the ends to your wall/surface the same way you did on your table/workspace.