The hula hoop will serve as the center of your canopy. All of the streamers will be attached to the hula hoop.
While you can measure this distance, you may find it easier to cut one streamer as a reference. With a friends help, unroll the crepe paper from the center of the room to an exterior wall. Adjust the drape of the streamer and then cut. Use this streamer as a guide.
When you hang the hula hoop, make sure the staples used to attach the streamers are facing up. Use fishing paper so your guests don’t see the string.
The back-drop may be as large or as small as you’d like—it will really depend on the space you’re using and how you intend to capture the back-drop on camera. Ask yourself the following questions: Do you want to take full-body shots or will the pictures be from the waist up? How tall are your guests? How many guests do you want in one picture?
The streamers will hang from the sticky side of the tape. [2] X Research source
Don’t worry about cutting every streamer to the same length. You will trim them later. [3] X Research source
This will give the top of your back-drop a clean, crisp edge. [4] X Research source
If you want the streamers to move with the breeze, don’t tape the streamers to the wall. This will provide you with a less structured, and perhaps more whimsical backdrop.
You can add two small vertical streamers to each corner so that it matches the top.
In order to see both colors, you must twist the streamers. [9] X Research source
A standard streamer is 1. 75 inches (4. 45 cm) wide. Your fringe should be approximately 1/2 inch (1/27 cm) long.
