rainbow paint chip table runner

the two bright, colorful tablescapes featured in my last post
are built on top of this rainbow-hued runner.
made from paint chips and freezer paper and a glue stick. SO easy!
and right about now in the holiday season....easy is good.

continue reading for the super-simple 'how-to'...

three views of the runner, including full length, so you see how it all comes together.

i used white freezer paper as the base - you can't see it,
but it is what holds all of the paint chips together.

after i rolled out a strip of it (right outta' the box) in the length i needed,
i grabbed color chips and figured out how many were needed...
and how they would transition in ROYGBIVP order from one hue to the next.

those color chips are on the top here,
and below them is a row of paint strips in black & white
(all of the paint names are printed on them and they are the back of paint fans)
i used the same kind of strips on my paint chip wreath, and like the combination - 
plus it's a great way to create a 'neutral' background for the color chips
to keep the look crisp and clean.

i laid the whole arrangement out in order first, to make sure it would cover the paper.

then i glued the black & white strips to the freezer paper with a glue stick.
because i had laid out all of the strips first, i knew how far apart these needed to be placed.
i aligned the top edge of them 1/8" over the edge of the freezer paper.

next, the color chips were glued into place -
they overlap onto the white strips by about 1/8 inch on each side,
completely covering all of the previously visible freezer paper backing.
this makes the whole runner stronger and easier to move.

when the glue was totally dry, i flipped the runner upside down
and folded the edge of the freezer paper on the bottom of the runner backward,
so that it was only under the color chips... then i cut that excess off.
now both edges on the front are clean, 
and the white paint strips create a sort of 'scalloped' edge.

in a tablescape with all of the colorful, rainbow-hued decor
on the tree and mantel and gifts behind it,
this runner helps make Christmas even more merry and bright!

well, friends, we have arrived at my last holiday project for 2020!
i have one more post scheduled... but no more projects!

it's been a whirlwind few months, and i hope that the content here
has given you ideas, inspiration, and courage to get creative in your own holiday home...


links to previous related posts:

colorful diy paint chip wreath

colorful Christmas tablescapes

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