Kristen- I have TONS of experience decorating as a prom advisor who refuses to buy cardboard kits. A question...are you allowed to staple, put anything into the walls? If yes... a staple gun is the best, fastest and cheapest bet and you can use a wide ribbon with double side tape or even lightweight molding with command strips to hide the staple line. It really doesn't leave much for marks an the walls either.
If stapling into the walls isn't an option, Velcro is a better option than the straight up sticky strips. The velcro can be secured to the sheeting with glue or thread and needle and should be easy to remove from the surface of walls especially if warmed up with a hairdryer. A bit of goo-gone and noone will ever know it was up.
When we hang yards and yards of gossamer (ok, actually we use black lawn fabric...way cheaper!) for prom, we have wires run across the room and fold the fabric over the wire. We secure with spray-painted clothes pins but you could staple the fabric to itself over the wire.
Send me a PM if you want to talk about the specifics of what you're doing. I promise I'm an excellent problem solver when it comes to creating an event on a DIY budget!
__________________ Rachel Schott
As my best friend says, "Stamping....it's cheaper than therapy" to which I add, "Not by much".
My mom was the proud recipient of my first handmade card. Cost $200.
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