Joy Burlap Banner

I have been wanting to make a burlap banner for awhile but just never got the gumption to get it going. 

 I decided I wanted a cute burlap banner for Christmas and so I set out to make a rather versatile one. 

 My Christmas color scheme this year is cream/white/burlap, with some turquoise thrown in. Think lots of texture! 

 My DD's middle name is Joy so after Christmas I can put it in her room and enjoy it for longer than a month!

Not sure I'm liking the ribbon used to hang it, that may be changing. 

But for now. I'm enjoying my stenciled burlap banner.

Fabric Peony

I am on a fabric kick as of late. I created another type of flower that I don't think anyone else has made. At least, I haven't seen any online... They really are super simple!

{I am currently putting together a tutorial and will post here when it's done}

"Aren't I beautiful!" says the fabric peony.

I can be worn as a brooch or pinned to a headband, shoes, purse, dog, husband, you get the idea.

And for the rustic chic look, how cute am I on burlap! I love this, I'm dressed down but can still be worn with anything! Like when you're slinging horse poo. It's essential to be cute when slinging horse poo!

I have many layers! NOT like an onion, however, thankyouverymuch! Some are hidden from this view but I have 9 total.

I (spoken by human) just love it! 

I am now going to make many more of these in several different colors. I'm thinkin Fall baby!

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Burlap Finally::Hair Bow Holder

Yes, I know EVERYONE and their mother is doing the "burlap" thing. I have wanted too very badly for quite some time but haven't had the inspiration, or the burlap. Not having burlap makes it rather difficult to make a burlap craft.

I was at Wally World the other day and saw that they had a bolt of the ever popular stuff and thought, ok, I will get a little bit and try something with it. {I had no project in mind at the time of purchase}. About a week later I was at thrift store looking for a piece of furniture when when my super thrifty eagle eye spotted this frame!

{Just look at that detail! I have been hunting for a frame like this for about a year now. My thrift stores never seem to have any. While other lucky ladies have these overflowing out of their ears!}


So I brought this lovely lady home and boy did she need to be cleaned! I'm talking YEARS of grime and filth. She was a little more than I would have liked to pay for her, but since finding her made me see stars, I probably would have paid three times the original amount!

So once she was all cleaned and shined and ready for her make over, I had to go to the store and get paint. Because is still in a box somewhere and I am too impatient to try to dig it out. And, I knew I would use the color over and over again, because it's my favorite.

First I painted her Heirloom White and while she was still tacky (haha) I painted over it with the Robin's Egg Blue. I LOVE the effect!

{The above photo was not edited, it just looks weird all on it's own}

Originally I thought I would just distress it but this turned better than I had planned. So it stayed like this. While painting I was still trying to figure out what I was going to do with it. Then I thought how cute burlap would look in place of the glass. Then, I thought how cute it would look with ribbon and hair bows! So I made a Burlap Ornate Framed Hair Bow Holder. Try saying that 5x fast.

Now, prepare for a lot of photos. A lot.


FYI, burlap is messy. But it makes a great coating to prevent burning your fingerprints off with hot glue.


So that is my first burlap project. Can I just tell you, I wish I had purchased about 10 yards of this stuff. I am in lurve!

Can't wait to do another project with it.

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