Make yourself a burlap wreath!

I am sorry I have not posted in a while! I was very busy with work and family around the holiday, but I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving if you celebrated. I definitely had to work out today for all the food I ate last week! Also I have been busy making some holiday crafts the past couple weeks, there are so many good ideas that I have been finding on Pinterest lately!

I made this burlap wreath a week ago and ended up giving it to my boyfriend's mother for her birthday. He kept telling me how much she would like it, so finally in the spirit of giving I wrapped it up. We saw her at Thanksgiving and she absolutely loved it! I will have to make another one for myself someday soon.

What you need to make a Burlap Holiday Wreath:



*A Foam Ring (or you can use foam tubing from the hardware store, just tape it in the middle!)

*Burlap (in a strip or a sheet)

*Twine

*Pins

*A Large Bow or Flower

I was able to find all my materials at Michaels, or also Joann's Fabric is great too.

Basically I just pinned the end of the fabric strip underneath, and started wrapping it around clockwise and pinning it as I went. I had to fluff it up and pin it in several spots to give the burlap some oomph. Of course there are several different ways you could pin the burlap to the ring, be creative! Then I used a large fake poinsetta flower, that had a little clip on the back and just clipped it right on. Or you could tie or pin a large bow. The nice thing is that you could really use this wreath all year if you change out the bow or flower. I just love burlap! The twine is for tying it on your door.



*More holiday craft posts to come!

-M

Spend your holidays with Burlap!

After buying my new couch recently, I have been thinking about some pillow covers I can make to go over the ugly couch matching ones that came with it. I know pillows should be comfortable, but it's just a throw pillow so I am going for more cute and stylish than comfort! I absolutely love these burlap pillows I came across on Etsy. They are hand sewn with paint stenciling. More than half of them are geared toward the holidays, and there are some very cute ideas. I feel as though this is something I can sew and try myself. I have been trying to use the sewing machine more, and I love that I can take a great idea and personalize it to my taste. I am thinking I might start with some Christmas ones, as it might take me until December to finish!

Images via Etsy

Have a great Monday!

-M