Fall Wreath 2013 and Wall Bunting

With the onset of Fall, I always seem to want to craft more.  Maybe because I love the season so much.  I don't know.

Either way, today - my day off - has been FULL of crafting.  And I feel so rejuvenated!

The first project to share, and the main inspiration for getting into the crafting mood is the wreath I made for our door.  I am LOVING it!

I loosely used this tutorial from Jones Design Company to make it, but I used a bigger wreath form and, consequently, more burlap.  I also had some floral pins on hand from my diy wedding bouquet that I used to class it up about around the ruffle on the front.

As for the little accoutrements, I made the burlap bow a while ago as a fun add-on to a purse.  I basically sewed black ribbon onto the burlap and then tied it into a bow.  And the "Happy Fall Y'all!" I made from a little piece of wood that I bought at Joanns.  I painted it red and then used orange and black paint pens for the letters.  The little bow/flower/thing on the edge is just a bunch of twine wrapped up and tied around the middle that I hot glued on.

The best part is that I made them with safety pins on the back so that I can take them off and re-use the wreath after fall!

So I'm definitely pleased with how it turned out!

And, while I was at it, I decided to make a bunting banner for above our tv.  The wall just bears so much empty space that I felt like it needed something to make it not seem empty.

It's definitely been a productive day, and I feel so accomplished and revitalized!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Tutorial: Burlap & Twine Bunting

I whipped up this cutie in about an hour and with supplies I had on hand.  It's now gracing our entertainment center.  Love it.  

So here we go...

Materials:

Burlap

Twine

Scissors

Needle with large eye (not quite yarn size, though)

Hot glue gun

Ironing board & iron (optional)

First thing's first, cut out whatever size triangles you'd like to use.  I found this perfect template on Pinterest earlier today and used the 6" size (next to biggest).  I decided I wanted 5 triangles to hang from the twine, so I cut 10 triangles.  This step isn't technically necessary, but I wanted it to look a little more sturdy.

Next step is to hand stitch the triangles together, making 5 total.  If you decide not to make yours double thickness, you can just hand stitch around the perimeter to get the same look.  Personally, I love the look of the twine stitching.

My triangles were quite wrinkly because my burlap stash has been folded up in storage for a while now.  So - if yours are like mine - run a quick iron over them just so they lie flat (mine didn't take much time at all, just a few seconds each).  

Using more of your twine, string the triangle flags together and decide how long you want it to be and how far apart you'd like your flags to hang.  I just eye-balled it because I am too lazy to measure.

Once you figure out how you'd like them to hang, hot glue the twine in place on the back of each flag in the corners.  I'm pretty sure this step can be skipped, but I wanted to make sure mine stayed put.  (PS - I had a fun time figuring out how to take this picture because I'm not left-handed and needed my right hand to click the camera button.)

Last thing to do is hang it!  I used some mason jars, dollar tree glass stones, and candles from one of my bridal showers that we had around our house to hang ours.  Unfortunately, the lighting in our living room is pretty lousy, so I don't have any pics of it hanging from the entertainment center.  I figured the deck out front would do for pictures though.  :)

I might embellish them later on for the different seasons using some velcro so that I can interchange them for each season, but I'm undecided on that.  Either way, it has added a nice touch to our living room!