Welcoming in the Fall Harvest

I love decorating my porch for fall. I'll keep it simple, but thought I'd show you how I created two items. First, the harvest banner above the front door. And second, the pumpkin topiary.


The Harvest Banner
Working with burlap is fun and affordable with a lot of options.
To create this banner I first created a triangle template with a parallelogram top to be able to hand the pendant on the cording. I then cut each triangle out of the burlap.


Once cut, I folded over the top of each pendant and pressed it down.


To create a stencil for the lettering, I first printed off my letters using Times New Romans font. I then cut each letter out of freezer paper and ironed them onto the burlap pendants. I use the cotton/linen setting on my iron.

Once the freezer paper is ironed onto the burlap, you simply paint each letter. Once the paint is dry, which doesn't take long for acrylic paint, peel the freezer paper off of the burlap.


I then sewed each pendant onto some really cool felt ribbon that I had stashed away. I have no idea where it came from. When I sewed each pendant I went around the circumference of each pendant with a straight stitch to limit the fraying of the burlap.


Once done I simply hung it over the door, high enough some my 6'3" husband wouldn't hit it.