I Heart Burlap

Wow! It has been awhile since I posted. Getting in the swing of routine again after the holidays took some time. I have done a few simple crafts lately and thought I'd share them with ya the next few days. I have developed a love for burlap as have others in the Pinterest and blog land. My sister-in-law called and said she had boxes of craft stuff if I wanted it. It was a hard decision...YES!

In it I found a wire frame heart. I decided to make a simple burlap heart wreath for Valentine's Day with it. I have this burlap ribbon from Michaels. And I have a few keys from Michaels too. So, I decided to tie them all together.

I simply weaved the burlap in and out of the wire frame. I then made the tag "You have the key to my heart," and hung it from the heart. Quite simple but cute none-the-less.

Branching Out.

Love, Love, Love what I did today and it was free and soooooo easy. I simply got Christmas tree branches from a local store that trims the bottoms off for customers. They are FREE! I put them in a glass cookie jar I have. I was going to tie a burlap bow around it and be done. Then, I had another idea. I used scrap burlap I had and hot glued a burlap message around it instead. I created my own stencil for the lettering. You can see how to do that here: http://picadillyandcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcoming-in-fall-harvest.html I stenciled the word 'tree'. I do find it difficult to stencil this way with small letters and therefore decided to make a tag. I simply made from the computer saying "Oh Christmas". I REALLY like the simplicity and impact of it. And since we don't have 'real' trees, the branches add an evergreen scent in our home.

Jingle All the Way!

For this project I used a $1.99 shadow box I got from the Goodwill. I took the foam core backing off and covered in with burlap. I attached the burlap with spray glue. I then simply took two bells and put them on each end of twine about 24" long. I tied the twine around the backing and positioned where I thought it would look good. I assembled the frame back together. The bells barely fit between the backing and the glass. So that is important to check out with your shadow box. I then topped it off with vinyl lettering on top of the glass. Very simple.