Hey everyone! I just wanted to pop in for a moment and share a fun,
new DIY! As a Pinterest addict I can say first hand that I've seen my
fair share of fabric flowers floating around. They're all the rage! I
can't help but be obsessed with them just as much as the next bloke
soooo indeed... I made a fabric flower! I believe I'll be making a
couple {or 20+} more.
Here's the tutorial...
ITEMS NEEDED:
2 6x6 in fabric squares (same or different fabric)
1 Marble
Twine
1 Rubber band
Scissors
Measuring tape
Glue gun
HOW TO:
1.}} Cut a 6x6 in. square out of your FIRST fabric.
2.}} Fold in half making corners meet {creating a triangle}.
3.}} Fold again.
4.}} AND again. {Turn the fabric making the folded part at the
bottom and the open folds at the top.}
5.}} Cut in the shape of an ice cream cone. {Notice in the above picture a
faint white line. Cut along this shape.} Lay out fabric.
6.}} Repeat steps with your second fabric.
7.}} Lay your second fabric on top of the first.
8.}} Place your marble in the center.
9.}} Holding the marble in place, tie the rubber band around the marble.
11.}} Hot glue your twine around the marble.
Aaaand Ta-dah! You're finished! I fell in love with it and decided to
glue it on a headband for my little girl. Check.it.out!
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Inspired by: The Tidy Nest
DIY Fabric Flower {Burlap & Lace}
Chalkboard Sign
Good morning!
It’s a bitter cold morning here in central Indiana. I’m cuddled up under a blanket, sippin’ on some nice soothing chocolate milk {kid at heart} and listening to the sounds of nature. I’m madly in love {<–can we say dramatic} with the changing of the seasons!
Recently, I was working on a little “display” outside my front door. I did have chairs sitting out for Summer but I decided to change it up. I wanted people to get a welcoming/inviting vibe when they came to our front door so I chose to do a more “rustic” setting. Typically everyone associates “rustic” with cozy {or at least I do}. So here it is…
I made this little chalkboard from an old pan {that reeeeally needed to be tossed out}. It only took three EASY steps…
1}} Scrubbed it down thoroughly
2}} Put chalkboard paint in the center {leaving the edges to be seen}
3}} Hung it up with burlap! {easy-peasy right?}
I’m that typical dorky housewife that gets PA-thetically excited to decorate for each season/occasion! {lol} I can’t wait to do one in our little garden {more like grave yard for plants}.
Enjoy your day!
DIY Burlap Wreath {{using a wire hanger}}
Happy Friday!
I’m amped for this weekend for all the normal reasons but one of the main reasons being my sis-in-law and I will be going to the Country Living Fair! I wasn’t able to go last year so now I’m anxioussss! I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures and share them with you all. {of course
}
So as you know Fall is overtaking my home and I couldn’t be more in love with it. {I admit I do rush the holidays/seasons slightly uh, hum..a lot. guilty.as.charged.} In light of Fall, I was wanting to make a wreath for my front door. I try to make one for every season and I felt like a burlap wreath was the perrrrfect choice for Fall! I didn’t have any styrofoam wreaths on hand and it was late at night when I made this {only time alone…when everyone is snoozin
} so I decided to try something new. I used a hanger and to my surprise…. it worked perfect!
Okay, so here’s the tidbits:
YOU NEED:
Burlap Fabric {I had approximately 1 yard}
Wire Hanger
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Ribbon {optional}
HOW TO:
FIRST, I took an old wire hanger I found and unraveled it and shaped it into a circle {leaving the top open}.
SECOND, I cut TWELVE 2 in x 6 in strips out of the burlap fabric. {Keep in mind you can do more or less depending on how full you would like it.}
THIRD, I folded my strips into fours and slid each one on the hanger until it was full.
{{half way there!}}
FOURTH, twist the ends of the hanger together making your circle complete.
{{optional}} FIFTH, I added a ribbon on mine to make it even cozier.
SIXTH, hang it!
Love it! It makes for the perfect Fall wreath.
Enjoy your weekend!
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