I love May: the school year is winding down, my birthday is this month and its fun to start sprucing up the house now that spring is here. And you know, since the wedding, when I do some sprucing up, burlap is almost always involved!
As if they knew I was looking for something to decorate my new house, the lovely people at BurlapFabric.com reached out and asked if I'd be interested in creating a tutorial with some of their products + hosting a giveaway for my readers!
You bet I jumped all over that!
The hardest thing was deciding what I wanted to create a tutorial with. We just got our new table delivered, so I knew I wanted something to decorate our table. It was just a question of what?
There were so many table linens to chose from! I was pretty torn between place mats and a table runner. And then I got distracted by this tree skirt and almost went all Christmas on everyone!
Fortunately, AJ was home and I let him decide. And that's how I ended up with a burlap table runner :)
{Materials}
Cardstock or heavy paper (I had these index card dividers on hand)
Chalkboard paint - spray paint or paint on would work
Glue (I planned on using tacky glue, but ended up using a glue gun because it dries faster!)
Embroidery floss
Large needle
{Directions}
Step 1 | Decide how many banner shapes you want or can fit on your runner. This one fit 9.
Step 2 | Create your banner shapes. I started with a 4x6 rectangle (after I cut off that little index tab). Then, I cut a 2" triangle out of the bottom to make my pennant shape.
Step 3 | Paint the banners with the chalkboard paint. I used a little trick here and adhered them to the box with repositionable tape so they stayed still while I painted. It worked really well inside...but it was not strong enough to hold them down with the very windy conditions outside. And that's why I was painting in the guest bathroom.
Step 4 | Using the side of your chalk, cover each banner totally in chalk to prime the surface. Then wipe it clean.
Step 5 | Glue them down to your burlap runner. I ended up going with a glue gun, instead of tacky glue here. Either way, make sure you put something under the runner. It was a lot easier to separate the glue from this paper than it would have been from the floor!
Step 6 | This step is entirely optional. I used embroidery floss to stitch a banner ribbon at the top of each pennant. I just liked how it looked, but it is definitely not necessary!
Step 7 | Write a message and enjoy!
Step 8 | Enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a coupon code good for $30 off any purchase at BurlapFabric.com There are so many wonderful things to purchase - from lace ribbon and rolls of fabric to home decor items and bags. What would you buy with the $30?
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8 comments:
I love how your chalkboard banner turned out! How fun!! What a great giveaway too!
oh this is so cool!!! and so fun!!
This is so so fun.
I love that you can change up the message on the banner!
Your new table looks beautiful
Katie - that is fabulous!!!
What a super fun project!! Love this!!
You banner turned out fantastic and so very you!!!!! I love that AJ gave his input!
You give so many great ideas!
I love those linen pennants and ribbon from BurlapFabric and thanks for showing me how to make such a cute chalk pennant.
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