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Thursday, December 5, 2013

DIY Burlap Christmas Bulb


One day, I was browsing around the Christmas section at one of our local craft stores and saw some burlap ornaments hanging on the shelf.  My first thought was, "I could do that!" since I have soooo very much burlap left over from the wedding.  Then my second thought was, "What ridiculous price are they selling it for?"  $4.99 I suppose isn't bad if you aren't the crafty type, but I'd much rather have ornaments I'd made myself.  So I did.

I got out some strips of burlap I had left over from a previous craft, and some old ornaments I'd gotten at a thrift store.  Orange just doesn't work in our house (our two most disliked football rivals adhere to the color orange, so it is just sacrelig.)  These orange ornaments needed to be covered up completely, so they worked great for this project.

All you'll need is the burlap, ornaments, scissors, and a hot glue gun.

I decided to cut the strips a little bit smaller to make them easier to work with.

Dab some glue on the bottom of the ornament and put a strip of burlap on centered where the glue is.

Glue the rest of the strip toward the top. Don't cut the excess fabric until you're done.  I left a little fringe on my ornament.  Repeat this step again and put the next strip perpendicular to the first, overlapping.  I had printed burlap...if you don't like the print you can always flip it around.

Then you'll need to fill in the spaces.  Find strips that fit best, and glue them on however it looks best.

Completely fill in the spaces, then check and see if any strips need extra glue.

Lastly, I tightened the top of the burlap strips with some Christmas ribbon and glued it tight.
I also looped some other ribbon through the top of the ornament for hanging.

I like gluing the tops of the ribbon instead of tying because it makes it look seamless.  Your preference is up to you!

Here's a close up of my ornament.  Do you like the writing, or would you have done it with plain burlap?

And here's the ornament on my coffee tree!

Oops, there's a little orange peeking!  Well, I guess it can represent when I root for OSU...and that's only when they play Texas.

Could you see yourself making this ornament for your tree?  It only took me 5 to 10 minutes to glue everything together!



18 comments:

  1. These ornaments are so cute! I've been wanting to incorporate burlap into my Christmas tree this year.

    I'm hosting a link party and would love if you would share this post!
    http://iputabirdonit.blogspot.com

    Merry Christmas!

    xo
    Daniela
    Put A Bird On It

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    1. Thanks so much Daniela! Hope these will be the burlap thing you're looking for! I also used a light colored burlap ribbon instead of traditional garland this year and I love it!

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  2. Yours turned out adorably! I love that you copied something that would have been much more expensive. :-)

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    1. Thanks Susannah! I try my best to not buy any Christmas ornaments since the handmades are more special - plus they're just too darn expensive!

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  3. Saw you on "what_About.co" linky party. Super cute....posted it on my Christmas and Burlap Pinterest Boards
    http://www.pinterest.com/cynthiabanessa/christmas/
    http://www.pinterest.com/cynthiabanessa/burlap/

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    1. Thanks for the Pinterest love, Cynthia! Glad to have you today! :)

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  4. Girl, you are too crafty! I love having an excuse to use my glue gun :)

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    1. Oh man, my glue gun is one of my favorite things!! Thanks girl!

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  5. These are so pretty! Great work. I'd love if you'd link up to The DIY'ers. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-diyers-41.html

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  6. I love your very cute and creative burlap Christmas Ornaments. I'm pinning it to my pinterest board.
    Kim ~ This Ole Mom

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    1. Thanks so much, Kim! I hope you'll get a chance to make one before Christmas! :)

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  7. It's Deonna from the Child at Heart blog! Thank you so much for linking up at the Merriest Blog Hop! I can't wait to see all of your holiday ideas this month! haha I'm guessing you don't like Texas?? I like Texas Tech so I guess we can be friends :) This ornament is fun...burlap on anything is great!

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    1. I'm a Sooner, so liking Texas is out of the odds for me! haha But I'll gladly be friends with anyone who plays against Texas! ;) I have so much burlap around I don't know what to do with it all! haha

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  8. Very pretty! I love the ribbon you used on it too! Thanks for sharing at Share Your Stuff Tuesdays!

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  9. really pretty ornaments. Thanks for sharing on the Monday Funday link party!

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