Hey There,
I’ll be sharing today’s post over at
with my girl Gina for the
Craft Party today!
If you saw my Spring Mantel yesterday you
know I promised to give a
quicky tutorial on my
DIY accents.
It shouldn’t take long.
Why?
Because, we all know
I AM A LAZY CRAFTER.
{I swear, I really am going to trademark that!}
My inspiration for all the accents was
some cheapo “utility fabric”
(which I had never heard of)
that I picked up for $2.99 a yard at JO-ANN’s.
I brought it home and it was a perfect match for the new wall color I painted above the fireplace.
The green felt super Springy too!
I really loved the combo.
It has some body to it also so it’s not all floppy.
It was great to work with as far as crafting went!
I would definitely use it again.
I’ll start from the top.
This bunny is standing on an empty
Almond Roca candy can from Christmastime.
That’s why I had to eat that candy, I knew I would need that can for a future project. So I suffered for my craft and gobbled up ate the candy and saved the can. So it’s completely justified. See?
Anyway, I wrapped it in some fabric then
glue-gunned it along the seam
and added some ribbon.
Done.
So super easy to duplicate!
I made some flowers for my mantel
using fabric & coffee filters.
using fabric & coffee filters.
I added stems by securing some floral wire to the flower buds with a bit of gun.
I added lime green pipe cleaners & extra fabric scraps around the stems for some detail, with a few of the flowers getting little fabric leaves.
I added lime green pipe cleaners & extra fabric scraps around the stems for some detail, with a few of the flowers getting little fabric leaves.
An old jar was re purposed as a pretty vase by adding pink Easter grass, a piece of fabric scrap & pink grosgrain ribbon.
I made the roses just like this;
More details, step-by-step instructions can also be found here.
A little drop of glue is all you need to get the embroidery floss to stick and it’s strong enough too. The flags are not heavy at all!
it was simple, fun and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.
The materials were very easy to work with.
So, I guess that means it’s doing it’s job!
Thanks for stopping by – Shannon
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How to Nest for Less says
I’m completely in love with this!!! Just beautiful 🙂
Sunday says
This is beautiful. Love the fabric, the banner and the flower tute! I want to just copy the entire thing. I’m a new follower, hope you stop by too!
Melody Logan says
so pretty!
Tammy Henderson says
Hi! I just wanted to pass along an award to your blog! It is called the Liebster Blog Award and is given to up and coming bloggers. I think your blog well deserves it! I love your creations! come check out my blog for all the details of the award so you can pass it on too!
Thanks!
Tammy
Pamela says
I was super excited to come party even though I am late. Now I do not see the linky anymore? I know you were having issues so I will try back.
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
Just wanted to pop in to let you know we will be featuring this tonight! Have a great day!
Take care,
Trish
Ang at Tall Curly Biscuit says
Super cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
Jessica Bruno says
I love the banner! The blue paint on your wall is perfect for all your mantel decorations 🙂 Love it!
Aimee - ItsOverflowing.com says
Okay…that totally ROCKS!! I need to get busy with my mantel!!! I’m completely inspired!
XO, Aimee
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
Girl… you are just so talented! I love a good burlap banner and yours it perfect!
Take care,
Trish
Lesley says
Love the fabric!
Craftberry Bush says
so very sweet Shannon….love it…:) have a great weekend…ox
Lucy
Cindy says
I love the colors on your banner, they scream “Spring”!!! They also look very good with the great paint color above your fireplace. Very pretty!
Hugs, Cindy
Ricki Jill Treleaven says
I love your fabric for these crafts. So springy and cheerful!
Linking from Random Thoughts 😀
xo,
Ricki Jill
AllyJo says
Wonderful. I love all of it.