Burlap and Lace Ruffled Table Runner

This year I've gone with a new color scheme.  It's a more neutral tones and elements, plus red/cream/white.  I needed something to go on the table so yet again I embraced the burlap! There isn't really any sewing involved either, except a running stitch in the ribbon to make the ruffle but you could do that with the hot glue gun too if you really wanted it NO SEW :)

Supplies:
Burlap, cut to fit your table (mine is 38"x10")
Lace, cut to fit inside the burlap as a strip (mine is cut 29"x6")
1.5" Satin Ribbon
Hot glue gun/glue
Sewing machine/thread

Step 1: Cut your burlap. I read a super great tip on how to get straight lines. Take a string where you want to cut and pull it all the way out.  Now you have a line you can follow!

Step 2: Cut your ribbon.  I decided on 3 layers of ruffles on both sides so you need 6 strips of 1.5" satin ribbon cut 1.5 times the length of the burlap.  So my ribbon is 10" wide, so I cut my ribbon 15".  The I ran it on the sewing machine with the widest setting so I could gather it.

Step 3: Gather the ribbon to the length of the burlap.

Step 4: Hot glue your ribbon to the bottom corner of the burlap.  Make sure you have something plastic under the burlap because the hot glue with seep through, I used a lid from one of my Christmas tubs ;-) Then glue the other side.

Step 5: Glue the rest of the ribbon in place. I did both ends first, then the middle, then each side.  It seemed to help keep it even on each side that way.

Step 6: Do the next 2 rows the same way. Now if you want to glue down your lace (I didn't because I might want to change it up) you can glue it down under the 3rd layer of ruffles.  Trim the sides and fire up your ribbon ends to prevent fraying.

 Pretty huh? :)

Add the ruffles to the other side of the table runner. See now this is a nice base runner, you can totally change it up with the seasons or holidays :)

 Step 7.  Lay out your lace if you haven't already glued it in place.

Looks so pretty! Would you believe this "lace" is actually a window panel I didn't use anymore? LOL It's being put to good use now :)

 Step 8: Add some holiday candles and you're DONE BABY!

I went and added some little ornaments too and I really like how it came out.

 It's just perfect for our everyday holiday table.

It fits perfectly on the table without really getting in the way of our daily activities which is AWESOME since we use this table for pretty much everything lol.  And it was SUPER easy and fast to make!

Dollar Store Stockings

So last year I decided that I wanted to replace my mismatched but sweet stockings with some that matched my decor but I didn't have a lot of time or money to spend.  Off to the Dollar Store!!

I found some simple but pretty satin stockings and knew I could personalize them pretty easily. I liked the green and gold colored stockings but not so much the red ones. So I got 4 gold for the kids, 2 green for the hubs and I, and red paint for the embellishments.

Supplies:
Stocking
Wooden letter (I got these at Hobby Lobby but have seen some at the dollar store)
Paint/paint brush
Glitter
Glue
Ribbon

Step 1: Paint your letter and let it dry.

Step 2: Paint letter face with glue and sprinkle with glitter, let dry.

Step 3: Now just take secure your letter to your stocking with the ribbon and DONE!

 I LOVE how they came out!!  They totally fit in with my color scheme.

And they were so easy to make!

They look so perfect with the rest of my mantel and tree!

DIY Christmas Card Holder

So I was PINspired again! After seeing and pinning THIS I finally made one of my own!

I started with a premade metal sign from Hobby Lobby (75% off since I wanted so long ;-), some scrapbook letter stickers, a few different sizes/colors of ribbon, and some clothes pins that I fancied up :)

To fancy up the clothes pins I painted them with gold glitter glue and then sprinkled with red and gold glitter!

I stuck the scrapbook letters on the metal sign to spell out "Merry Christmas Mail" :)

Then I hung up the sign to measure how long I wanted the ribbons to hang

I cut the ribbon and hot glued them in place

After it was dry, I hung it up and tried it out

I made a pretty little spot for it to wait for the pretty cards to arrive!

And had the pretty clothes pins waiting in a little spot below

I got a few more cards than I was expecting and my card holder FILLED UP FAST!! I LOVE how it came out :)

Thanksgiving Photos with A Side of Trespassing

I got THE CUTEST Thanksgiving/Fall Photos of my kids this year!  And it only took 5 minutes!

I would LOVE to say that it's because I am a BOSS at taking pictures ... but it's mostly because TECHNICALLY we MIGHT have been "TRESPASSING" lol

In my neck of the woods we are blessed to be surrounded by orchards that are BEAUTIFUL in the fall. Well most of them have big notsopretty fences around them ... and then I saw this one on a side street near my house ... it spoke to me ... it said "Throw your kids on my leaves and SNAP THOSE PICS! ... Quickly though you're not really supposed to be here."

So when they got home from school and all moaned about how much homework they had I said "Hey that's great, go get something that matches on so I can take some pictures!"

Then I grabbed the burlap "Thankful" banner I made, threw the kids in the car, drove around the block and said "Ok look ... we're gonna get this done in 5 minutes so jump out of the car, smile and look pretty :) OH and be QUIET cause TECHNICALLY we're "trespassing" ... OK ... GO!"

Hehehe I love this one :)  And we DID, we got it done in less than 5 minutes and not a car drove by so I'm pretty sure we're in the clear :)

 Then we rolled up back at home and I snapped a few of each kid for the photo books I needed to finish.

 Which was the major push ifI'mbeinghonest ;-)

When Snapfish has their annual B1G2FREE on photo books and calendars I KNOW it's time to get the camera ready!

Hindsight being 20/20 I'm SO MAD that I had that stupid fake dollar store pumpkin in the background! I had plenty to chose from but just wasn't thinking. Oh well.

 And a few horizontal for my WALL O SEASONAL PICS

 which in hindsight ... I wish I had made vertical because 98% of my good photos are vertical.

 But all in all I'm very happy with how my Fall/Thanksgiving pictures came out :)

My babies are all getting so big and so beautiful *tear*

Jingle Bell Tree

 Jumping on the cone tree crazy last year, I came up with a fun idea! A Jingle Bell Tree! And most of the supplies I got at the dollar store!

Supplies:
cone
5-6 packs of Jingle Bells
green paint/paint brush
hot glue/gun

Step 1: The jingle bells from the dollar store come attached on a string so you'll have to take them apart first.

 Step 2: Then you pop off the tops of the bells so they will lay flat on the cone.

 Step 3: Paint the cone green for the spaces in between the bells.

Step 4: Hot glue those little babies to the cone! I did rings of each color, you could do all the same color, random, or a different pattern all together.   Totally customizable!

 And VOILA! Done and super cute :) Now, I couldn't decide which way I liked more ... sitting flat like this or

 Or with the glass candle stick like this?

I think I like this :)  If you give it a try, I would love to see how they turn out!!
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