Burlap & Twine Banner

I made this fun, shabby chic banner for a good friend's daughter. 

Click here to see the inspiration pic.

First, I used a template made out of card stock to trace my 9 pieces of burlap.

Next, I starched and ironed them front and back. On the back I folded over a flap and ironed a crease (so it would be easier to hot glue them on the twine later).

**The starching and ironing is important to get the creases out of the burlap and also so it will not unravel nearly as much.

Then, I used my homemade heart and "L" stencils and dabbed the Dove Wing paint onto the fronts.

I outlined with a small paint brush and then went back and filled them in.

Last, I spread my 90" of twine out, put my "L" in the middle, and spaced 4 hearts on either side. I put a line of hot glue in each fold, made sure the twine was glued in on the back of each piece, and done!

Here's another shot of it hanging in my extra bedroom.

My Materials List:

Twine (I used 90")

Burlap peices 7"x4"

Spray Starch

Paint: Benjamin Moore Dove Wing

Heart and Letter homemade stencils out of thick paper

sm foam dabber 

sm paint brush for the back

Hot Glue Gun

;) Mimi

Spring front door wreath

 I have been wanting to get a cute wreath for my front door for a while now. My front door is a dark charcoal gray, so I didn't think a wood wreath would really show up.

I found this one at a great local "junktique" store and thought the green moss 

look was fun and would show up against my black door (yay!)

I got these fake flowers at Hobby Lobby to give it more of a spring look. 

I hung it on the glass door with a 3M Command hook.

I'm planning to switch out the flowers and leave it up all year. 

;) Mimi