Are you ready for another awesome guest blogger projet? How about some awesome burlap tie backs? When I asked for help, Traci was the very first to step up! Hey, what are neighbors for? Say a big howdy to Traci!
Hello! My name is Traci, and I blog Beneath My Heart!
I am so grateful to be here at Gail's fabulous blog today. Did you know we are neighbors? She and I are both Kentucky girls! I live right outside of Lexington, (Go Big Blue!) and she lives in Louisville. Even though she lives in my rival city, I still love her! 🙂 If you have never met me in blogland before, let me introduce myself. I am the mother of four precious boys and wife to an amazing DIY man!
We love buying older homes and fixing them up. For the past two years, I have been blogging about our current fixer-upper. I love creating beauty in my home for pennies. Thrifty is my middle name! Usually, I am posting about DIY home projects, furniture makeovers, and room re-dos, but every now and then I do something "crafty". Something like I am sharing with you today! I want to share with you how I made burlap tiebacks with interchangeable flowers that I made for my drop cloth curtains.
I got my inspiration for this project when I went shopping with Sarah, Thrifty Decor Chick, last month. We went to the Ballard Designs’ outlet store, and I almost bought these burlap curtain tiebacks that were on sale. One thing you need to know about me is I love burlap!
How to make fabric flowers
A candle flame will curl the fabric
Secure fabric flower layers with needle and thread
How to make burlap tie backs for curtains
Add hook & eyes to burlap tie backs
I can think of a million different kinds of flowers to make. Maybe red ones around Christmas? What do you think? Of course, you could used this same concept with a different type material, if you do not like burlap. I hope you enjoyed this project. Please stop by and see me any time at Beneath My Heart!
Thank you, Gail, for sharing your readers with me! Have a blessed day! Traci
-- Beneath My Heart
twitter: @beneathmyheart
Thank you Traci for a great tute! For a Big Blue Family, I’m wondering why you’re wearing Louisville RED in your picture? Just kidding!
gail
You make it look so simple! Such simple instructions and photos help a lot too! So thanks a lot for that!
Amazing! I could definitely make this and thanks for sharing!
What cute little flowers. How great you can swap them out!
So cute! Can't wait to hear how you did the other flowers 🙂
BTW - found out about you on Twitter!
Those are so cute! Better than Ballard's, because you can change out the flowers!
You are right. Definitely Precious!
Thank you for sharing your ideas.
I liked seeing how to make the flowers. Trish
Gail! GREAT idea-- a new purpose for burlap! Malia
I love this post! Thanks for sharing!
P.s. the first link to the guest blogger isn't working (for me at least).
Four boys... me oh my 🙂
I love this idea. I made drop cloth curtains for our bedroom and would like to try this. The interchangeable flowers are too cute! Great tute!
Thanks for sharing!
~Michelle
Very cute!! Love the interchangeable flowers!!
love the drop cloth and burlap combo!
Super cute!! I love that you can change the flowers out too!
xoxox
Jen
so cute...and since i have a ton of burlap coffee sacks lying around...this is the perfect project. i love the tutorial on the flowers..i would have never thought of heating the silk to create the beautiful edge.
That is the cutest thing! Love the way you can change the flowers out so easily! I have dropcloth curtains and some spare burlap..I'm definitely going to try this one. Thanks for the tute!
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Pretty! That's a great use for the burnt flowers. Thanks for sharing!
Love them!