Merry Christmas Burlap Bunting

I finally gave in and bought 2 metres of burlap from Spotlight the other day.  I know we really call it hessian here in Australia, but I do think burlap sounds better.  I have seen so many beautiful things made from burlap on pinterest and on blogs, so I have set myself a challenge to see what I can make out of 2 metres of burlap.

Number One - Make a Merry Christmas bunting banner.

White shabby bows and silver bells.

It is hard to see the bunting properly in this light, but when I stand in my kitchen and look across at this window, it really looks lovely. 

To make the bunting,I:

Cut out the triangles for the bunting (template from Madison magazine here)

Printed the letters for Merry Christmas in Mongolian Baiti 200 point on the printer

Used an exacto knife to cut out the letters to form a stencil

Stencilled the letters onto the burlap using black fabric paint.

Sewed the bunting together using white cotton bias binding

Tied the bunting onto a tree branch

Ripped strips of white cotton and tied it to the tree branch

Attached silver Christmas tree decorations that I found in Choice

and attached the whole banner to the timber blind pelmet using fishing wire.

Now, what else can I make from burlap?

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