Burlap Projects

Now that the Halloween decorations have come down, I'm itching to start decorating for Christmas. However, I love the Thanksgiving season and like to give it it's proper due.

So...my full-on Christmas decorating will wait until after Thanksgiving.

In the meantime, removing most of the pumpkins and the orange decor inspired me to create more of a neutral palette in my living room.

And what is better than burlap?

I decided to create a mixed burlap tree that could fit into any season because of its color scheme. While I was cutting my burlap squares, I decided to add some drop cloth material to the mix. I'm really happy with the mix of textures and colors.

Wanna make one yourself? Here's what you'll need. Affiliate links are provided for your convenience. You can find my full disclosure policy here. 

Supplies for Burlap (and drop cloth) Tree:

• A cardboard cone (if you're shopping at Michaels or Hobby Lobby, these are called paper mache cones)
• 2" squares of burlap fabric and/or drop cloth canvas in your choice of color; I ran out halfway and had to cut more so I'm not sure how many I cut (probably around 150-200)
• hot glue gun
• pencil with a flat end

Do yourself a favor and get the cutting out of the way because it's not fun! Make separate piles of your fabric.  Once you have a decent amount of squares cut, get your glue gun heating. 

Starting at the bottom, take a square, put your pencil end into the middle as shown, add a drop of hot glue and attach it to the cone. Continue to add squares to your cone, mixing the materials and the pattern. Glue them tightly together for fullness. 

I opted not to add in a straight line but varied my pattern so it would be more pleasing to the eye when it was complete. Once I got to the top, I went back and filled in any bare looking spots.

I love the fullness of this project!

This burlap and drop cloth tree looks fabulous on my neutral mantle.

Did you notice the smaller tree, the pleated drop cloth tree? I made that today as well.

Isn't it totally adorable? I just hot-glued strips of drop cloth in a clockwise pattern around a paper mache cone, gluing little pleats into place as I went. 

I'm loving how it turned out!

The other BIG burlap piece that I haven't mentioned yet, but you've probably seen on the blog before is my large 'Be Still And Know' sign.

It started, as many of my projects do, with a thrift find. In this case, it was a large frame that was empty when I bought it. I painted it and decided to make a large, meaningful sign for my home. Mr DIY cut a piece of 1/4" plywood to size and I wrapped it with burlap and then staple-gunned it into place in the frame.

I chose a part of this verse, Psalm 46:10 that says, "Be still and know that I am God." It is a reminder to me that no matter what is going on in my life, I can remember that God has my back. I can slow down, stop worrying and fretting and trust Him. He hasn't let me down yet!

Putting this in a prominent place in my home is a visual reminder to me, my family and my guests that I believe God is bigger than my problems.

I made a DIY stencil out of vinyl using my Cricut cutting machine and then simply painted the verse on using black acrylic paint. 

I love the contrast of the white frame, the texture of the burlap and the black paint.

If you love using burlap to make home decor, be sure to check out these other burlap project posts:

10 Fabulous Burlap Projects

Burlap and Lace Jars

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