Burlap and Pearls
Now on to my BIG BOY! After what I can only estimate was close to 15 or so hours in the bathroom last week with my three year old Big D, potty training was successful! Wahoo! Oh yeah, did I mention that my husband was out of town for work last week, so I tackled the majority of this potty training fiasco on my own!
Mommy bragging aside, after last week’s project I couldn’t stop thinking about
Valentine’s day and all the pretty things I could make. So I decided to make
another Valentine themed project. Most of the supplies I already had sitting
around in my craft room, so I jumped right in! Here are the supplies I
gathered:
An old frame, spray paint, staple gun, foam board, burlap,
pearls, lots and lots and lots of pearls, hot glue gun, and a preprinted or hand
drawn heart shape to glue your pearls to.
I got this old frame at a cute little antique store called Second Hand Rose Antiques. Milly Rose, the owner is such a sweet little lady. I love
going there just to visit with her. Not to mention look through her enormous
four story collection of antiques and collectables!
I gave the frame a coat of spray paint in Cherry Red, let it
dry and set it aside until I was ready for it again.
I cut the foam board down to the size I needed it to fit the
frame and covered it with the burlap fabric using my hot glue gun to secure it
in place. Then I attached the foam board to frame using a staple gun.
Now on to all those pretty, pretty, pearls. Anytime I find
myself at garage sales, estate sales or flea markets I HAVE to go check out the
old jewelry. I don’t know what it is about it, but I love it. I have a nice
little collection of yellow and orange costume jewelry going and I can’t wait
to get that project started once I have enough pieces collected! Going to be so
pretty! :) The pearls I used in this project came from various estates sales,
and antique stores that I collected over the past few months. The pearls are
different colors, sizes and several even have some noticeable flaws. Each of these pearls has a different story or
memory that is very special to someone at some point in time. I just love that,
and is easily my favorite thing about this project. I didn't have near enough when I took the supplies picture above, so I had to go out and find more.
I started gluing...and kept on gluing; in no particular
order or pattern for five hours. Until it looked like this:
Totally worth it though!! Isn’t it GORGEOUS!!! I love it! The lighting in this picture made the pearls look much lighter than they actually are, but you still get the idea. :)
All there was left to do was glue the pretty pearl heart to
the burlap frame and find a new home for it on the wall. In my initial crafting
brainstorm, I had planned to add a little lace around the pearl heart. In the end I decided that it looked beautiful and elegant just the way it was.
What have you made for Valentine’s Day? I’d love to see!
Please share your link with me so I can take a look a your beautiful creations
as well! Thanks for stopping by!
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13 comments:
Dawn,this is gorgeous...simply elegant! Totally worth the 5 hours of gluing!:D
@4 You With LoveThank you so much! Many a burned finger too, but also totally worth it! I love how it turned out! Thanks for stopping by!
very pretty! I love the pearls!
@DiannaThank you so much Dianna! I don't know what it is about pearls, a timeless treasure! Always so beautiful!!! Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
Very stylish! Love it and your style.....NeeCee at pinecreekstyle.blogspot.com come and visit, would love to have you stop by......
This is really pretty. I am not much of a burlap fan, but the pearls really makes it. I love it. I am hosting a new link party and would love it if you would link up. http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/
Love this heart of pearls you made... very intricate work but I agree it was well worth it and nice that your stash includes all the things it does... is your burlap different from the plain burlap I have seen at fabric stores? It seems to have a tighter weave and isn't coming apart when you cut it... thanks! Found you on Create, craft, love ;) Kathi @ designoriginalsbykc.blogspot.com
Very pretty! What patience to glue on all those beads! I just started a new link party and would love for you to come over and share your post or any social media sites. Talkin’ About Thursday - http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party-5/
DeDe@DesignedDecor
@LaurenThanks Lauren! I live in a house full of boys so cars, trucks, dirt, hunting, football and all things man are EVERYWHERE in my house! Every now and then, a girl just needs something pretty! :) That's what the pearls did for me! Thanks for stopping by! I will absolutely be linking up!
@Design Originals by KCThanks Kathi! I got the burlap from Hobby Lobby. They carry two colors, a lighter and a darker shade. I used the lighter shade for this project. I found that the burlab was really easy to work with, minimal shedding and you are correct about the weave. It is tighter, just use a good sharp pair of scissors when you cut it. :) Thank you so much for visiting! :)
@Designed DecorThank you so much! One of the funny things about this project was that my son kept asking me "Mommy is that cereal?" :) I would love to link up to your party! Thank you so much for stopping by, and the comment love! :)
Amazing work!!! LOVE it so much!I'm crazy about pearls and these are gorgeous!Thanks so much for sharing the great tutorial! Would love to have you visit me sometime.
Have a fabulous day!
Hugs from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
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