Fall Project

Although I have many 'boards' on Pinterest, I only use a few of them: food, kid's crafts and back when I was teaching: lesson plans I found on there. Oh- it was also helpful with giving me ideas of Zach's nursery. One area where I have not dipped my toes is Home Decoration or DIY projects. Well folks, that has changed! I have officially completed my first crafty project for the home.

Lace Burlap Table Runner

I actually don't remember pinning this table runner, but while I was browsing some of my boards a month or so ago, I came across this pin and stopped to ponder it for a minute. I thought it would be so cute to make the table runner as the backdrop for a fall table centerpiece. I envisioned the table runner with little white pumpkins and white flowers in cute little vases going down the middle of the table.

To be quite honest, I had no desire to decorate for fall this year. The house is still on the market and my husband is still looking for a new job. With all the unclear plans in the air, I didn't feel like decorating, only to have to pack it up in a week or two. All of my decorations are also packed away. Well, since we are still here I thought I would give into my artsy-fall itch and make my vision come to life.

My mom, sister and I (and Zach) went apple picking again the other day and we stopped off at some more fall stands. My mom mentioned that she wanted to get a white pumpkin and I figured if I was going to do this whole table scape, I better do it now because pumpkins will be disappearing soon. I bought three mini white pumpkins and decided to go for it. I made a trip to Jo-Ann Fabrics and bought the burlap, lace and liquid stitch glue.

The table runner was super easy to make:

Materials:

• Burlap- you can buy it by the yard at Jo-Ann Fabrics. Michaels also had some pre-cut and packaged. I went with the by the yard because it was cheaper and you can control how much you buy.
• Lace ribbon of your choice
• Liquid Stitch
• Scissors 

Directions: 

• Cut burlap to desired length and width. Our table is a little over six feet long and I wanted the runner to hang over the edges a bit so my runner is 7 ft. long and 15 inches wide. 
• Apply liquid stitch to the edges of the burlap and glue the lace down.  [I thought liquid stitch would be a lot faster, cleaner and more sturdy than a glue gun. I also don't know how to 'actually' sew!] The liquid stitch does dry clear- when it is first applied it is white.
• After it is done drying- go back and snip any lose ends to clean it up.

See- easy peasy. And here is the end result with pumpkins and flowers!

I love it and I am so happy that I decided to make it. I also love that this table runner can serve as a blank canvas on any table in any season. You can add some evergreen branches, berries and candles for Christmastime, or some fresh spring flowers for a dash of color in Spring!