DAY 3 Blog Hop- Burlap Christmas Stocking

 

DAY 3

DIY Holiday Hop ~ Canvas Corp brands

 

We are so excited to be creating Christmas "DO IT YOURSELF" handmade projects!  We will be creating with burlap, canvas, paint, flowers, embellishments and more from...

 

Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels and Petaloo

 

 

 

We have sent both design teams lots of fun bits and pieces to create a DIY project for the Holidays.  Some designers have a canvas apron, some have canvas bags and others have canvas banners!  BUT...everyone has lots of Petaloo flowers to paint!

 

 

 see more ~ canvas corp

 

    

(DIY Burlap Pointsettias & DIY Burlap Layers x 15) 

 

It will be fun to see what these talented designers create ...

 

PLUS...

PRIZES ... 3 WINNERS !!!!

What's in the prize?  Canvas Corp assorted items, Tattered Angels paint ... PLUS 6 packs of Petaloo DIY flowers and coordinating trims!  NICE ...

 

 

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5.  Re pin a CHRISTMAS project from Pinterest  here

 

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 Let's get the fun started with a CHRISTMAS STOCKING from Petaloo DT member ... DENISE HAHN

 

The Holidays means its sewing time for me, and today I made a super simple burlap and canvas stocking using Canvas Corp burlap, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Petaloo Burlap flowers. I used a favorite technique which is to do reverse appliqué which I think looks particularly awesome with burlap. I give instructions, supplies and some great tips at the end of the pics-Denise

My Petaloo flowers were spritzed with tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Barn red. My Tips for Misting:

Pre-Spray- always pre spray a few pumps before you turn that nozzle on your project- the first few pumps always produces a few spatters! (sometimes you may want that, but if your looking for even tone, pre spray a few inches away first)

Test!- Fabrics and papers all take color differently so test spray a few swatches and let completely dry before you spray your project elements. In this case the burlap and the flowers dried up differently- I loved the color the flowers came out so used them and didn't spray on the stocking

Here is my reverse appliqué, I love the little reveals of the burlap that keeps a rustic feel.

TIP:

Disappearing INK- I use an air soluble ink pen to draw my design to sew around- draw on, sew, and in a few minutes its gone!

TIP:

Odd Flowers- I always use an odd number of flowers in my designs. Its called the "rule of three" in many aspects of visual arts. I learned this from my floral designer at work and it works on paper and fabric flowers just as well

Keep in the theme- My stocking has a naturally rustic look in color, texture and design. I kept my focal piece, my little Doe also in that rustic theme

My final tip:

Hanging your stocking. Try out where you want the hang tab by pinning it on in different locations. For this stocking, putting it on the upper outside corner made it hang super wonky because of the weight of the flowers, so I had to nudge it over about two inches, which looks wrong when you are doing it from the back, but so perfect when you hang it. So don't commit with that stitch or hot glue until you've tried it out!

Supply List:

Petaloo Burlap Blossoms x10 in Ivory

Burlap Pointsettias x5

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Red Barn

Canvas Corp burlap and Canvas

Canvas Corp twine green

other:

hot glue

sewing machine or needle and thread

scissors

disappearing ink- available in fabric notions

Instructions:

• Spray Poinsettias with Glimmer mist and allow to dry
• Draw out a stocking pattern on paper in pencil and adjust as needed
• Add a 1/4 inch seam allowance around your stocking design
• layer canvas and burlap together, pin pattern to it and cut out
• Sew around edge of stocking, leaving top open and back stitching at beginning and end
• Turn and press- you done have to worry about right sides together because canvas and burlap are same note sides (as a rule)
• Add in a scrap piece of paper inside the stocking to keep hot glue from bleeding to other side and gluing stocking shut
• Glue on embellishments- I made and additional burlap ruffle in green then added my flowers
• Add a double twine bow, and cut about 4 more inches for hang tab in back
• Do some test hangs of your stocking before finally gluing on the tab

 

Comments

[Denise Sullivan]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/391813236310977104/ This is really beautiful!

[Denise Sullivan]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/391813236310977038/

[Denise Bryant]

Sweet project! Love all that awesome burlap and the gorgeous details!

[Judy]

What a sweet little stocking. Love those flowers and that sweet little deer. Thanks for sharing.

[Linda Storey]

I just love this stocking. It would be so cute on a mantle for Christmas.
Thanks for this great idea.

[Linda Storey]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpetaloo.typepad.com%2Fblog%2F2015%2F11%2Fcanvas-corp-blog-hop-burlap-christmas-stocking.html&media=http%3A%2F%2Fpetaloo.typepad.com%2F.a%2F6a0133f1607ae3970b01b8d17785b6970c-800wi&description=DAY+3+Blog+Hop-+Burlap+Christmas+Stocking ## LOVE this stocking

[Hedlundjackie]

The stocking is perfect. I love the detail of the poinsettias and the music paper caught my eye♥

[Hedlundjackie]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/302304193717974803/

[Marilulu Grant]

It all ties together with the burlap. Nice Job.

[D]

Me again! My apologies — I've also shared on my Facebook page.

[D]

I forgot to mention I liked and commented on Facebook :-) Thank you!

[D]

Oh my gosh!! Your stocking is gorgeous!! I have a sewing machine, but I'm like really intimidated by it, so it's tucked away. You've made this project seemr pretty easy and I really like your reverse applique too! Thanks for sharing your whole process!

[Debbiesiddle]

Pinned here:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83246293085827526/

[Debbiesiddle]

Shared on Facebook as well...

[Debbiesiddle]

Liked and entered on Facebook too.

[Debbiesiddle]

Really sorry to have forgotten to mention before yet that I love the look of the Tattered Angels spray paints too. I would really love to own some of these and try them out.

[Debbiesiddle]

Lovely idea and really unique.

[Katie B.]

Oh my gosh, this stocking is darling! I love those barn red flowers. And the tree detail on the stocking looks awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

[Robin Buchholz]

I pinned.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486811040951347951/

[Robin Buchholz]

This burlap stocking is so amazing!! I love the reverse appliqué for the tree and the burlap flowers are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Laurie Elliott Black]

The stocking is so pretty! Love the reverse applique element. Thanks for the great tips, too!

[Sophie Frizzell]

That stocking is gorgeous, I love the natural colours you have used in this.

[Pam Kaliher]

This is gorgeous - thanks for sharing

[Purplebunnypapercrafts.blogspot.com]

Love the rustic look.

[Chph4evr]

How pretty your burlap
stocking is! Love the
flowers on it and the
deer.
Carla from Utah