And so it goes at my house orange & black holiday decorations.
I would try my very best not to buy anything
else to decorate my home.
(It's getting a little easier as I move through my fifties).
I happened to have downloaded the Michales Craft and
Hobby Lobby app to get their coupons (love those apps).
Well, to get back to the story, I forgot that Hobby Lobby
is one of the last so called craft stores that has a fabric department.
I found something new that I have not seen before...
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| printed burlap |
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| more printed burlap |
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Ok, I have been out of the sewing loop for several years.
I decided right then and there that I would make a pendant banner for my kitchen areas.
I found a printed dotted burlap and used orange & black and a some
cotton fabric to make my banner.
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| Close up of fabric selection. |
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| finished banners |
I love festoons...you say what are those?
Here is what you need to make "fringed tissue paper chain"
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| I used two different colors. Each package has 8 sheets. Layer with alternating colors, you will have 4 sheets of each color. Fold in half cut down center. Take each half and fold again and then again until you have the what the picture above looks like. I cut a cotton string placed it in the fold line and then staple down the spine to secure the string. |
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| Now cut the "fringe" I like small cuts. It gives a fuller look to your festoon. NOW...fluff and scrunch, roll fluff and continue until you get a look that looks like the below photo's. Tie the chain together. (sorry I thought I had taken photo's of this step.) |
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| Here is what the festoon chain looks like on my china hutch. |
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| Closer look |
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| I added a miniature pumpkin garland to my festoon. Well... off to do more decorating!! |
