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DIY Farmhouse Burlap Christmas Ornaments- Easy Homemade Project

Crafts, Homestead-Life

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Farmhouse Burlap Christmas Ornament made with items you likely have hiding around the house. Um, yes, please!

I have a love of all things farmhouse, vintage, and rustic charm, especially rustic Christmas ornaments. Couple that with a love of homemade and frugal and I'm happier than our hogs in a mid-summer mud hole. If you've never watched hogs play in a swimming pool filled with mud, you're missing out.

Let's put on some Christmas Stovetop Potpourri and craft something homemade.

I also kind of love watching Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines because I mentioned the vintage farmhouse thing, right? And in true homesteader fashion, DIY is the way we role.

As part of our Hand Made Christmas Challenge (click here and get yourself signed up pronto) I wanted to make some new Christmas ornaments using items I had on hand. Because a homesteader always has canning lids, bands, and burlap on hand, these darling ornaments were born.

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Resources for Burlap Christmas Ornament:

Used canning lids (or new but this is a great project for used canning lids)

Canning Bands

Burlap  (I save burlap gift bags or scraps to use for this project)

Craft Paint ( black acrylic is what I used for this project)

Stencils  (I've had these stencils for 3+ years and reuse them for the floral or leaves)

Alphabet Stencils

White mini garland (I got mine from Michael's last year, but here's a similar green garland online)

How to Make Farmhouse Burlap Christmas Ornament

  1. Lay your canning lid on top of the burlap and cut out slightly larger than the canning lid. Hot glue the burlap to your canning lid, shiny side up.
  2. Center your stencil on the burlap and paint on the letter.
  3. Allow the paint to dry on the letter, about 30 to 45 minutes.
  4. Use leaf stencil or free hand your leaf pattern.
  5. Run a bead of hot glue on the inside of your canning ring and push burlap covered lid inside.
  6. Take your ribbon or garland embellishment and glue around outside of canning band to frame the ornament.
  7. Use ribbon or jute twine to create the hanger by making a loop (or try a bow) and glue it to the inner top of the canning band.
  8. Hang and admire your farmhouse Christmas ornament.

You can create a word like I did, or use an initial for family members or friends.

These make darling burlap Christmas tree decorations, but I'm thinking they'd be cute on a wreath or garland as well.

Are you planning on making a DIY Farmhouse Burlap Ornament now? I'd love to see it! Want more Hand Made Christmas fun? Make sure to sign up here for our FREE Hand Made Christmas Challenge and Series!

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Melissa K. Norris inspires people's faith and pioneer roots with her books, podcast, and blog. Melissa lives with her husband and two children in their own little house in the big woods in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains. When she's not wrangling chickens and cattle, you can find her stuffing Mason jars with homegrown food and playing with flour and sugar in the kitchen.

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Comments:

  1. Angie

    November 3, 2017 at 1:34 am

    These are adorable! I will be making some soon.

    Reply
    • Melissa Norris

      6 years ago

      Thanks so much Angie, I was really pleased with how they turned out…. and plan on making more I can leave up year round!

      Reply
  2. Tammy

    6 years ago

    Mellisa
    I read your testimony about being hurt by people’s words and the eating disorder you had. I to believe the full word of God. Spirit filled knowing who my enemy I and using the warfare of the word to defeat him. Know this you are kicking him in the teeth or he wouldn’t try to prick at you and get your focus on people And past if you weren’t messing with his plans. You got this woman of God. The kingdoms around us will soon before us fall as the song goes. I’ve got a great recent testimony maybe share with you soon. It has made me truly believe this is a year of breakthrough for people of God. May breakthrough blow you away!! In Jesus name So Be It

    Reply
    • Melissa Norris

      6 years ago

      Thank you for sharing Tammy and your words of encouragement.

      Reply
  3. Barb

    6 years ago

    I didn’t have a eating disorder, but I still had some of those negative feelings. I feel, like you said, Satan uses our weak spots to tempt us. Knowing the author of those feelings is empowering for me. We can go on in the power of Jesus our Saviour, the one who I choose to be in control of my life. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Andrea

    5 years ago

    What a fun project! Can’t wait to do some with my granddaughter 🙂

    Reply
  5. Shannon Yager

    5 years ago

    Love your blog! And Book! Just wondering what you did to the back of the canning lid? Cover it? Leave it?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Melissa Norris

      5 years ago

      I just left it Shannon and thank you!

      Reply
  6. Karen Samford

    4 years ago

    Thanks for the lid and ring ideas. Just so happens I have burlap. So this should be fun. Thanks!

    Reply

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