Burlap Stuffed Pumpkins

September 23, 2011 by · 6 Comments
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Lately I've lost my mojo. Maybe it got left in one of the miscellaneous boxes that wouldn't fit in the Uhaul and got left at the curb? Perhaps one of the kids took it and is hiding it upstairs in their closet as their "pet". I'm not sure what it is but all I know is that I want to get it back. That is a hard thing to do when there's a thousand boxes just laughing at you, kids that need to be taught because they need to pay for my retirement, and a huge house to get used to cleaning. There is no time right now for making things. AH HA! But my friend Courtney did not get this memo and I am so … [Read more...]

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Tutorial: How to Cut Burlap in a Straight Line

November 27, 2010 by · 24 Comments
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Crafts with Burlap are huge right now but have you ever tried to cut burlap in a straight line? Or have you ever bought burlap at the store and then got it home to find out that it is so jagged and misshaped that it is now too small for your project? Cutting Burlap with straight edges is easy, all you need is to know how to do it.  Start by finding the size that you need. This piece of burlap had already been cut so it did not have selvages (the woven edges) however, if yours does have it then you need to snip the selvage where you need to cut the burlap at on both sides of the fabric. … [Read more...]

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