Thanksgiving Burlap Art

Make your own cute Thanksgiving Burlap Art in just a few easy steps!

Is it just me, or is Thanksgiving one of the least appreciated major holidays? Is it because it’s crammed in between Halloween and Christmas? Or is it just not one people like? It’s actually one of my favorites and I love that in this day and age it’s a holiday that’s primary message is to spend time with people you love and appreciate the good things in your life. (Ok, well, that’s its message if you just ignore Black Friday…) And with what I liked to call “Christmas Creep” aka store putting Christmas decor out in July, Thanksgiving totally gets shortchanged in the decoration department also. So I whipped up a little Thanksgiving Burlap Sign for my living room this year and I love it already. It’s reminding me daily to think about what I’m thankful for this year. And I got to use my Silhouette Machine which made it super super easy. Don’t have one? You can freehand it or cut your stencil with an exacto knife, don’t worry! Here’s how I did it:

Thanksgiving Burlap Art

Burlap Canvas Boards

Contact Paper

Acrylic Craft Paint(I used Auburn Copper and Rose Gold)

Fall Leaves (similar)

Hot Glue Gun

1. First I used my Silhouette Cameo to lay out the text “Give Thanks.” 2. Then I loaded some Contact Paper into the machine and cut out the words. I haven’t had a ton of experience with my machine and I know a lot of people use adhesive vinyl to make stencils but I completely recommend using contact paper instead. It’s way cheaper and it worked just great!

3. I put the stencil on the burlap board and carefully dabbed paint on top doing my best not to push paint under the edges. I always peel the stencil off when it’s still a little wet and I get nice crisp edges.

4. Next, I painted some fabric fall leaves with a few coats of metallic craft paint. I got my leaves at the dollar store but anything will do. Mine were pretty ugly with dark, fake looking vein lines and garish colors before paint but I love how after the paint they kept their shape and you can still see the veins but they were not a pretty metallic color. 5. I arranged my leaves on the board and used hot glue to attach them. Then, because I didn’t have a frame, I used some balsa wood craft sticks to make a quick frame around the edge. All I did was measure and cut strips of wood the length of each side of the burlap canvas and hot glue them in place. Piece of cake! And totally optional. A regular frame with the glass removed would work just as well!

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Craft and Knitwear Designer at Little Red Window Design

Welcome to Little Red Window! I’m Cassie, a professional craft and knitwear designer working in the field for more than 10 years. I have a degree in Art History from Northwestern University and a Master's Degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I've designed more than 300 separate knitting patterns, hundreds of craft projects, and I love to bring joy to your crafts and knitting with well-designed, easy to understand tutorials and patterns.

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Megin says

November 20, 2014 at 9:05 am

Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I’m featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
~ Megin of VMG206

angie says

November 19, 2014 at 9:44 am

love it small piece that has a huge message
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Jennifer Dawn says

November 18, 2014 at 10:01 pm

Lovely! Burlap seems to fit with Thanksgiving perfectly, doesn’t it?!

Jenny says

November 16, 2014 at 10:31 am

Looks like a great project! I might have to tackle this one today. Thanks for the inspiration!

Heather Grow says

November 14, 2014 at 2:09 pm

What a beautiful sign. I love all the textures that you included. I’m visiting from Craft Frenzy Friday.

JaneEllen says

November 13, 2014 at 11:59 pm

When I saw your lovely sign I was instantly drawn to the simplicity of it. Your sign says what it needs to very decoratively. I don’t have a cameo silhouette or a Cricut Explore (even tho I’d love to have one) so I’d use the contact paper using stencils. At least using stencils I could erase boo-boo’s on the contact paper before I commit and cut letters out. I have noticed when I try to make signs my biggest frustration is getting the lettering lined up correctly. grrrrrr.
The painted leaves add just enuf to give it a special -look at me – presence. I have several of those leaves, yes the faux leaf lines are not the prettiest. Great idea painting metallic paint over them. Take the faux shiny, too much faux, look from them.
Your sign is perfect for reminding ourselves how lucky we are. Think that many people need reminding of how good their lives really are, me included. Helps us to take stock of our lives every day looking at that saying. So glad you shared your wonderful sign. Hope you enjoy the holidays and season all way thru.

- Cassie May says
  
  November 14, 2014 at 8:46 am
  
  Thanks JaneEllen!!
  
Karren Haller says

November 12, 2014 at 6:39 pm

I love your burlap art, it is different than anything I have seen and an easy to do project!!! So glad that you shared it as a part of the Oh My Heartsie Girl #WW this week. Hope you have a fabulous week!!!

Kelly says

November 12, 2014 at 9:22 am

Great job on this! I love the metallic paint and lettering, and the relief the leaves provide. Well done!

- Cassie May says
  
  November 12, 2014 at 2:14 pm
  
  Thanks Kelly!