Design, Create, Inspire!: Christmas Burlap Garland by Guest Designer Rebecca Grinder

I *heart* burlap and Craft Warehouse has loads of fun new burlap perfect for the upcoming holiday season! A new addition to stores is a burlap pocket garland.

Craft Warehouse gave me the challenge to create a Christmas banner using this new garland and the already popular winter release by Authentique called "Peaceful".

Shopping List

1 - Burlap Garland, 24 pockets
1 Authentique "Peaceful" Collection Pack
2 - Snippets Chipboard Mini Pennants
2 - Snippets Chipboard Pennants Mini 2 Point
1 - Paper Accents Chipboard Micro RectScallop Pennants
Making Memories White Pearl Brads
1 - Silver Tinsel Stems
1 - Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars
1 - Sierra Pacific Crafts Unfinished Wood Stars
Clear Embossing Ink, Clear andf Glitter Embossing Power, Clear Snow-like Glitter
Star Dust Stickles
Silver and Red Paint
Bottle Caps
Small Clothes Pins
Small Circle Punch
Ranger's Sage Distress Ink
Heat Gun
Queen and Co Rhinestones and Twinkle Goosebumps
Pioneer Embellishment Glue Stick, Modge Podge, E6000 Glue, Glossy Accents, Glue Gun
White Sheer and Cream Ribbon

Directions

Authentique "Peaceful" Burlap Christmas Garland/Banner

How to transform the pockets into stockings:

Shape the burlap pocket into a stocking by folding and tucking the left corner in.
With a towel underneath the burlap to protect your ironing board, spray starch and iron the burlap in order to hold its shape and prevent fraying.
I preferred my stockings sewen closed. I used my sewing machine and some red thread to add some color to the top.

These burlap pockets are 2.5" x 3.5". Small enough to hold mini candy canes, peppermint sticks, or toffee. Gift cards or tags could fit nicely too. The garland has 24 pockets perfect for an advent calendar or 12 days of Christmas banner.

I chose to pull off a few pockets from the garland to later make Christmas ornaments. For this project, I added a few banner pennants. I plan on tucking this garland in my Christmas Tree or hanging it from a fireplace mantel.

How to give your paper project an icy look:

1. After using a Pioneer Embellishment Glue Stick to adhere patterned paper to the chipboard pennant, use a blending tool and apply clear embossing ink. Sprinkle on the clear and glitter embossing powder and use a heat gun to set.

2. Use a sponge applicator and brush on some Modge Podge the edges of your pennant. Sprinkle some Snow Glitter. The Modge Podge dries clear and holds the glitter well!

3. For the bottle caps, after adhering a small circle of patterned paper to the inside bottom of the cap, use a thin layer of Glossy Accents to coat the paper. Then, sprinkle a pinch of glitter to give the appearance of an icy window.