Howdie, I am here to show you that you literally can make Christmas ornaments out of nothing.
Like out of a piece of forgotten burlap.
Last year I made myself a Postal Chair. I reupholstered the thing from scratch. In the process I used some real upholstery grade burlap for the seat.
I had a small piece left after the chair was finished. In true crafting hoarder’s style I did not throw that away. That piece of burlap was so strong and stiff I thought ‘it will come in handy one day’. It wandered around my craft room for 18 months, I had not come up with an idea for it.
Cue today.
Donna announced that tomorrow is the Special Linky for Burlap inspired Christmas, but I had been working my butt of preparing something for the special Stockings/Mantel party (there has been a little mix up about the dates of Donna’s SNS Special linky parties) that I thought would be tomorrow.
So what is a crafty lady to do? Well rise up to the challenge of course.
I got that bit of extra tough burlap out and stared long and hard at it. I even engaged in a little conversation with it. Trying to make it ‘tell’ me what it wanted to be. It whispered ‘pretty’, ‘I have been an ignored, ordinary and mundane little bit of burlap all my life, I want to be pretty and beautiful and make people smile’.
So I listened to the plea of my piece of burlap and set out to make it pretty.
And now I have some new Christmas ornaments to go in my tree. I literally finished them 15 minutes ago, so excuse the lack of styling and proper photographing, it is pitch black here by now. But they are finished and I have something to link up at Donna’s Christmas burlap party. Nothing like a good challenge and an impossible deadline to spur me into action 
So what is today’s verdict? Pass or Fail???
(I take it yesterdays snow pumpkin candlesticks were a fail to most of you since they generated hardly any comments. Ah well, you win some, you loose some, I still like them).
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WIN! I love them! I chuckled at your comment about putting a challenge out there!!! It takes a lot of work to put something like this together and write a post and have a life!!! Good job! Pretty stitching…
It's a win! They are pretty and beautiful and make me smile. :0)
Barb
i love these, they are really pretty you did a fab job xxx
I love these burlap ornaments too!
as for voting? I saw the pumpkin/ candles with snow…and thought, 'different' but not fail.
I give points for thinking outside the box!
different strokes for different folks!
cheers, Pat
How pretty- you did it. You made burlap pretty.
tammy
How pretty- you did it. You made burlap pretty.
tammy
How pretty- you did it. You made burlap pretty.
tammy
How pretty- you did it. You made burlap pretty.
tammy
Those ornaments are so lovely. You are quite handy.
Woa… you totally rose to the challenge and check you OUT! See? It was good I messed up the themes. Now you have two things done! Hee!
Shared on FJi Facebook and pinned for SNS 110.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150481799286141&set=a.192514281140.164586.175378011140&type=1&theater
Donna
I like them and think they'd be perfect for anyone who choose a neutral theme this year..
very pretty indeed.
These ornaments are beautiful! The lace and stitching detail is so pretty. You work great under pressure!
Heel schattig deze decoratie….groetjes Marjon
These ornaments are beautiful! BTW, I love your pumpkin candles. They are beautiful!
They remind me of gingerbread!!
I wanted to comment they reminded me of gingerbread and someone beat me to it! Great idea for using something you already had! Turned out really pretty!
~Judy~
I love these Marianne! Also the story behind it, how you got the idea…the burlap was saying "make a princess out of me" and you did a fine job of that!
cheers, Siggie