Burlap Pumpkins

I saw some cute burlap pumpkins on Pinterest.
Here. I have been enjoying burlap but I haven't really gotten on the burlap bandwagon. 

I have used some ribbon for wreaths, but that is pretty much it.

Last October my sister-in-law had a birthday party for my brother out at their ranch. She used burlap and sunflowers. It was too cute. She had some left over and gave me a couple of yards.

:)

I used some as a scrunchy tablecloth for my new kitchen table. I will show that off soon.

I had these pumpkins.

 They had seen better days. 

I guess a few years kicking around in the fall totes had grunged them up, and not in a good way.

I think that one of the animals played with them a time or two. I tried to clean up where they got pilly from being used as a cat toy. 

I decided rather than throw them away I would try to recover them.

I pulled off the old felt.

It was actually pretty easy to strip them down to the foam.

I spent about an hour doing two pumpkins.

I went with white cotton string in the ripples instead of rick rack.

I put back the old felt leaves and stem and curlicues. They were just stuck in with wire. 

I love, love them. 

I think they actually look better than they 

did originally.

Burlap Pumpkins

 I got the little squirrel years ago at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. 

I love that flea market.

If you are ever in Texas, you should go!

 I painted the acorn to mimic burlap. 

I used two tones of tan and painted with a dry brush two directions.

 I tied a burlap ribbon on my fall spray of flowers. 

My living room display shelf is ready for fall.

Before:

 After:

Sprinkled with burlap pumpkins,

Katie
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