Tutorial: Block Print Burlap Ornaments

This tutorial is going to show you how to make these really neat Block Print Burlap Ornaments!!  I love the block printing technique in this project and will be using it a lot more now that I've learned how to do it!!  Enjoy...

Step 1: GATHER SUPPLIES

Tracing paper

Craft foam

Acrylic paint

Burlap

Fabric

Wood slats or sticks

1/8" Ribbon

Glue

Pencil

Scissors

Step 2: MAKE STAMP

Trace Image

Print an image from your computer.

Heavily trace the image onto tracing paper with your pencil.

Transfer Image

Place the traced image face down on the craft foam.

Hold in place and rub over the image with your finger tip to transfer it to the foam

Cut out Stamp

Carefully cut out your image.

Step 4: STAMP ON BURLAP

Stick Foam on Block

Attach your cut out foam shape to an acrylic block, piece of wood, or other "block".

Add Paint

Coat the foam with a heavy coat of acrylic paint.

Stamp on Burlap

Stamp image onto burlap.

Step 5: MAKE FRAME

Cut Wood Pieces

Cut wooden slats or sticks into 3"-4" pieces.

Paint Wood Pieces

If using wooden slats, you'll need to paint them a dark, natural shade of brown.

Make Frame

Glue wood pieces into a square frame shape.

Step 7: ATTACH FABRIC & BURLAP

Cut out Fabric

Trace frame onto fabric.

Cut out.

Attach Burlap to Fabric

Glue burlap image onto fabric.

Attach Fabric to Frame

Glue the edges of the fabric to the frame.

Step 8: ADD HANGER

Glue a ribbon loop to the top as a hanger.

FINISHED!!

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I just wanted to include a little note today to apologize for my absence.  I've been dealing with a flare up of my medical conditions and haven't been on the computer hardly at all.  Obviously there is no way I can make up the tutorials by today, but I'll post as many Christmas craft project tutorials as possible before Christmas!!  I have a couple more almost ready right now.  Thanks for understanding and for sticking around anyway!!

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...