Buttons and Burlap

While cruising around on Pinterest - I found that burlap has made a HUGE comeback.  Heck, I see a lot of it on the blogs that I so love to read.....  All of that burlap brought back memories of the cute little banners we made as kids.  I bet you remember too.  The ones where you would use yarn and the running stitch to create hearts, houses, birds, your name.... then you would pull some of the strings off around the edges so that your banner would have a ragged look.  A little sleeve would be put in the top to go around a dandy dowel rod - then some more yarn to make a hanger....   I bet you are remembering now!  

I recall that I use to pretend that I was such a great little seamstress with my carefully placed running stitches.  I remember that I would daydream as pulled my stitches through that I was on the prairie somewhere putting together a quilt (yes the love and desire to quilt started that far back for me).....  

So after looking at all the lovely blogs where everyone is decorating their houses or mantels for Valentine's Day - I thought I should at least try to create something special for the holiday.  I will confess that I really never decorate for any holidays other than Thanksgiving and Christmas and sometimes Halloween.  Silly isn't it...  

So seeing all the fun and creative items that everyone is creating with burlap - I thought I would give it a go.   

I got out my old wreath from a couple of Thanksgivings ago......  

(Another confession - I just threw this wreath together to have something on the front door - not one of my favorites!)  It was with complete joy that I tore off the old flowers and ribbon....  no regrets whatsoever.....  

Oh how I love these colorful buttons.....  I cannot resist buying a bag every time I come across them.....  They add a little punch of color and texture to everything.  

So I wrapped the old wreath with some strips of burlap - easy as pie - just pinned them into place.  Cut out hearts from the felt and burlap and then assembled them all together on the wreath just using straight pins to hold them into place.  Added a burlap hanger and just like that........

Isn't it cute?   

Buttons and Burlap.....  bringing back great childhood memories and creating a colorful, joyful and loving welcome at my front door.  

I am joining Pink Saturday over at How Sweet The Sound, A Favorite Thing , The Creative HomeAcre Hop, Show Me What You Got and Saturday Show Off !