• Home
  • {Blog}
  • {About Me}
  • {Coaching Services}

Second Chance To Dream

Living Life Fully Alive

You are here: Home / Christmas / DIY Christmas Burlap Placemats
Christmas, Christmas Decor

DIY Christmas Burlap Placemats

December 18, 2012

I have a fun project to share today.  My daughter shared with me a  Pinterest pin that she really liked.  It was a set of Christmas burlap placemats with different “eating” words stenciled on them.  I LOVED them and thought it would be fun to make a set of Christmas placemats.  I went to JoAnn’s and bought a yard of burlap. It was 3.99 and I used a 40% off coupon.  With one yard I was able to get 6 placemats.

To begin I took one of my placemats to use as a template.  I cut out 6.  When you cut burlap you need to cut on a straight line.
After these are cut you need to go around the edge sewing a zig-zag stitch   This will keep it from unraveling.  I went in about 3/4 in. Then pull the strings to make it have a slightly frayed edge up to the zig-zag stitch.
Once that is done, cut a piece of freezer paper and iron it to the placemat.  You will remove this after you are done painting the burlap. This keeps the burlap stiff so you can paint on it.
I then chose my font and designed my stencil.  I used my silhouette machine to cut them.  The font I chose was Garamond.   I did two words on one 8 1/2 x 11 freezer paper.  When you cut your stencil make sure the shiny side of the freezer paper is face down.
I ironed my stencil shiny side down onto the placemat.  I took a scrap of the freezer paper and cut out a snowflake and ironed it in the middle of the ornament.  Sorry, I forgot to take a picture. I got caught up in the project. I chose 2 different shades of red and 2 shades of greens to paint with.
Here are my 6 stenciled placemats. ( I hated the Merry so redid that one all in red. I like it much better.)
Won’t they look so pretty for Christmas day?

Here’s another DIY Christmas decor idea:

DIY Wrapping Paper Wreath

I’d love to have you follow along. You can subscribe to my RSS Feed or sign up to receive daily Email delivered to your inbox. You can also follow along via Facebook, Google + or Twitter.
 photo 6c171ce1-4af5-4786-9353-d0a314977306_zps33457fd0.png  photo bae60660-50e7-45e6-9c17-a53e8753efea_zps5024667b.png  photo 1a86bab8-912d-4b1b-9892-458838d27749_zps4ad0cd2c.png  photo 9b3bc365-aa5f-4a48-97e5-6944aa3c3c20_zpsc491703e.png  photo f5061e53-07f9-4890-a947-3e0713a4387a_zps1a72baae.png  photo 12810623-e0ac-4f6a-b2e3-7de6fe00fe0d_zpse5871500.png  photo 66f07623-e3bd-451a-ab38-049c3b4192b3_zps4fb529e0.png
(Visited 1,818 times, 1 visits today)
by Barb Camp 
2 Comments

About Barb Camp

I love to create and you can almost always find some kind of evidence of that creating at any moment in my house. I am a life coach and my desire is to see women live their life to their full potential both spiritually and creatively!

View all posts by Barb Camp

Related Posts

  • Second Chance to Dream: Make Christmas Morning Hassle Free with Make Ahead Breakfast CasserolesMake Christmas morning hassle free with make ahead breakfast casseroles…
  • Second Chance to Dream: Dollar Store Ornament WreathDIY Dollar Store Ornament Wreath
  • Second Chance to Dream: Made with Love Gift Tags #printables #Christmas #giftgivingMade with Love Gift Tags- For all those handmade gifts you make
  • Second Chance to Dream: Elf on the Shelf Activity Cards with a twist. #ElfontheShelf #Christmas #traditionsFree Printable Elf on the Shelf Activity Ideas
previous : DIY Wrapping Paper Wreath
next : Printable Gift Tag Roundup

Comments

  1. Christy James says: November 10, 2013 at 5:43 PM
    I love these! You've got my juices flowing for my own table! Thanks so much for sharing at our Get a Your DIY on Party. I hope you can join us again tonight for furniture revivals week!XO,Christy
    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. How to Make Burlap Placemats | 24 Creative DIYs & Tutorials says:
    May 30, 2019 at 9:06 AM
    […] Burlap Placemats for Christmas […]
    Reply

Leave Your Comments Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

About Me!

Hi! I'm Barb and I am a life coach and I love to help women live life to their full potential. I do that through life lessons, goal setting and DIYing. Having spent many years shut down with buried dreams I feel blessed to have a Second Chance to Dream and help others to achieve their dreams and goals. Join me in this crazy adventure by following me below.

Search

Popular Posts

  • Printable Essential Oil Recipe Cards
  • 12 Helpful Camping Hacks
  • 15 Pie Iron Recipes
  • 20 DIY Projects using Vinyl
  • Free Printable Elf on the Shelf Activity Ideas
  • Bedroom Organization Ideas
  • 25 Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas
  • 12 Creative ways to give graduates money
  • Mouthwatering Crock Pot Beef & Noodles
  • Painted Glass Garden Art

Get the newsletter!

Sign up for the newsletter Today!

*No SPAM

Be Social

Copyright © 2023 · Prima Donna theme by Georgia Lou Studios

Copyright © 2023 · Genesis Framework by StudioPress Themes · Blog Set-Up By Blogelina