Quick and easy Christmas craft! Sew these DIY burlap ornaments using the templates provided for 3 festive shapes! 

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How to Make your DIY Burlap Ornaments

These were a super quick sewing project that makes a big impact on my Christmas tree!

Materials Needed

• Tightly woven burlap
• The ornament template (below)
• Cotton Stuffing
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Sewing Machine
• Neutral Thread

Step-By-Step Tutorial for your DIY Burlap Ornaments

Start by downloading the

Next, put both layers of burlap together, and pin your template to the centre of your burlap pieces.

Next, cut 6 inches of ribbon, fold it in half, and pin it in to the middle of the ornament, between the two layers of burlap, so that you you can sew it into place.

Use your sewing machine to sew along the template, leaving about an inch open to allow you to stuff the ornament. On the star, I just left one of the entire sides open.

You can see (vaguely) where my strings start and end below.

Then stuff away! Making sure that you add enough to fill the unseen part of the ornament too! Then sew up the open edge.

Once you are done sewing, cut around the entire edge of the star, leaving about ½" from the line you sewed. Do this all the way around - and make sure not to cut your ribbon!

Finally, fray all of the edges by pulling them apart by hand. Sometimes you will have full strings come loose, which you can cut off with your scissors. Let the little pieces stay off, and just pull the attached pieces away from one another.

Then you're done! I'll let the picture show off the beautifully done rustic burlap ornaments.

Enjoy your beautiful burlap ornaments!

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DIY Burlap Ornaments

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Quick and easy Christmas craft! Sew these DIY burlap ornaments using the templates provided for 3 festive shapes! 

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Materials

• Tightly woven burlap
• Ornament templates
• Cotton Stuffing
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Sewing Machine
• Neutral Thread

Instructions

1. Download the burlap ornament templates
2. Cut out the templates on cardboard or thick card stock
3. Cut your burlap so that there is about an inch of of burlap at the edge of the template on all sides
4. Put both layers of burlap together, and pin your template to the centre of your burlap pieces
5. Cut 6 inches of ribbon, fold it in half, and pin it in to the middle of the ornament, between the two layers of burlap
6. Use your sewing machine to sew along the template, leaving about an inch open to allow you to stuff the ornament
7. Stuff the ornament. Make sure to add enough stuffing to fill the unseen part of the ornament too
8. Sew up the open edge.
9. Cut around the entire edge of the ornament, leaving about ½" from the line you sewed
10. Fray all of the edges by pulling them apart by hand
11. Hang your ornaments on the tree!