Burlap Bag Sculpture
Materials Needed:
Small Moving Box (12"x16")
Burlap material cut into four pieces:
2 (13") and 2 (18")
Floral styrofoam at least 12 x 16
Evergreen
Pinecones
Poinsetta flowers
Filler twigs
Strand of 25-50 lights (I used 25 battery operated/timer lights)
I really needed something to put on one side of our fireplace to hide the chords hanging down from our greenery on the mantle. I searched high and low, and found the perfect items. The first one I found at Lowe's and cost roughly $65. Then I found two at Home Goods for $99 and $120 respectively. I didn't want to spend that kind of money on something so basic, so I decided I'd do it myself. In the end, I paid $60.00 for BOTH burlap bag Christmas "sculptures". I've included links for Amazon where appropriate, but you can get most of the stuff at Hobby Lobby.
1. I took my four pieces of burlap, and sewed them together making sure that I alternated each size.
2. I put together my box leaving the top open.
3. I stuffed the inside of the box with paper, packing it pretty tight. Then I glued in the floral styrofoam about an inch and a half from the top.
4. Then I added my filler of wired evergreen/garland. I had a few berry twigs I put in as well as pine cones, and silk/glittered poinsettia flowers. I just added until it looked nice to me. Earlier in November, we had purchased some metal yard art from kids at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I decided to incorporate those items instead of just putting the metal art outside in the yard. I thought it made a nice touch.
5. Finally, I found a couple Christmas quotes on my cricut design space, and I printed them onto the iron on vinyl with my cricut machine. Remember to switch your setting to iron on. I ironed on the saying onto the the burlap then I put the burlap cover over the box. Since, I didn't make it perfect, I was able to fold the top down inside the box and hot glue it. Here's what the finished product looks like.
The Lowe's version Small Moving box Paper Styrofoam Burlap burlap cover Finished version My finished version
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