Burlap Roller Shades ~ All About Burlap Blog Hop
Happy Monday Friends! I’m SO excited it’s All About Burlap Time.! If you’ve been around my blog much you know I adore burlap… luv it! Today I’m sharing the burlap roller shades that I added to our kitchen nook.
I’m still on a mission to remove all the ugly, cheap mini blinds from our home (and I’m SO close)!
I love the warm and texture that burlap brings to a space, so I figured, why not try in in the kitchen nook!
Supplies Needed:
Burlap (add 4” to the height and width of your shade for wrap around)
Spray Adhesive
Glue Gun
Ribbon (for the decorative trim)
Iron On Stitchery
Iron
Ok – this first part can be messy & stinky, so if you’ve got an outdoor table to work on I’d recommend it. You need to unroll your shade and spray the surface with the adhesive spray. Give it a minute to get extra tacky and then take your piece of burlap (that you’ve ironed and trimmed to just a few inches bigger than your roller shade) and very carefully place it on top of the sticky roller shade. This is much easier with 2 people ~ I recruited one of the kiddos.
Then starting in the center smooth out towards the edges. This helps the burlap stick & gives you a nice smooth surface too.
Once it’s dried (doesn’t take long) you want to flip it over so that you can hot glue the extra on the sides to the back.
I found that wax paper was a great help so that you don’t burn yourself while pressing the burlap down.
Once finished flip it back over to add the ribbon trim.
I used a yard stick for the spacing.
Then take your iron and Iron On Stitchery to adhere the ribbon to the burlap (follow the direction on the stitchery for the proper heating temps).
Here they are all hung. I honestly have no clue how easy these would roll up and down… we never open these windows.
I added some plaid fabric I had on hand to cover up the top of the roller shades.
A fun update & bye-bye ugly mini blinds!!!
If you adore burlap too ~ check out the other burlap projects I’ve done!
Don’t forget to visit all the awesome ladies participating in the All About Burlap Blog Hop!
Kristin @ Yellow Bliss Road kicked it off this morning with her glittery burlap banner.
Tomorrow morning Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage is sharing her adorable burlap leaves!
Later on Tuesday we have French Country Cottage
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Thurs., Aug. 22
And then Friday we get to party with you guys! That’s right, get those burlap projects ready because on Friday you get to link those goodies up ~ Can’t wait to see them!
Sharing at these awesome Parties: Making the World Cuter, Project Inspire{d}, Home Stories AtoZ
What great looking blinds and what a creative way to use burlap! I’m not sure how they would roll up either (I can see a few kinks and creases developing) but if you never open the blinds who cares? They look really nice in the kitchen nook space you have created, and I love the addition of the fabric at the top for that extra touch.
I adore this shade!! You did such a great job on it and it is SO cute! Thank you for linking up to Thrifty Thursday!
Love these!
So gorgeous!! You are so creative! I’ve never seen a diy like this!! Pinned!
Adorable! I love the texture it adds! So pretty!
Pretty!!! I’ve got a post scheduled on Craft Gossip for later this evening that links to your tutorial. When it goes live, you can find it here:
https://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-burlap-and-ribbon-roller-shades-no-sewing-required/2013/08/23/
–Anne
These are da bomb Maryann! LOVE the look, so pretty.
Love them. But can you try them and see if they go up and down. I need them pretty and functional.
Tammy ~ Since I used the mini blind brackets to hold them, they won’t roll. If I had to guess I would think burlap might be an issue. It’s a heavier weight and thickness. I think a thinner fabric would work wonderfully ~ just to be sure.
How did you hang them?
I just used the existing mini blind brackets Sarah!
I love them! Great idea and the burlap color is perfect 🙂
Debbie
These are SUPER cute shades. I have to admit that I’m stumped as to why you would say that you have no clue how well they’d go up and down… It would be easy enough to try a few times! *Perhaps it was just a Monday thing??? 🙂 Would you please try it for us and let us know? I do love the look and it certainly looks like something I could do with ease, but there’s no point in wasting money if it doesn’t go up and down easily because I need it to be functional as well as pretty. I’m sure I am not the only one… Thanks for your help!
Sorry Annette ~ I guess I should have clarified better. Even when we had the mini blinds there I never opened them. Our neighbors fence is just a few feet outside the window, so there isn’t much of a view… so it’s just a window I never open. In writing up the post I thought I’d throw the info so as to be completely honest. I used the brackets from the mini blinds to hold the blinds, so the roller shades (with the current holders won’t roll).
Maryann, these are adorable. You have inspired me to make a burlap valance for the guest bath.
Traci
Yeah ~ have fun creating!
So VERY cute!! I love the look and I also LOVE the decorative ribbon you chose. 🙂 They really brighten and soften the look of your room.
So Happy to be partying with you!
xoxo
Thanks Angelina ~ so happy to be partying with you too!