HOMEMADE SPRING TABLE RUNNER

Hey yall!! As we all know Spring is finally here! I don't know about you guys, but I'm very excited. Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and colors are brighter! 

It's also that time of the year when many of us are changing stuff around, doing a little spring cleaning and decorating. You know... getting the spring spirit in our homes. After all it's been a heck of a long winter and we're all ready for some nicer weather. 

Today I'm pleased to share this floral homemade spring themed table runner that I created for my home. If you ask me, a beautiful table setting is always the easiest way to welcome any season and this little DIY says Welcome Spring all over it!    

Supplies:

• Felt in various colors
• hot glue gun
• scissors
• needle
• thread
• green embroidery floss
• "23 x 13" piece of fabric
• embroidery hoop

Optional:

• Sewing Machine ( or you can also hand sew)

First I finished the raw edges of the fabric using the zigzag stitch on my sewing machine, just to keep the fabric from unraveling. Then I folded the edge of  my fabric into 1/2" and 1/2" hem (this is easier if you iron the hem down before you sew). I used my sewing machine to sew along the folded hem(this can also be done by hand).

     After I sewed my hem down and made it all around the fabric, I started making my felt flowers in various colors and sizes.  

There's so many beautiful styles of felt flowers you can make. I stuck with two simple ways. The first one is the daisy looking one. I just cut a strip of felt, folded it and cut little slits along the folded edge. Then using a small piece of scrap felt, I made a little ball for the middle of the flower. I glued the little ball to the very tip of the flower strip. Then I rolled the strip up creating a pretty little flower. 

The second style is what I call the portulaca. First I cut up a bunch of felt squares and then cut them into petals. After I had several cut petals, I then hand sewed them together using a needle and thread. 

I attached eight flowers on each end of the runner using a needle and thread. Once I attached all the flowers I hand embroidered leaves on my little runner using a needle and green embroidery floss.  

And that's It my friends!! I must admit I absolutely LOVEEE how my spring table runner turned out. It's by far not perfect, but it gots tons of personality and most important it just screams out SPRING every time you look at it.   

Also how incredibly cute is this little blue thrifted creamer filled with wildflowers that I picked from the woods!!!! I just love getting creative with my thrift finds, it's soooo much fun...

Have a good one you guys!

XO,Nancy!!