This year I wanted to create a farmhouse style Easter set (pics to come!) and needed some budget friendly décor.  So I spent a week working on Easter projects and one of the results was this adorable DIY  Easter burlap banner.

It turned out so much cuter than I’d pictured and has already earned a spot in the house along with my other DIY Easter  decorations!

So today I’m sharing a tutorial for this sweet banner so you can add it to your own Easter décor!

DIY Easter Burlap Banner

This banner was a pretty quick project and fairly simple to make.  I had most of the materials on hand and just used some of the paint from my Easter doormat project.  As long as you plan on keeping the banner indoors, pretty much any paint will work.  I had originally planned to use just acrylic paint but I loved the colors I used for the mat and had plenty left over.

Craftiness Level (0-10): 3

Time Investment: 20 minutes (including design time)

Materials:

• Burlap craft ribbon  *at least 5 in wide
• cardboard
• paint brush
• various paint colors
• Vinyl (651)
• transfer tape
• painters or masking tape
• weeding tools
• Silhouette or other die-cut machine
• Silhouette Studio or other design software

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Step 1:  Create a banner template

I didn’t do anything fancy with this, basically just free-handed it quickly.  I actually found some cardboard that was already 5 inches wide and just used it.  The template measured approximately 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches wide.

Step 2:  Cut banner pieces

Using your template, line up sections of the burlap craft ribbon and cut them to size.  I was not particularly meticulous with this because I figured being somewhat haphazard would add the the rustic appeal of the design.

Step 3:  Create and cut your stencil

There are a ton of different ways you could make this.  I thought about doing Easter eggs, but then I found some cute bunny svgs on Etsy and decided they would be perfect.

I just imported them into Silhouette Studio and set them to cut on vinyl 651.  Once your design is cut you will need to reverse weed it so you will have only the areas you are intending to paint left blank.

If this is your first project and you need more help cutting, please be sure to check out my post on cutting 651 vinyl with your Silhouette.

Once you have weeded your stencil, you’ll need to apply transfer tape to lift it off the backing.

Step 4:  Transfer design to burlap pieces

You will need to press the vinyl against the burlap and then gently go over it with your hand or a squeegee.  The vinyl should stick fairly easily, but to prevent slips I usually add painter’s tape in case.  This also helps prevent the paint from getting on to sections of the burlap that you don’t mean to paint.

Because I wanted an alternating pattern, I applied 4 of each bunny to the burlap pieces.  I cut 12 total, because I wanted my banner a little longer to work with my photo set.

Step 5:  Paint

You’ll need to choose your colors and paint accordingly.  I added a paper towel underneath each banner piece to prevent bleeding.  Be sure to pull it up before the paint dries!  I forgot and it was a bit of a pain to get off!

I did alternating colors, 4 of each color for a total of twelve.  Painting it is pretty straight forward, but you will want to do a couple of coats to make the color stand out more.

Once the paint has dried, you’ll need to go back with a small brush and add white to the bunny tail portion.  I was very careful and did this without a stencil.  As long as you go slow, and are wary of dripping paint, it’s really easy to add without cutting a new stencil.

Step 6:  Adhere burlap pieces to twine

If I was a better seamstress and wasn’t constantly pressed for time, I would have probably sewn this on somehow.  But I know little about sewing, and have a toddler running around wrecking chaos while I craft, so I decided to keep it simple and use use hot glue.

I simply glued the banner pieces on to twine.  I did two layers.  The first secured the piece in place, and the second allowed me to fold over some fabric to secure it better and clean up the appearance a little.  I left about 2 inches between each banner piece.

There you have it!  One super cute, super easy DIY Easter burlap banner!   If you’re looking for more super cute Easter craft ideas, be sure to check up my round-up of adorable Easter crafts!  I share  a few more of my projects, as well as other bloggers also!

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