Like it or not, fall is in the air.
I like it. A lot.
So it’s no surprise that I am thrilled to be getting my home ready for the new season. Last year I barely plunked a pumpkin on my porch because all of my fall decor was in storage during our basement remodeling project. This year will be totally different! My home will look like a scarecrow vomited copious amounts of harvest-themed decor all over it.
One item that I already added to my backdoor was this cute little guy I made with some twigs I lifted from my neighbor’s yard.
OK, they weren’t actually twigs – it was actually more like a tree limb that I took from my neighbor’s yard. (Trust me – I waited until I was sure nobody was around to see me dragging this thing into my house. I looked like a lunatic. Even my daughter asked what was wrong with me. Look at her face – you can tell she thinks I’m crazy.)
Once I sawed my tree limb into twigs of appropriate sizes, I got to work making my door decor.
I used the following supplies (please note that some of these are affiliate links. You can read my full disclosure policy here.)
- 9×12 flat burlap canvas
- Gold acrylic paint
- Foam brush
- Hot glue gun & hot glue
- Twigs/branches
- Twine
- Artificial berry stem
- Fabric or ribbon
First I hot glued my twigs together to form the letter I wanted. Then I wrapped the joints with twine to give some extra hold.
Next, I drew lines on my canvas so that I could paint stripes on it with my gold acrylic paint. You could obviously paint your canvas however you like.
When I filled in those lines, I loved how it looked! The gold was subtle but added a little interest to the plain canvas. Perfect.
Next, I hot glued a small artificial berry sprig to my letter, and tied some twine around the base. Then I hot glued the entire thing to the front of my canvas.
Finally, I cut two strips of fabric and hot glued them to the back of my canvas so that I would have a way to hang my letter decor.
So simple and so fun. I made this entire thing in just about an hour.
It is a perfect touch of fall for my back door.
If you have an unfortunate last name that begins with a curvy letter, you may not be able to do this project, or you may have to get super lucky and find some bendy twigs in the yard. I’ll cross my fingers for you.
– Bre
This is so adorable! I love it 🙂
This is so cute, Bre! Thanks so much for sharing at YDTT! Have a great week!
How pretty! I’m so happy fall is in the air too… finally! 🙂 Love your door decor!
This is so adorable! I love how it’s different than tradition wreath decor! Visiting from Your design this time. 🙂
This is so so so cute! I love that you used twigs! Adorable!
So is just so sweet and adorable….oh and simple! gosh I love it! Would love for you to bring your creativity to Motivational Monday link-up! http://www.kentheartstrings.com/2014/09/motivational-monday-party-link-up_8.html
Very fun! It was great to read a post by someone looking forward to Fall. Thanks so much for sharing this great project. I don’t think you’re crazy, but I sure did like the photo of your daughter’s expression.
thanks so much for sharing today.
Super cute! I agree, isn’t it nice having a non-curvy last name initial?!
Thank you for joining in Pin worthy Wednesday 🙂
I love it, Bre. And my last name starts with “T”… and I think I could make that letter. I love the look on your daughter’s face:) I ESPECIALLY love the shoe storage cubby at your door (ok, the silliest things make me happy!)
Beautiful (quick and easy) Bri!
Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I’m featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
~ Megin of VMG206
So fun! Love the spray of berries and the burlap 🙂 Too bad mine starts with ‘S’ – almost the most curvy letter ever haha
This is such a cute project, and I’m so sorry my last name starts with an “S”! Love it!
I’ve been guilty of dragging limbs home too…ha! It paid off though. Thanks for linking to the Do Tell Tuesday party!
This is so lovely! Thank you for linking up to Link it or Lump it! I’ll be sharing this on my FB page tomorrow, too.
Amy @ http://www.delineateyourdwelling.com
Bre this came out great! I’m off to go search for a branch or some twigs! I had to feature this on this weeks creative spark link party. How could I not those stripe, jute and burlap combination are perfect. Hope you will stop by check out your feature and link up again next week. http://bit.ly/1BLLyxp
Hi Bre, I love your adorable Fall Sign and will be featuring it this weekend at the DIY Sunday Showcase Party. Thanks for sharing it with us!