fall felt & banner

fall felt & banner

Fall is in the air….. actually, not really. It’s been in the 80’s around Seattle (80’s!). While I appreciate the extra sun before the rain, I can hardly wait for the seasons to change. Cozy sweaters, pumpkin patches, comfort food, apple orchards, hot cocoa, and the list goes on.

Even thought it may be a few weeks before I can indulge in my list of favorites, it seems like the perfect time to get my home ready and festive for fall. And by my home I mean the chalkboard wall in our kitchen (that I really hope you aren’t getting sick of seeing, ha!) and maybe a few pillows. At least until the pumpkins are ready to pick.

About a year ago I hung a felt ball garland in the window of our family room and felt in love. As it turned out, most everyone that walks through our door falls in love as well. So, when it came time to look for inspiration for a fall banner & garland, I didn’t have to look too far. (love when that happens)

A few days after deciding on the project, I “bumped” into Ruth of Felt Foxes on etsy and she totally hooked a sista up with some of her bright + whimsical felt balls. Good news is, she sent enough for me to share with you! You can visit her shop (HERE), and find deatails about the giveaway at the bottom of the post. It’s been so lovely working with her!

Now for the short and sweet (30 to 45 minutes) garland & banner tutorial:

To make the garland you’ll want a generous amount of felt balls (I used about 12 per strand), twine or embroidery floss, a needle, scissors, and pliers or something to help pull the needle through the felt. (unless you have freakishly strong fingers)

1.) thread the needle (i had to feed the twine through one strand at a time).

2.) push the threaded needle through the ball and pull through using the pliers.

3.) repeat until you are happy with your garland!

To make the banner you’ll want 10 old book pages, twine, scissors, hole punch, & our happy fall template.

1.) open the template and place your book pages upside down in the printer. The letters are mirror image so you’ll want to make sure an print on the side of the pages that you don’t want to be seen. Then hit print.

2.) cut out the letters and hole punch twice at the top of each letter (the “H” will need 4 punches). Thread the twine through.

To finish up, hang the garland and banner and arrange letters and felt balls until you are happy with them!

So charming and simple, right!?

To make your own you can head to Felt Foxes and add Ruth’s beautiful felt balls to your cart, OR leave a comment below, letting us know where you would like to hang your garland and win 100 felt balls, a bundle of twine and 10 pages from my book pictured in the middle of the post.

I WILL PICK A the WINNER is: Kelsey Arnett! ON FRIDAY (9/21).

Excited to hear what you think!!!

xo . rae

P.S. – did you know that it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!? I plan on watching Goonies to celebrate.

It’s also my dad’s bday…. (Arrrgg ye daddey, happy birthday! … Now go walk the plank!! ha!)

Original article and pictures take raeannkelly.com site