19 My Burlap Monogram

ME: I am going to hang this on the soon-to-be awesome accent wall.

Husband: What is it? C for crow?

ME: A monogram.
Husband: What's a monogram?
ME: Our initial. You know, C for Conner?

Husband: Why?Me: {eye roll and walk away} Gotta love your man, right? Despite my husbands opinion, I LOVE my burlap monogram!  It was super simple and super cheap!  The burlap was left over from my fireplace FAMILY banner, the batting was left over from my sons Batman quilt, and the board was something kicking around in our garage!

I am lucky to have a large format printer at work, so I created my C and bird (18" x 18") and printed it.  I grabbed my exacto knife and carefully cut it out.  I then laid it out onto the burlap (not as carefully as I should have since it was a little off center) and set to work painting it with acrylic paint (if I'm being honest it was a mix of acrylic and fabric paint because I ran out of acrylic halfway through!).  I didn't tape the paper down or anything, just was very careful not to move it.

I let it dry overnight.  The husband cut the board down to 19.5" x 19.5" for me and I basically upholstered the board with batting and the burlap and a handy-dandy staple gun.  First I wrapped the batting/burlap around the board, pulled it taunt and stapled one staple in the center of each section.  I flipped it over and made sure it was postitioned the way I wanted it and then continued to staple the sides.  I then did the same thing for the top and bottom, folding in the corners.

I love the end result and it is currently hanging on my newly stenciled (not shown in above picture) entry wall so check back this Friday to see the end result - and maybe there is something good involved for you too (hint-hint)! Update: View my newly stenciled wall here - The monogram really pops now!
 Make sure to stop by tomorrow to check out my clever little key rack, new entry cabinet and decor.