Because I was laid up at the time, I did not get back to DT for almost 2 weeks, and when I went, they still had Christmas stuff out, but were out of the red placemats. I did pick up 5 of the same placemat in white, though, for Easter.
Anyway, because I was in bed, there are no tutorial pictures, but it's easy enough.
You'll Need:
Felt
Scissors
Thread
Buttons, pom poms, or other embellishments
Placemats
Needle
- Cut out shapes from the felt. Because I was doing Valentine's Day, I went with hearts. For Easter, I think I'll do eggs.
- Stitch a button to the center of the heart, if you are doing what I did. Otherwise, embellish the felt shape as you like.
- Hand stitch the shape to the placemats. I did a primitive looking stitch, but you can do any type of stitch you want, obviously. You could also do this with a machine, if you are so inclined, but it was a fast job even by hand.
Total cost would depend on your On-Hand items. I had everything on hand once I decided to make these. I didn't have anyhting in mind for the placemats specifically when I picked them up, though. Breaking down the costs (cause, let's face it, you buy the supplies at some point, whether they are on hand or not), though, I spent $1 on 4 placemats. Thread- $1.99 for 1 roll, but I used very little. Buttons were bought in a big container for $4.99, probably close to 500 of them. So, a penny per button- $.04 for the buttons.
I had thought about adding some ribbon trim hand sewn on in loops and ruffles in the corners where the hearts were, but opted not to. Being 4 of them, I put the hearts in a different corner for each one. I did 2 pink and 2 white hearts, and used red thread on them.
Now, for something kind of funny... I have a red velvet (ish) stocking hanging above my desk. It's been there since probably late October, early November. I tend to forget it's there. Today, I did some much needed tidying around the desk, and saw a few picks I bought after Christmas at 90% off- all of them are in pinks, lavendars, and reds for Valentine's Day. Well, haven't come up with a use yet, so I decided to put the stocking to work as storage. I think it turned out cute:
Have a FANTASTIC weekend, everyone!!
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the placemats came out soooooo cute!!!
ReplyDeletethe placemats are SO cute, and better (& cheaper) than anything I've seen in the store yet! Love your stocking storage too! too funny
ReplyDeleteThe placemats turned out great!
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I really would like to make these place mats. They are beautiful. Doylene
ReplyDeleteThose turned out so cute. I love the little hearts with the button. Thanks for sharing this idea.
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Nancy
Ooooh! Cute and simple! Two of my favorite things! Thanks for sharing. I've posted a link.
ReplyDeleteI love how these turned out. Very, very cute!
ReplyDeletelove your placemats. inexpesive, cute and so simple - yet it looks store bought. Very lovely!
ReplyDelete~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"
what a great little touch...cute stockings too with the heart shape garland
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea!! They are so cute. I love the hand stitching.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing. I buy 4 placemats and there are 6 of us. My table only seats 4 but we pull up chairs when the whole family is here (2 sons live away). My mind works in even numbers too, just not the right ones! lol!!
Great job! :-)
xoxo
Janie
Very special. Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules
ReplyDeleteI'll have to share your stocking idea with my mom since she still has her christmas tree up!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour placemats are so charming! You did a beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Tina
oh, super cute ideas! i love the placemats- this is a perfect idea for some bright red placemats I got before christmas that actually looked to brigh for our decor and we went with a sage-like green instead. I'm heading to WalMart tomorrow- thanks for the idea!!
ReplyDeleteAlso LOVE the reuse of Stockings- it looks so cute and unexpected and whata way to get your money's worth out of seasonal items!!!!
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