Sometime last year {during my blogging hiatus} I came across this tutorial for a burlap laundry sign. It started my love of burlap and desire to cover my house in it. While I've {mostly} gotten over that urge I still love burlap. I was impressed that you could print onto burlap. Well, impressed that she could print onto burlap. My printer {Dell} did not share the burlap love. But I still wanted a happy little sign to pretty up my laundry room. If I must spend time in there it may as well be pretty right?
So, instead of printing directly onto the burlap I used iron on transfer paper. This was not an easy thing to iron onto burlap. Doing it over I would have used a canvas, duck cloth or drop cloth instead. I also would have trimmed it up some. Making the definition was the easiest part. I copied & pasted the definition from an online dictionary. Then I went through and changed up the font or bolded or italicized {is that a word?} the occasional word. Totally random.
See? Too much iron on stuff. But from further back you can't tell so it still makes for a happy little sign. I stuck it in a dollar store frame and hot glued a circle and two yoyos made from flour sack cloth on the corner.
I have another laundry make over to share tomorrow. I need to clean up/organize my laundry room so it's a more pleasant place to be. For now my sign will do.
so cute, i think it would scare me to put burlap in my printer, i would use an iron transfer too! great job. don't forget to share this at my party today! i heart laundry rooms!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sign! It looks so pretty with the burlap and white flowers, I can totally see how that would spruce up and prettify a laundry room :)
ReplyDeleteThe iron on transfer paper was a brilliant idea! The sign is adorable. Good job! Thanks for the visit. :)
ReplyDeleteSUPER cute! I LOVE all things burlap, for sure! :-)
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~Bec
you're so inspiring! now i want to find some burlap to make something like that! love it!!
ReplyDeletethanks for linking this to my party! i'm so glad you did! just love this sign.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Gosh. I am re-doing my laundry area, and I just got a bunch of "laundry art" to fill these old frames I refinished. I saw this on Not Just a Housewife, and I HAD to hop over to see this. I love it! I am wondering if you might be willing to share the document with me, and I can do it in my style, take photos of the final product, and credit you in my post? Interested in this joint venture of sorts?! If so, you can contact me at nanflanagan@hotmail.com and see me and my stuff at thekellynewlyweds.blogspot.com. If not, I completely understand. Just wondering...
ReplyDeleteNancy
That looks really cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of the great feedback!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you all like the sign. I hope you'll share one that you make. =]
Ooo I really like it!
ReplyDeleteI loooove it! I think the "too much iron on stuff" looks great. It gives it more character.
ReplyDeleteI agree with FrouFrou...gives it kind of a raw, distressed look, which of course goes great with burlap. :)
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So cute! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI have been searching for something to hang in my laundry room! The room is pretty small, but there is a reasonable large wall that faces the door and is begging for something to make it pretty. What a cute idea this is!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! Now....am I crafty enough to actually do it? :)
I think it turned out great! Your newest follower. Hope you can com and visit me sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteThe sign looks wonderful, I'm planning on making one of these for my new laundry room! The ironing stuff actually looks really good, gives it a vintage feel!
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