Burlap is Great "Green" Curtain Material

Goedemiddag iedereen!!!!

{That's Dutch for "good afternoon everyone....!!!"}

These "burlap"curtains are fabulous!

Love the rope tie-back!

Before I started my fascination with burlap and potato sacks, my sister-in-law was way ahead of me and made burlap curtains in her kitchen, including rope loops and knots.... They were just plain out adorable! But she moved on to bigger and better things before I caught on, so I don't have a picture of them....

The picture of these burlap curtains came from here.

Very cute!  Looks awesome!

Crystelle

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To view very cute and creative genuine coffee or potato sack curtains, please follow this link.

Another Wonderful Shabby Burlap Rose on a Burlap Bag.....!!!!

Hello there!!!!
Just so excited to share with you what Nancy from La Maison Reid has been up to lately.....

Let me tell you the background story:
First she saw a darling burlap purse online but it was $95!!!!   Now, she said she could afford $95 for a purse but wanted the challenge of seeing if she make one as cute for a whole lot less than $95!!!!!  So she hit the sewing room and came out with a VERY EXTREMELY STRIKINGLY darling burlap purse....!!!!  {not just a "regular" darling purse like the one she had seen online.....)

 

Nancy describes with wonderful pictures  on her blog how she fabricated the burlap bag.

 

She used the method from our own sister blog {Tutorial Boutique} to make the shabby burlap rose, 

like the one shown in Haute Handbags {Spring 2010 Issue}. 

 

It is so fun to see what the bloggy readers have come up with!

Please share with me what you are sewing up at home!

I am excited to show you what sewing projects I have up my sleeve, 

{or at least in the vicinity of the sewing machine......}

Thanks so much for stopping by...!!!

btw.....

I love hearing {or reading} your feedback!

Keep me posted....hahaha

{Yes pun intended!!! lol!!!}

Have a fabulous weekend!!!!

:-) Crystelle

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Finishing Up a New Pattern for a Burlap Purse.....

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Thought I'd show you some pictures of the purse that I am currently transforming into an easy pattern.

Yes! This is a simple purse to make!
Fun too!

Enjoy!

Happy burlap handbag sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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Eensy~Weensy~Teenie~Weenie Little Purse {Potato Sack Style}

hallo iedereen!

  hello friends!

as per Potato Boutique tradition:
another cute little Potato Sack Purse:
... ahhhh....love it!
  
I just love the little patches of potato sack print,
combined with rope and ric-rac

Note to self:
gotta use more ric-rac...

Happy burlap sack sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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Haute Potato Mitt for the Hot Potato Lover

For the rustic potato sack chef.....

{you know how I love my Idaho Burlap! }

these are really so fun to fashion up!

This hot mitt is made with a true buralp potato sack
.....I love it because the texture

is so awesome!

it's made with heat and cold resistant batting.....

ok ~

so my neighbor tried to steal this

as soon as I showed her...

but....
It will be a free giveaway on Blogmania soon..

I'll keep you posted....

Happy burlap sack sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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Calcium Nitrate Gunny Sack

As we vacationed in Central-Idaho, we came upon a gold dredge in the Sunbeam area. It was a wonderful "please touch" exhibit the children thoroughly enjoyed. One of the displays {which was completely unrelated to all the dredge displays} was this wonderful old gunny sack that used to contain Calcium Nitrate. I was so excited to see it and HAD to take this picture. Don't you just love the nostalgia that accompanies it?


This is what the tag reads:

Calcium Nitrate
from an abandoned mine
Not used in this dredge

This is what the gunny sack reads {OK, so I had a hard time making it all out....}:

100 pounds Net
Calcium Nitrate
Made in Norway
Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corp. New York, NY

Have a happy gunny sack day!
:-) Crystelle

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Shabby Chic Gunny Sack for Home Decor and More...!!!

Good Morning Everyone!

How wonderfully rustic chic is this gunny sack!

Gunny feed sacks make such a fantastic interior accent. It certainly adds to the "zip" factor....

Feedsacks are a true treasure when it comes to simple outdoorsy decor.

But wait! Why not take a rustic feedsack with you on your ventures OUT of your home!

A bag, tote, or handbag made out of feed sacks is the item you need to demonstrate your shabby outdoorsy style!

Gunny sacks, they're .... good....

Feed-sacks: Not just for feed anymore! hahaha!

Happy burlap sack sewing!

:-) Crystelle

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Photo's by MadCreekDesigns

Outdoor Burlap Sack Decor

A wonderful way to bring the natural rural country feel to your backyard is to incorporate actual burlap potato sacks into your outdoor decorating. Burlap sacks match any decor theme and celebrate the great outdoors better than any other medium. Burlap feed sacks are available for a reasonable price and can be fashioned into numerous decorative items such as pillows, wall decor, shade protection, and scarecrows, just to name a few.....


Have fun potato sack sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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Delectable Shabby Chic Burlap Pillows

Ahhhhhh.....


Savor the lovely sigh of these delectable burlap pillows found in Fine Bonnefections....
Feedsacks are such a marvelous fabric to celebrate life and living!


The whole atmosphere is exquisite.....
:-) Crystelle

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I Love Burlap Pillows and Curtains!

Check out this scrumptious burlap pillow....

these wonderful burlap curtains

Both are found in Wren's house...

Aren't they delicious?

Ahhh....burlap, print, the yummy turquoise wall....

I LOVE turquoise!

Life is good....

:-) Crystelle

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Burlap Bird's Nest to Make Yourself

Jen from Redberry Barn made this amazingly CUTE birds-nest using burlap strips. 

What a marvelous idea!

She is just a phenomenal crafter!

The nest was made by making a large burlap rose, then adding some additional jute fibers and some additional tulle to make the bird and her eggs feel at home.

Very good, Jen! We love it around here!

:-) Crystelle

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Looking GREAT in a REAL Potato Sack Dress

Paige Pearson is a wonderful young lady who was the Junior Miss Blackfoot 2009-2010

In this picture she appears wearing a FABULOUS potato sack dress that was custom made just for her. After all, Blackfoot is the "Potato Capital of the World!"


Paige Pearson displays her spectacular potatosack dress with a Spud Drive-In Movie Theater Truck (the truck is cute too!!!!)


Come to think of it, YOU would look fabulous in a potato sack dress as well!!!


Happy Potato Sack Sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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To view additional Potato Sack Dresses, please follow this link.

Purses Made Out Of Feed Sacks

It is just so wonderful to see a purse that is made out of a feed sack!
I love the "green" feel to it.I love the outdoor, rural feel of reusing an existing burlap sack.
I love the feel of living off the land and making due with what you have that a real potato sack purse gives.


I love the feel of farming and country living that you get when you think of the original purpose of the feed sack.
Purses made out of burlap sacks are just wonderful!
Purses made out of feed sacks make you feel good to be alive!




The patterns to potato sack purses pictured and others are available at PotatoBoutique.Etsy.com
{which is also the place to get your own genuine potato sacks....}



Happy Potato Sack Sewing!
:-) Crystelle

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To view additional purses made out of feedsacks, please follow this link

Coffee Sack Curtains~Valances

Have you checked out these burlap coffee sacks? They are so incredibly spectacular!

I love the way the vintage burlap coffee sacks are intact: not cut into at all. 

No cutting, no sewing....

Just some draping and tying.

Soooooo fun!  So simple!

So spectacular!

This is really a FABULOUS project. Very very nice!!!

Made by Jay and Melissa.

Love 'um!

:-) Crystelle

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To view additional coffee or potato sack curtains, please follow this link.

Potato Sacks are available right here.  

Burlap Curtains {Coffee Sack Style}

Potato sack curtains are the ultimate in cozy rural home country charm.

These burlap curtains {made out of genuine coffee sacks} are just amazing and fabulous and PERFECT!!!

They look adorable on the outside....

And they look charming on the inside!
Burlap sacks are so much fun!!!

Wow!

A very successful art and sewing project by Fairophelia
I love it!
Nice work, Angela!
:-) Crystelle

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To view additional coffee or potato sack curtains, please follow this link.
Potato Sacks are available right here

for the FREE Aerika purse pattern, click here...!!!

Burlap Sack Shabby Journal

I am just totally in love!!!!

Check out how CUTE cute CUTE these shabby burlap sack journals are!They are made by Rebecca Sower.

Visit her blog for some inspiration and great photography!

Nice work, Rebecca!

Crystelle

for the FREE Aerika purse pattern, click here...!!!

 

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Burlap Wreath on the Front Door

Is there a better way to welcome people to your home but by using burlap?
I think NOT!!!!! hahaha!!

Alisa from the Tidy Nest made this wonderful burlap wreath to welcome her quests as they come to her front door. I think she did GREAT!!!

Nice work, Alisa!
Crystelle

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Burlap Potato Sack Sewing Instructions

Sewing with Potato Sacks is fun and definitely CUTE and creative! But......If you ever thought that sewing with burlap potato sacks is easy~schmeezy, think again!....:~)

Unfortunately, sewing with potato sacks is nothing like sewing with burlap fabric you buy form the fabric stores ......Potato sacks are woven quite loosely, and you must be very careful in your preparation, or the individual jute fibers of the potato sack will get snagged, and pull out or break........

It is so sad when that happens to a sewing project that you worked so hard on and turned out so CUTE!!!!!

Soooooooooo...............

After having worked with potato sacks for some time, and having tried all kinds of different strategies and techniques, I have come up with some tips and tricks to make your sewing and or crafting with potato sacks LAST somewhat longer...!!!!! :)

The suggestions are all included in the tutorial:

Potato Sack Preparation Tricks and Tips {PDF eBook}

I give away this PDF file for free to anyone 
Just follow this link to my official website

Love to hear from you!

Especially if you send me pictures of what you have made!!!!

Love to see all the creativity out there!

It is totally worth the little extra time to use these extra methods to ensure your potato sack project will LAST!!!! :)

You will be SO MUCH happier with the end result!

:-) Crystelle

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