Monday, October 28, 2013

Burlap Ruffled Tablecloth

Hello bloggin' friends!  I wanted to share my burlap ruffled tablecloth with you today.  Hilary and I decided that we wanted to have a ruffled tablecloth for the bride's cake table.  I started looking for one and was shocked at the price!  I could only find them on Etsy and most were priced from $200.00 - $350.00!  I decided that I could do this myself and went to work.  I purchased an entire bolt of burlap from Hobby Lobby for $48.00 (using my 40 % coupon).  Of course, I did not need the entire bolt, but I plan to use it for other projects too.  I used about 4 yards for the tablecloth.  I already had the white muslin that I used for some of the ruffles.  It did take ALOT of time but I think it turned out really nice.  Tracy was alot of help with the "math" part of this project.  I spent a total of $22.00 to make this 6 foot tablecloth.  I think that's pretty good savings!  Now.. to figure out what kind of  tablecloth to  put on the other tables.....  I sure am having fun planning this wedding.  Just hope I can get it all done in time.   Thanks for dropping by. 
 
 
My ruffled burlap tablecloth.  Total spent:  $22.00 and ALOT of hours!
 

 
Beautiful Etsy burlap tablecloth for $320.00. (I understand the price because of the time it takes!)
 


10 comments:

  1. Wow - it turned out great! I'm a new follower on bloglovin looking forward to seeing what else you create for the wedding.

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    1. Thanks for your kind words! So glad you are a follower now. Will be posting lots more soon:)

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  2. The first thing I thought when I saw this was, "Not on your LIFE!" But honestly, if I were in your shoes, I would do the same thing. OH...the SAVINGS!!
    Also, the idea that popped into my head when you mentioned what to do with the tables was this blog post:
    http://gailsdecorativetouch.blogspot.com/2012/03/dining-room-and-salvation-army-silver.html
    Love her centerpiece, pinned it immediately when I saw it!
    Can't wait to see what else you do!! New follower on Bloglovin' ;)

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  3. Michele -- I followed the link and "Wow!" Love it all!! Thanks so much for the link and thanks for following. I am sure I can get some great inspiration from here.

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  4. Cathy, another success, it is beautiful. I definitely can see the hours it took to make it but well worth it.

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  5. That is adorable!! I wish I would have seen this last week, it would have gone great with the canopy tutorial I just blogged! Following! Charlie @pickledokra.blogspot.com

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  6. Wow, it turned out amazing, and I am sure it was a lot of hard work folding and adding ruffles. I'm loving all your burlap projects! Thanks for visiting. XD

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  7. This is fabulous!!! I wish I had a sewing machine to make this beautiful table cloth!

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  8. This is one reason I am so glad I sew! There are so many things that I have wanted over the years and nearly fainted from the price tag. You did an excellent job on your burlap ruffled tablecloth! Thank you for linking up at the #StitchItBlogItShareIt Link Party. I hope you'll join us again every Sunday night at 7pm.

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