Burlap Craft and Decor Ideas

Using burlap is a fun and inexpensive way to decorate for your wedding. There are so many creative things that can be done with this fabric. Its rustic look makes it fit perfectly at many weddings.

Burlap is easily becoming a favorite and a staple in weddings and other events, and if you want to use this fabric for your wedding decorations and other items, here are some ideas you may want to consider.

Wedding Invitations

There are many different ways that you can use burlap when sending out your wedding invitations to set the rustic tone. Consider wrapping a strip of burlap around your wedding invitation and then decorating it with a big paper flower, seashells, or some other design for an inexpensive invite that your friends are sure to not forget.

Alternatively, add some burlap and lace elements to your invitations. You can opt to cut a heart out of each and add it to the corner of your invitation. Hiding your wedding invitation inside a piece of burlap tied with raffia or twine is another fun idea that is sure to impress.

Burlap Boutonnieres

There are many creative ways to use burlap to make your own boutonnieres for the groom and his groomsmen. It is easy to make a rose out of just burlap by wrapping small strips until the flower is formed.

Alternatively, burlap can be added as a backdrop to flowers to help set the tone of your big day. You can also cut and attach fun burlap ribbons to boutonnieres that you get from the florist or have a friend make.

Decorations

You can use burlap in many different ways in your wedding decorations. Use large strips to tie a bow on the back of chairs for the wedding party. Drape pieces of burlap and lace over chairs, and gather in the middle with flowers to upgrade the look of normal chairs at your reception hall.

Burlap lends itself well to creating centrepieces, whether you opt to create mason jars with tea light candles in the middle or wrap it around small planted pots that each guest can take home as a wedding present. It is easy to create photo displays using burlap, whether you opt to create large burlap flowers or you choose to hang burlap banners to celebrate the love of a couple through photos. Of course, burlap instantly upgrades the look of a wedding arch.

Table Settings

While you can always use burlap to create table runners either by themselves or with lace overlays, there are many other ways to use this fabric in your table settings on your big day. You can sew small monogrammed pockets and stick the silverware in them.

You can also opt to tie a set of silverware together using burlap as your napkin band. Decorated placemats look chic when made from this fabric. It can even be used on a serving bar to catch drips.

Wedding Favors

Burlap bags that can be easily crafted at home are perfect for wedding favors. You can opt to monogram them with your new initial if you desire or opt to print a special message on them. Fill them with coffee, candy or potpourri.

Consider wrapping photo frames in burlap and giving them to your guests. Create cute candles inside baby food containers, and wrap a piece of burlap and lace around them to give to your guests. Of course, burlap tote bags are a great way to thank your wedding party.

Final Thoughts

You will want to have plenty of high-quality burlap on hand with so many creative things you can do with it. Don’t forget to buy some extra for those last-minute emergencies that you need to take care of as you will find a way to do so with burlap.