Cotton Ball Bunting

Today I was sitting around trying to figure out how I can make some streamers/bunting for filler at a friends wedding. I was cruising the web and found some really beautiful felt ball buntings. They were all stunning and even had tutorials on how to make your own felt balls. You have to buy a lot of materials. And to be honest, I haven't even changed clothes today so driving 45minutes to the closest craft store wasn't sounding too appealing to me.
Luckily with 3 years as a sculpture student I learned how to use different materials to achieve the same look! Yep I walked around the house and looked for material that was similar in size and shape as the felt balls and came up with cotton balls!

So I got all the cotton balls we had, a spool of thread, needle and scissors.

So first I threaded the needle (duh! don't judge I needed some pictures).

Then I simply pulled the thread through 1 cotton ball at a time and tied a simple knot around it and went on to thread the next cotton ball. 

Simple enough right! 

 I didn't really have a specific distance, I wanted the bunting to be sporadic so I just slid each ball down until I thought it was in a good spot :)

Thought it was pretty sweet looking. I don't have a picture of all if them together like I'm planning to hang in the wedding. But I thought the simple, organic shape of the cotton balls really is precious and can easily add some whimsy to a room. It would be fun to get some colored thread and maybe ribbon to add to the bunting just to give it a little more color. 

Yep, my afternoon consisted of watching crime shows and threading cotton balls :) Now I've just gotta make a run to the store for more cotton balls and I can do it all again!! This may be the cheapest wedding decoration ever! 

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PS I have a giveaway running right now and would love you to come enter! Check it out HERE

MONTHLY GIVEAWAY[1]

THATS RIGHT!! I will be hosting a giveaway every month  starting now!
This has been a project I've wanted to do since the last giveaway went so well back in August.  But I knew I needed to take my time and that I couldn't really do it all on my own. So I searched and searched and found the literally perfect match to help me host this giveaway :)

Let me introduce Rachel from Like A Saturday for just a second. First of all she is my birthday twin, yes we found each other through the crazy world that is blogging and instantly connected then realized we share the same birthday! So cool! But Rachel is has an awesome little blog that talks about all things crafty, DIY, home-making, and coffee related :) Sadly she lives all the way out in Texas, but thanks to the internet we are able to chat it up on the reg now! 

So basically I realized that with so much in common Rachel and I just had to start doing something together. And what better way to grow a blog, and friendship, than giving gifts! Rachel is being super generous with you so go show her some love by visiting, and following her blog here!! 

For this giveaway we collected all items around a "wine" theme. So first up is a serving tray from my personal ETSY shop. [in the shop for those of you who can't wait until the giveaway is over!] It is a solid pine tray that has been stained to mimic aging wood and finished so that it is food safe! The handles are hammered cast iron drawer pulls that add to the "rustic" feel over all. This particular tray has been hand painted with the phrase "Wine and Dine" and is ready to party whenever you are!! 

 $30 value

 Second we have two monogram-able (is that a word?) wine glasses and beautiful tea towel that has been donated by Razzberry Fizz! The glasses can be monogramed with a sticker made to look like etched glass once the winner has been chosen and given us their initial(s). You can choose from the fonts shown in the bottom corner of the image.
The tea towel is a chocolate brown and cream patterned towel that would be great way to spice up your kitchen, or even goes great with the glasses on the tray listed above!!

$25 value

And the last item in the giveaway has been donated by a small ETSY shop, STWoodshop. This is a handcrafted solid wood wine glass holder! If you are looking for a unique way to display your favorite wine glasses and treasured bottle, look no further because this is awesome! Be sure to visit the shop and check out all of their other handcrafted wood items also :) 

$10 value

Aren't those awesome?! Not only are they awesome but this means if you win you will be getting a package worth $60 FO FREE!! 

The giveaway is going to run TWO WEEKS, yes that is correct!  Each month you will have two weeks to enter to win the giveaway corresponding with the current month. So get ready for those fall nights with some wine and cheese shared with a friend :) Please be sure to enter as many times as possible to get a better chance of winning, and also be generous and share with your friends!! Maybe if someone you know wins they will share with you :) 

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