Kalleen At Second Street created faux leather leaves for a really cool table runner without having the mess of reall leaves.
There's nothing like scattered leaves to bring in the fall.
There's nothing like scattered leaves to bring in the fall.
I found this really great faux leather at a warehouse this week. I bought a half a yard for $2. I had a million things in my head I wanted to do with it. But then it hit me, I really wanted to make a table runner of big leaves.
You see I've been wanting to make a table runner like this forever but didn't want to figure out how to finish the edges. This was the perfect material.
I liked how the texture was kinda leafy.
I googled leaf silhouettes, and drew a couple of shapes out on paper. Than I traced then onto the back of the leather.
This was the most time consuming job. It took me about 45 minute to sew on all the veins. I used yellow thread but I think tan or off white would work well too.
When the veins were done, I lined them up in an order I liked. I made sure each leaf touched the another in two spots on both side. Then I marked the touching points with a small sharpie.
I used a brown thread to tack the touching points together.
I'm not ready to bring out Halloween, but I'm enjoying a touch of fall.
What a cool idea for faux leather leaves! I love the look of those big leaves. How fun!
What a fantastic Fall runner! Looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring my table runner. I'm glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteI love this - very cool idea!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!
ReplyDeleteSew cute!
ReplyDeleteThose are SO INCREDIBLY cute! GREAT idea! They would make a FAB garland too, they are just so cool. Thanks for sharing...you always share the best goodies. ;-) BTW,I'm having a $35.00 CSN gift certificate give away, you might want to check it out!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute!! what a creative idea!
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