Burlap Footballs DIY

A couple of Saturdays ago, I got together with Melony, from CleverlyCreativeGirl, Kennita, from RandomActsofKindness, and Stacy from Sleepyhead Designs to make burlap footballs and canvas paws for our front doors!  Lots of teams represented, so it was fun to have so many different end results! 

What you will need:

Burlap or canvas material

Poster board for template

Scissors

Chalk

Paint

Tulip brand puff paint for outlining designs

Paintbrushes

Stapler

Recycled plastic sacks

Ribbon 

Florist's wire (if not using ribbon for hanger)

For the burlap footballs, we started with a template using poster board, tracing the design onto the burlap using chalk.  Chalk mistakes easily brush off :).

For the canvas paws, Kennita created a template using butcher paper and traced it directly onto the canvas.

Then, we cut out our designs and again, used chalk to create our team logos, letters, and football laces. 

Using coordinating acrylic paint, we painted the footballs and paws.  **Note...for painting burlap, use thick butcher paper or cardboard underneath.  Newspaper is too thin.

I chose to create ribbon hangers, but you could also use simple florist wire.  To attach the ribbon, staple the ribbon to the back layer, so once assembled, the ribbon will be hidden.  (Shown in above photo before the top layer of the football is attached).

To secure the back and front of the footballs, simply staple the edges all the way around the football, leaving an opening (shown below) for stuffing with plastic grocery sacks.  If using canvas as shown in Georgia paw below, you can hot glue the edges to secure.

Fill the football (or paw) with recycled plastic sacks to the desired puffiness, and staple (or glue canvas) to enclose.

You can embellish the "hanger" in countless ways!  Have fun here!  I chose 6 or 7 ribbons of varying sizes and designs to match the team colors.  Using a little more than a foot of each ribbon, I tied a simple knot at the top of the ribbon hanger.

Kennita chose used a dowel rod to display her Georgia Dawg paw!  Hot glue the dowel rod to the front piece of canvas on the inside to secure.  

Melony's completed footballs shown above and below...one for her kids' school and one for the Hogs!

If you are a house divided, make one for each team! 

**For reference, the Ole Miss, Auburn, and Woo Pig Sooie footballs are 18 inches.  Melony's LRCA and HOGS are 20 inches.  

Have fun making one of your own!

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