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Last week I shared all about our Love is in the Details photo field trip with Jeanna Hayes Studios and Suzanne from She Paperie and I promised a quick tutorial on how to make this fantastic DIY burlap garland!

I’m telling ya… this was one of my all time favorite projects to date!!  It’s amazingly simple and absolutely STUNNING!

Here is what you will need…

• Burlap – for this length which was about 12 feet I {get ready for this} used about 5 yards of burlap.
• Heavy weight hemp twine
• yarn needle
• scissors

First you will need to cut your burlap.  Now… cutting burlap straight can be a bit tricky but thanks to Linda over at Craftaholics Anonymous I learned a nifty little trick.  You figure out where you would like to cut, and then pull that string out. This will then leave a perfect straight line for you to follow when you make your cut.

 

Now, I made my strips 4 inches wide.  The beauty of this is you can make them as wide as you want.

Once you have everything cut you’ll need to measure your hemp twine to the length that you want for the garland. Thread your hemp twine through the large yarn needle and make a large knot at the end.

You’ll then make a very large basic stitch in the middle of the burlap strip from end to end…

…gently push the burlap down to the knot. The burlap will naturally spin on the twine making a really neat Elizabethan collar effect…

Just keep adding strips of burlap until your twine is full and then tie it off with a large knot.

You’re all done and now you have an amazing garland that will really turn heads at your next event!

 

 

Danielle from Two Lilies Boutique and WhipperBerry

Who I am……I had to reflect and think about who I really am. Finding me and who I am has been a journey. Circumstances in my life have shaped the woman I am today. For many years I have supported my husband through the highs and lows of countless years in Medical school and now Residency. While I attend to the children and home I have a tendency to over look myself. When I got more involved with the blogging world I believe that this is where I have found one of my passions. Creativity is in my soul and it makes me happy. It’s who I am. And being a part of this amazing community of women that get me, helps me to embrace who I am. Making me a better wife, mother, friend, and most importantly, me.

I am a true and loyal friend.

I admire my husband.

I am an out-going person and talk a lot.

I am obsessed with hair. Love to do it and try new things.

I hate my toes.

My children are the reason I wake up in the morning.

I am a giver. Giving fills my soul.

I am deeply passionate in whatever I am working on.

I LOVE the color green.

I am not a big fan of change. But I’ve learned to roll with it.

I love to get all dolled up in heels and a dress.

I have an intense fear of dogs.

I don’t have an ounce of musical talent but music is a huge part of my life. Music speaks the words I can not say.

I want to be remembered.

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Danielle is a dear sweet friend of mine and I am soooo happy to have her on our WhipperBerry team.  She is beautiful inside and out and AMAZINGLY talented!!  I am blessed to have her in my life, even if it has to be long distance, sigh…

I have to fully admit… I fell in LOVE with sweet Amy’s {from The Idea Room} Graduation Oreo Pops!!!  I couldn’t help but day dream about what I would do with that fun little treat.  I didn’t have to dream too long… My daughters birthday was last week and she requested Amy’s amazing Oreo Pops for her take to school treat.  We decided to change up the name a bit and call them Oreo Lollipops for a fresh take.  So, It’s take-two time…

For Amy’s tutorial on how to make them, click HERE.  The only thing I did a little different was that I used caramel apple sticks rather than popsicle sticks {because that’s what I had on hand.}  Also, after I placed the sticks in the Cakesters I put them in the freezer for several hours until they were frozen solid.  This is a critical step that if you skip you will have a muddy mess in your white chocolate!

Em and I then packaged them up to get ready for her special day.  First, we stamped some glassine bags with a simple Happy Birthday Emily…

Then we tied them with some Divine Twine from WhiskerGraphics.  Super Simple and totally stunning!!

They were a huge hit!!  Thanks Amy for giving us such and inspiring treat!!  Now, what would YOU guys do with some Oreo Lollipops?

We’ve linked to…

• House of Hepworths
• The Girl Creative
• Pity Party @ 30 Days
• Just a Girl
• Fingerprints on the Fridge
• The Stories of A to Z
• Tatertots & Jell-o
• Polka Dots on Parade
• Along for the Ride
• Be Different Act Normal
• I Heart Naptime
• A Bowl Full of Lemons
• Sew Can Do
• Skip to my Lou
• C.R.A.F.T.
• Today’s Creative Blog
• Tip Junkie

Happy Monday everyone! So much to do so we are just going to get right to business…

Our WINNER from last week’s Seda France candle giveaway…

Tonia from The Gunny Sack, congrats! Thank you to Oksana for your brilliant guest post and for sponsoring the fun giveaway!!

As a surprise we have anther giveaway to announce today!!  For those of you who can spend hours in the art supply section of your local craft store, this giveaway is for you!!

Faber-Castell has some amazing new crafting gems…

 

You can make things like this…

{Credits: Top – Christy Tomlinson, Bottom – Wendy Price}

Faber-Castell has an amazing line of fun crating supplies that any crafter would love to get their hands on.  They are AMAZING!!  Faber-Castell is giving away Mix & Match sets to TWO lucky WhipperBerry readers all you have to do is…

• “Like” their Facebook page and leave a comment saying hello from WhipperBerry.
• Visit their website and TRY to pick what your “must have” product you would choose.  Return to WhipperBerry and leave a comment for both tasks.

This Giveaway will run through Sunday, June 5th and will be announced on Monday the 6th!

NOW, on to our Friday Flair Features!!

This cake looks divine from Inside BruCrew Life

Apothecary plant love from Not Just a Housewife 

Mini album from PaperVine

Grilled Corn from Cottage in the Oaks

Petal Flower Pillow from My Sweet Thing

Fabric Bin Tutorial from Everywhere Orange

Garden Bench from  Cottage Hill

Porch Swing Makeover from The Cellar Door Stories

Raspberry Buttercream with Chocolate Cake from Picking Pretty Flowers @ Joy in the Jumble

Paint Stick Flag from Dreaming in Color

Garden Picks from Creative “Try”als

Coffee Table Makeover from Persia Lou

Strawberry Pie from Fools Rush In

Crispy Peanut Butter Nutella Bars from Vittles and Bits

Fancy Nancy Party from It’s Always and Party at the Parkers

Zesty Spring Salad from I {Heart} Naptime

Paper Organizer from Less Cake More Frosting

Once again another amazing Friday Flair week!  You guys are wonderful.  Don’t forget to enter this weeks giveaway, you won’t want to miss this one!

Kari from Ucreate

• I dance with my husband to loud music in the car.
• People look at us like we’re crazy! K, so maybe we are.
• I detest cantaloupe and coconut!
• I LOVE grilled pineapple.
• I will try to create just about any craft, but I’m super intimidated when it comes to crocheting or knitting!
• I have one boy and 3 girls that I’m crazy about!
• I have a designer fabric obsession.
• I fought a rare life-threatening disease at the age of 6 {Reye’s Syndrome}.
• I believe in Jesus Christ.
• My favorite movie is Disney’s Tangled.
• Sometimes I turn down great opportunities and it’s hard, but I want my family to know they always come first.
• You can always find a great book on my night stand… I love to read.
• I’m a chicken on scary amusement park rides.
• I hate to fold laundry and if you come over you’ll probably find a clean mountain on my downstairs couch! I love to do dishes.
• I want to be a better photographer.
• My happy place is the BEACH and I wish I lived near one!
• I try to be a good mother…sometimes I feel like I’m a referee.
• I use the words “rad” and “fabulous” too much. For some strange reason I always capitalize LOVE.
• I get excited every time I find a new project that I want to create!!

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Kari is one of those totally down to earth, super sweet… Rockstars!!!! I have loved Ucreate for some time now and when Kari asked us to guest post several months ago I have to say… I was walking on clouds for a couple of months afterward!! Thanks Kari for being you and for creating something fabulous that we can all share in!!

Now let’s PARTY!!

It’s Friday Flair… show us what you have {Whipped-Up} this week!

Here are the sticky rules {you know rules are in place so that no one gets their feelings hurt or there eye poked out! So let’s play nice.}

• Please link up only your own projects, and link to the specific post, not your blog home page. No Etsy shops or giveaways, please.

• You must grab a WhipperBerry button and include it somewhere in the post you’re linking, or on your home page (a text link is great too).

• Stay and mingle (remember, it’s a party!), and leave a couple comments for other guests!