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Late Fall Mantel with DIY Burlap & Feather Wrapped Mason Jars

Happy November 1st to everyone: I hope you all had a fabulous Halloween!! I was pretty excited to take down my Halloween décor and move back into calm-old Fall mode… and today I can’t wait to share the Burlap and Feather Wrapped Mason Jars that I created to decorate our new late fall mantel.

Late Fall Mantel with vintage paddle and mason jars at thehappyhousie

Burlap and Feather Wrapped Mason Jars for Late Fall Mantel

 This was a super easy project. To create these you need:

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  • Mason Jars
  • burlap ribbon (or strips of burlap)
  • feathers
  • twine
  • hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • embellishments (I used scrabble tiles to spell out FALL)

Supplies for making burlap and feather wrapped mason jars at thehappyhousie

  1.  Start by cutting your burlap ribbon so that is will wrap completely around your mason jars.
  2. Then fold your burlap strip (or ribbon) to the size you want it to be and use a little dab of hot glue to hold it in place.
  3. Arrange the feathers how you want them – I grouped two of my printed feathers around one white feather.
  4. Attach the feathers with a dab of hot glue.
  5. Wrap some twine around the jar at the bottom of the feathers.
  6. Finish it off with a little embellishment (like my scrabble tiles) if it strikes your fancy!

You’re done!

Burlap and Feather Wrapped Mason Jars for Late Fall Mantel at thehappyhousie

burlap and feather wrapped FALL mason jars

 

These were fun to make and are the perfect addition to our Late Fall Mantel.

Late Fall Mantel with DIY Mason Jars Wrapped in Burlap and Feathers

I used a pretty neutral palette this time around- there is just something so cozy and fallish about using natural elements like pine cones, wood rounds, feathers…and I even threw in an old broken paddle that recently floated in from the lake.

Late Fall Mantel Burlap and Feather Mason Jars at thehappyhousie

I’m pretty in love with my little Mr. Squirrel collecting his acorns (he looks like he would give you a good fiery hiss if you tried to pry that baby away from him:)  I picked him up early in the fall at Home Sense (Home Goods) for $12. But because he is so cute I thought that was a total steal (start the car!!!!).

late fall mantel with burlap and feather wrapped mason jars and wood round at thehappyhousie

My boys’ were super avid about collecting the pinecones for this mantel- it was such a fun activity for a beautiful, sunny fall afternoon.

pinecones on the late fall mantel at thehappyhousie

I re-used my Faux Chalkboard burlap bunting from our Early Autumn Harvest Mantel… it is so versatile! I just simply wiped off the old chalk with a slightly damp cloth and then used my chalk pen to write “gather” on the black cardstock ‘chalkboards’.

Late Fall Mantel with Burlap and feather wrapped mason jars at thehappyhousie

This project is for Burlap Week with the Get Your DIY On Fall Challenge- check out the amazing projects that my cohosts created this week!!

Get Your DIY On Burlap Projects

Burlap Frame by Christy at Confessions of a Serial Do-It Yourselfer

Chalkboard with Burlap Leaves by April at House by Hoff

Fall Frame by Mandy at The Hankful House

Christmas Burlap Banner by Abby at Just a Girl and Her Blog

Be sure to head over and see their fabulous projects in person! I know I will be:)

I LOVE working with burlap so much – do you? If you liked this project, you may be interested in:

(pictures are the link)

burlap floral strip pillow full DIY tutorial at thehappyhousie

early harvest fall mantel with crates and apples and pears and chalkboard and burlap bunting at thehappyhousie

Fall apple harvest Wreath with diy chalkboard burlap bunting at thehappyhousie

Two Minute Burlap Embellished Fall Pillows thumbnail at thehappyhousie

Do you like making things with burlap? Any recent projects? I sure hope you come back to share what you have done on Sunday – the Burlap Project party goes live at 4pm PST or 7pm EST! I can’t wait for some new burlap-inspiration.

(In fact – I like it so much that I even have a whole pinterest board dedicate to burlap – I’d love to have you follow along on Pinterest).

 

Thanks for reading. And remember my housie friends, HOME isn’t built in a day. Enjoy the journey.

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51 Comments

    1. Hi Theresa! I love fall too- though mainly when we get those beautiful crisp, sunny clear fall days. Our winters here are pretty mild… lots and lots of rain and fog. Coastal, I guess. So it can seem like a long time until spring some days! Thanks for your visit!!

    1. Hi Nancy! Crazy find, hey. My boys thought it was pretty funny when I found it. You just never know where a treasure might pop up – gotta keep your eyes peeled at all times!! Thanks for your visit -hope you are having a good week:)

  1. Krista I love that you added the scrabble tiles, they are adorable. I haven’t worked with feathers before but I love these. I need to add that to my to do list 🙂

  2. Krista, I love your mantel and the jars are beautiful! Can I say how impressed I am that you put together another mantel after Halloween? It looks just wonderful, of course! 🙂 Thanks so much for joining us and sharing at Best of the Weekend! Pinning! Have a happy Saturday!

    1. Hi Cindy! I started planning it a few days before Halloween. If I must confess I was really tired of my Halloween décor and pretty thrilled to get back to regular old fall! I guess I started too early (you know- blogger’s schedule!). Thanks for hosting – hope you have a fabulous weekend:)

  3. This is a delightful project! The feathers you used remind me of the ones I used in the boutonnieres for my wedding, which of course makes me smile. 🙂

    1. Thank you Marie!! I love a banner that can be re-used…. especially considering how often I have been changing up my mantel:) Thanks so much for your visit and comments!

  4. This is just perfect, Krista!! I’m thinking I may have to make some of these myself!! Maybe I will wait for Valentine’s Day and add the word “Love”! Cute right?? We’ll see. I always have good intentions… but you know how that goes! And is it crazy that V-day is even on my radar?!? AHhhhhh…. this blog world has turned me into a monster! 🙂

    1. I love that idea Candace! (no pun intended:)… it would be super cute. You have totally turned into a blogging monster – join the club. I COULDN’T wait to rip down Halloween and get back to fall- so I can start thinking about Christmas!! Have a fabulous weekend:)

    1. I hear ya Amy- loving the feathers too but figuring out how best to use them took me a few tries. I am happy with how this project turned out though:)

    1. I know Christy!! I LOVE that paddle- my family looked at me like I was off my rocker when I salvaged it from under a pile of other driftwood- but they are used to me by now:)

  5. Your pictures are great as are your projects. Last week I bought small feathers for a project, but I will either have to change it or buy more because I love the jars.

    1. Thank you Sandra! I am really loving feathers right now and must say I had a few craft fails before I came up with this project – happy with this one though! Now to decide what else to do with them!

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