Burlap???

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Yup. Burlap. Yup, that stuff people wrap around their trees. Why do they do that?

Ok, so I know I got the green and black and white fabric for my curtains but then this happened in my kitchen:


...and all of the sudden, I'm thinkin'...I like the inclusion of of the outdoorsy, brownish, natural stuff. And then it hit me. Ton. Of. Bricks.

Burlap. What would burlap look like as curtains? Would I love it? Would I hate it? How much is burlap? Will hubs kill me if I buy it?

A quick joanns.com search told me that burlap was waaaaaay within our budget. Score. But how would I do it? And more importantly, would I like it?

No sewing. No curtain rod. Just some fabric glue and quilt binding.

Oh, and velcro.

You HEARD ME RIGHT! I used velcro to stick it to my wall. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Hehe.

Did I like it?

Well.....at first, no. There was too much brown and frankly, it looked masculine. But I had plans...oh...the plans...

Fleur de lis. Do you love that saying? I say it: Flur deh leeeeeeee with a really thick french accent. Do you love that shape? It means 'flower of the lily." It's French. (Don't tell the hubs)

Well...let's just say that with all the damask fabric and black and white things I have been looking up online...a fleur de lis was bound to pop up.

And now, one has popped up on my burlap kitchen window mistreatment.

It's hard to see it in this picture, but it gives you the feel...see how clean my kitchen is? It never looks like that....'cept for when I was taking this picture...


I {heart} it. Hubs {hearts} that it was only $7 to do. SEVEN DOLLARS! You don't have to gasp...I'll gasp for you!


And then...I think I'm going with this fabric for the back of my cabinets...although, I have yet to try out a harlequin pattern....


And just for good measure:

Ooohhhh.....SQUEEZ-A YOU FACE! (That's what my aunt says!)

I {heart} him too!

You know what I've learned from all of this? I {heart} French Country. And I didn't even know it. And that I {heart} too much. I gotta learn how to really heart a {heart}, you know?