Decorating for Fall: Stenciled Banner and Framed Art

This post is sponsored by DecoArt, all opinions are mine.

Happy Labor Day!  Not much by way of celebrating going on around here, just some relaxing, and good a little crafting!  Labor Day marks the end of Summer {although it’s still in the 90’s}, and you know what that means? It’s time to decorate for Fall!  The first thing I did was clear off my summer mantel to make room for the fall decor.  Last year I went with mostly white for my Fall Mantel, and I loved it!  This year though, I thought I’d add a punch of color to the mantel with one of my favorite combos, teal and orange!

Decorating for Fall: Stenciled Banner and Framed Art

Truthfully I have nothing prepared for Fall this year so I made a few things this weekend to get me started.  The lovely folks at DecoArt had sent me this amazing assortment of Americana Multi-Surface Satins paint and Ame
ricana stencils, so this was my chance to get a little crafty for my fall decor!

You can get your Fall season started off with some crafting too!  To make these projects you’ll need:

Materials:

Banner:

6 squares of burlap, cut evenly

Jute twine

DecoArt Americana paint

Americana stencils

Small foam brush

Hot glue gun

Framed Art:

Inexpensive frame

Square of burlap to fit the frame

DecpArt/Americana paint

Americana stencil

{Americana Multi-Surface Satins are available for purchase at Michaels, A.C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, and other fine craft retailers}

I always have burlap lying around, which is a great material for this time of year.  The first project I made was stenciled branches for framed art:

This Framed Art was incredibly simple to put together!

I went to the thrift store and picked up a pretty blue frame for just 3.99, can’t beat that!

Next I pulled out all of the orange shades in my DecoArt stash, and chose ‘Pumpkin Patch’ for this project.

Using the ‘Branching Out’ Americana stencil, I taped it over a small piece of burlap and with a sponge applicator, I dabbed the orange paint on to the stencil.  I carefully pulled the stencil off, and let it dry completely for about 30 minutes.  I put the frame together and voila–all done!  So EASY!

The next project is a simple banner for the fall mantel.  For this one I pulled out all of the blue shades in the Americana stash.  That’s a whole lot of blue!

I chose the closest to the teal on the frame, blue lagoon..so pretty!

I used one part of the “Angular Motion’ stencil, and went with white.  For the wording I used a large block letter stencil with the ‘Blue Lagoon’ paint.

 To adhere the burlap pieces to the jute twine, I used small beads of hot glue along the back, spacing each piece 5 inches apart.

How easy peasy are these fall projects?  Wouldn’t the “Branched Out’ stencil be beautiful in white against a silver backdrop for Christmas too?  Oooh, so many ideas stirring up in my noggin’!

If you are going to make these or any other crafts this season, I’ve got a sweet deal for ya!  Head on over to Michaels, A.C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, buy 5 Americana Multi Surface Paints and get $3 back!  All rebates submtted will be entered to win an iPad Mini, WOOT!!  

I’m going to be working on my fall mantel all week, making it up as I go along, cause that’s how I roll!  When do you typically start decorating for Fall?  Is your decor planned ahead of time or are you winging it, like I am?