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Hand Painted Table Runner

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Hand Painted Table Runner 


This is a hand painted table runner that I recently made for my dear friend, Tobi.  
She found the runner in a magazine article (see below photo) and knew that it would be just perfect for her dining room table.  
So, we started looking for it.  
We searched for that runner everywhere and couldn't find it!  


So I decided to make one for her.  
I bought a few yards of canvas fabric. 
I chose a very thick fabric so I wouldn't have to line or double it.
Then, I sketched some birds that I felt like looked similar to the style of those in the magazine photo. 


I painted them on the runner, using acrylic paints.  
I painted the birds on both ends, opposite sides, 
so wherever you're sitting at the table, you can see the birds!


The scariest part of this for me was serging the edges (using a rolled hem).  
After all the hours of painting, I was afraid the fabric would tear or mess up and ruin all my work. 
 I literally held my breath the entire time I was serging.  
If I ever make another runner, I will serge the edges BEFORE I paint.
Thankfully, it all worked out this time.







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Cafe Press Give-Away... Update

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I was compensated with free merchandise by Cafe Press for my review on this post.  The opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not swayed by free merchandise.  I have been a Cafe Press customer for many years, prior to this promotion.  
You can read more about my Disclosure policy here.








Here are a few of my 
favorite invitations...



So, here's the scoop... I have removed the GIVEAWAY details because the contest has expired and it didn't go over that well, quite honestly!  I spoke to several of you who said it was just too time consuming to search out a product, etc for the giveaway and I completely understand :)
So I have contacted Cafe Press to tell them what I'm ordering and it's 
A SECRET!
I will tell you this... 
you can expect a full and honest review!

Have a great weekend!

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