give thanks-a fabric banner

Last weekend,

my friend, Erin, from CreativeLeigh Me,
came over to show me a thing or two about "fabric banners."

She is the fabric banner queen!  She has even made an interchangeable banner for different occasions,
and has sweet little accents like hearts ready to be thrown in the mix.

Boy, was it fun!

Lots of cutting!

I decided to outline the acorn and the leaves to help them "pop."

I refrained on the letters,

because it would have taken entirely too long,

and used crimping sheers to help the fabric not fray.

Then up she went!...a few days later.

After a moment, I realized something was missing--

Do you see it?

My new favorite owl.

He is quite cute, right?

And he helps spruce up my boring mantle.

This craft was involved, but relatively easy,
and has so many possibilities!

Have you done any fun crafts lately?