Black and White Christmas Song Lyric Table Runner #HomeforChristmas

For a fun and festive addition to our table the Christmas, we made a black and white table runner ... complete with the lyrics to one of our favorite Christmas songs! I'm so excited to post this as a part of a fun bloghop with Hometalk.com and CountryLiving.com. After reading this post, be sure to click the hashtag for a TON of great ideas and inspiration!

The bold black and white runner fits our Christmas decor scheme this year ... Modern with Black, White, and Green accents.











This runner was SO simple to create! We used the following:
- 2 yards of canvas duck cloth fabric
- White Craft paint
- Small paint brush
- yardstick (to keep things straight and spaced)
- sewing machine to sew hem OR simply hem tape and an iron to create a clean hem





Cut fabric to roughly 20" wide x the length of your table.
Next, fold all sides of fabric under about 1/2" - 1" on all sides. Either sew hem with black thread OR simply press hem tape into fold and iron to secure.





Using yardstick, measure equal spaces down each side to ensure your lines will all be relatively evenly spaced and level. I place a piece of painters tape down each side at 3" intervals.





Place yardstick across the corresponding mark on each side to create a rough 'line' to follow when painting. Next, simply grab a small paint brush and start 'writing' on your song lyrics using the yardstick as your guide.





Continue writing/painting until you run out of space!





I added some painted mason jars filled with sprigs of boxwood and tied with a black and white gingham ribbon.





I added some faux birch cone trees and some bright green reindeer moss for a pop of color. Some short mason jars filled with faux snow and a flameless candle are also set on top of the runner.





The table runner is a fun and bold addition to our Christmas decor in the dining room!





You can check out the full details, and more Christmas decor ideas over on my blog. Also ... be sure to click on the hashtag to see the other ideas on the Hometalk.com and CountryLiving.com bloghop going on now!






Original article and pictures take http://www.hometalk.com/11587795/black-and-white-christmas-song-lyric-table-runner site