Cat in a Bag

Planning to change your home interior with burlap? You'll need:

an old vase
a wine bottle
an iron jar from tea or cookies
a sofa cushion
a bag (or coarse thread like the kind used to make potato sacks)
glue
scissors.

Vases and Wine Bottles

Photo 1 — Vase in eco-style

Photo 2 — Composition made from items in burlap

For this, take a bag and carefully unravel it into threads.

If you already have ready thread — congratulations, you've saved an entire hour!

Once your bag turns into a ball of threads, take the base (a wine bottle for a narrow-necked vase or a tall metal or glass jar for a wide vase). Start wrapping the thread neatly around the bottle.

While doing so, smear the bottle with glue and coat each new layer with glue as well. Regular PVA will work fine—after drying, it won't leave marks. The thread should lie flat without gaps.

After the bottle is completely wrapped, let it dry for about 10 hours. Then begin decorating it. You can glue on artificial flowers or satin ribbons. If you like, sculpt figures from salt dough or clay and attach them once they've dried.

This little vase will make a wonderful decoration for a cottage or country house interior.

Gift Packaging for Bottles

You can make gift packaging for bottles using the same method. Agree, sometimes when visiting friends, you buy a bottle of champagne or cognac as a gift. But if you spend a few hours beforehand making the bottles in this style, your friends will be pleasantly surprised and your gift won’t seem ordinary anymore.

Photo 3 — Bottles wrapped in burlap

Photo 4 — Bottles wrapped in burlap

Jars for Grains or Small Decorations

These are made using the same technique described above. For the base, use an iron jar from tea or cookies. Making several identical jars in this way can create a nice kitchen decor.

Photo 5 — Jar for grains wrapped in burlap

Decorative Sofa Pillows

If you want to add a touch of eco-style to the rest of your apartment’s interior, make decorative sofa pillows in the style of country or rustic.

Making such a pillow will take you only half an hour. You don’t even need to unravel the bag. Just cut a cover pattern from the bag that fits your existing cushion. Decorate the front side with lace, ribbons, or flowers and ruffles made from the same burlap.