Primitive Sunflowers

Here's a primitive gift I made for my niece's birthday yesterday.

We both love primitive country decor and she wanted to add some "sunflowers" to her newly redecorated living room.

I couldn't find anything at our local shop so I decided to branch out and try my hand at making something.

You can find detailed instructions for making the sunflowers on the Primitive Times Magazine blog.

I used the free crow pattern from Free Craftz Patterns.

I painted the jar with brown craft paint - sealed it and then made a thin black wash (black paint and water) to go over it - sealing it again at the end with a clear sealer.

For the tag I coffee dyed some cardstock and tied my "blessing" to the jar with raffia.

 Some Spanish moss and a few berry twigs completed the arrangement.

I made a fall arrangement for myself using the same sunflower pattern but different material. I used a painted mason jar I already had for the base.

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