Rae Dunn Ornaments With Farmhouse Style

How to make Rae Dunn inspired embroidery hoop Christmas ornaments with farmhouse style from recycled fabric.



I'm happy to finally find a use for an old red ticking stripe armchair slipcover we are no longer using. These embroidery hoop ornaments are so easy to make and are embellished with simple embroidery stitches that anyone can do.



Easy DIY Rae Dunn ornaments with modern farmhouse style Christmas decoration idea with recycled ticking stripe slipcover and small embroidery hoops.

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Farmhouse Style Embroidery Hoop Ornaments

While the ticking stripe fabric gives the Christmas ornaments a country feel, the Rae Dunn-inspired words give them that modern farmhouse charm. I haven't picked up an embroidery needle in years but just like riding a bike, the simple stitches came right back.



Easy DIY Rae Dunn ornaments with modern farmhouse style Christmas decoration idea with recycled ticking stripe slipcover and small embroidery hoops.

I still have a lot of slipcover fabric leftover even after using it to make several ticking stripe pumpkins, a ticking fabric office chair pillow, an upholstered ticking fabric IKEA stool makeover, and a ticking fabric heart wreath.



Our home is decorated in traditional red and our tree is an eclectic mix of vintage style ornaments so these DIY farmhouse ornaments fit right into our holiday decor. You can see them hanging on our eclectic Christmas tree in the tour links further down in the post.


Easy DIY Rae Dunn ornaments with modern farmhouse style Christmas decoration idea with recycled ticking stripe slipcover and small embroidery hoops.

What You'll Need To Make The Farmhouse Ornaments

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Supply List

4-inch Embroidery Hoops
Red Ticking Stripe Fabric
Red Embroidery Floss
Large Eye Embroidery Needle
Faux Cedar Evergreen Pick
1/4-inch Red Ribbon
Hot Glue Gun



How To Make Rae Dunn Inspired Farmhouse Ornaments

Easy DIY Rae Dunn ornaments with modern farmhouse style Christmas decoration idea with recycled ticking stripe slipcover and small embroidery hoops.

Step 1 - Paint The Embroidery Hoops

The first step (not pictured above) is to paint the outer embroidery hoop a warm white. I used chalk paint that I had on hand but acrylic craft paint is fine too.



Step 2 - Transfer Words Onto Ticking Fabric

My ornaments are made with five 4-inch embroidery hoops and so I cut the red ticking stripe fabric into 7-inch squares.



Next, I made a printable with Rae Dunn-inspired words for the holidays using an Amatic font in PicMonkey and printed it in landscape orientation on letter-sized bond paper.



I've included a free printable download that you're welcome to use. Click your mouse on the graphic below for your unwatermarked printable.



Farmhouse Ticking Stripe Fabric Ornament Printable

Once printed, cut each word out to fit over the fabric pieces. To transfer the words onto the fabric, rub the backside of the paper behind each word with a pencil (I used a graphite pencil).



Center the paper with the good side facing towards you over the fabric. Press firmly while tracing each letter so the graphite transfers onto the fabric (pictured above).



Step 3 - Set Fabric Into Embroidery Hoop

Center the fabric over the inner rings of the embroidery hoops and stretch the outer ring over the fabric and tighten the screws to hold in place.



Step 4 - Embroidery Stitch Detail

With 4 strands of Colonial Red embroidery thread and a large-eyed embroidery needle, I used a simple backstitch over each letter. If you've never done embroidery before there are several video tutorials on YouTube that are very helpful. If I can do it, you definitely can!



The red dots resembling red berries were made with a French Knot embroidery stitch. But first I measured and spaced the dots evenly around the hoop using my handy multi-mark measure tool.



I included links to that sweet tool in my 20 Gift Ideas For The Beginner DIYer post.



Step 5 - Trim Excess Fabric

Trim the excess fabric along the back of the embroidery hoop. You can leave it long enough to wrap inside the back of the hoop and hot glue in place OR just trim it flush with the back of the hoop like I did.



Step 6 - Embellish Embroidery Hoop Ornaments

Add a couple sprigs from a faux cedar evergreen pick and hot glue it in place at the top of each ornament.



Cut 1/4-inch red ribbon 14-16 inches long. Loop it through the screw on the embroidery hoop and make a 6-inch loop and tie a knot to make the ornament hanger. With the ribbon tails tie a small bow and secure it over the evergreen with the hot glue gun.



Bow TIP

When tieing a small bow lay the ornament down so the top is closest to you (facing upside down). Tie the bow basically upside down and when you turn the ornament around the two tails will be facing downward perfectly. I hope this makes sense.



If you have any questions about these modern farmhouse ornaments, please leave them in the comment section below or press the Contact Me button at the top of the blog to drop me an email. I love hearing from you!



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DIY Rae Dunn Ornaments with modern farmhouse style by Interior Frugalista, an easy DIY Christmas decoration idea with recycled ticking stripe slipcover and small embroidery hoops. #diychristmas #handmadeornaments

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  1. Ohhhh so pretty! I have some of those annoying sofa arm slip covers too that I keep tucking back in. LOVE the ticking fabric and the adorable vintage look ornaments you made. Now I want to go back to embroidery also. I have everything except the time but maybe I will make it happen.

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    1. Thanks Shirley! I did the embroidery while watching sappy predictable Hallmark Christmas movies. Those dang movies are addictive!

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  2. I love these, Marie! They are so festive. The stitching is lovely!

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    1. Thank you so much, Bev! It was kind of fun getting back to embroidery again. It's been many decades!

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  3. I love your beautiful and adorable ornaments! Pinning! Happy holidays!

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    1. Thank you so much both for your sweet comments and the pin. Happy Holidays back to you!

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  4. These are adorable, that ticking stripe is just perfect for these

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    1. Thank you Rachel! I was happy to put more of the slipcover fabric to good use.

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  5. Your embroidered ornaments are so cute, Marie! I might have to go dig out my embroidery hoop, too :) And I love the little bit of evergreen on the top.

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    1. Thank you Wanda, it was fun playing with the embroidery stitches again and I was thrilled that I actually remembered them.

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  6. Rae Dunn is my favorite & I thought of her pieces as soon as I saw these. The slipcover is perfect for these ornaments and your embroidery is beautiful.

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    1. That makes me happy that you thought of Rae Dunn as soon as your saw these, Jenny! I was concerned with the letters being embroidered that it might take away from the look.

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  7. How pretty these turned out!

    I took up embroidery again about 10 years ago after a 30 year break and rediscovered how much I enjoyed it.

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    1. That gives me hope because it's been about that long since I embroidered too. It really was fun and I hope to find more projects to use it on. Thank you 😊

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  8. What absolutely beautiful ornaments! That little sprig of evergreen is the perfect compliment to the red and white of the embroidery and fabric. And I love that it's a recycled project, too!

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    1. Thank you very much, Nicole! I was so glad to put more of the slipcover remnant to good use.

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  9. These are really pretty, the stripes are so classy.

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  10. Oh my goodness, Marie! Those are so cute!

    Tania

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    1. Thanks a bunch, Tania, they look great on my tree and now I want to make five more. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  11. These are beautiful! They would look perfect on my tree!

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    1. Thank you Roseann! They look so pretty on mine that I've decided to make more.

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  12. These ornaments are so detailed! I love the embroidery.

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    1. Thanks Jessa! They were easy to make and didn't take long at all.

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  13. Love them adorable farmhouse hoop ornaments.
    Now, if only I could do embroidery.
    ColleenB.~Tx.

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    1. Thank you Colleen! Trust me, if I could do these embroidery stitches, you definitely could. Super easy and lots of YouTube videos tutorials out there too.

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  14. Marie,
    I love these hoop ornaments. Congratulations, you are being featured on Over The Moon Linky Party. I hope you stop by. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2019/12/over-moon-linky-party_68.html
    Hugs,
    Bev

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    1. Thank you very much for the feature, Bev, much appreciated! xo

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  15. These ornaments are just beautiful! I've never embroidered before, but I'm willing to give it a try :)

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    1. Thank you so much, Erin! Believe me, if I can do the embroidery stitches, you definitely can. YouTube has some great video tutorials and you'll be surprised how easy they are!

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  16. I'm a total sucker for a great ornament idea and I would love a whole tree done up with these!

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    1. Aw, thank you so much Sarah, I'm glad you like them! Funny thing is that when I hung them on our tree I realized I definitely need to make several more because they look so pretty. Merry Christmas!

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  17. I love these ornaments so much. They would make great gifts to give to friends and family for Christmas.

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    1. Thank you so much, Paula! They were so easy and fun to make and one of my favorites. Merry Christmas to you and your family! xo

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