Rae Dunn Inspired Buffalo Check Ornaments

Every year for the past few years I have taken place in an ornament crafting exchange and it's one of my favorite craft projects of the year!  This year I was paired up with Jenny from Cookies, Coffee, and Crafts.  We exchanged a few e-mails and when she told me "I love buffalo check, Rae Dunn inspired, Farmhouse style" I knew just the thing to make!



I purchased a set of 4" embroidery hoops, some pre-cut 5" buffalo check fabric, and set to work using my Cricut for some Rae Dunn inspired words.



The hardest part for me was to pick the actual pattern of the fabric to use-- sure the larger checks are the true buffalo print but I felt some of the smaller prints looked better on the ornament.  I ultimately decided to make her a set of 4 ornaments in a variety of patterns.



I used my Cricut to draw out the words and played around with some fonts before deciding to use Candara Light.  I did have to unlock the feature that keeps the fonts from going out of shape since I wanted to stretch the letters nice and tall in a more Rae Dunn kind of way.

When I was happy with what I had I printed one word out on paper and made sure it fit into the ornament area before cutting all 4 out of iron-on vinyl.  I weeded out the excess vinyl.




I then ironed on the saying to each fabric square and put the ornaments together.  They looked so cute and I set to work finishing them off.

So many of the hoop ornaments just glue the fabric to the back and leave it messy like that but I just didn't like that look; plus when I held the hoops up to the light I could see that mess through to the front. I found some scrap felt I had on hand and cut out some circles to cover it.  Now it looked finished from both sides.





I went digging through my ribbon bins and found some pretty coordinating ribbon that I used to make the hangings.  I just love how they turned out and hope that Jenny does too!




Make sure you pop over to the Ornament Exchange Party and see all the ornaments that the 38 talented bloggers joining us made!  There are some pretty amazing tutorials linked up with us that you won't want to miss. 

Comments

  1. Dara @ Not In JerseyNovember 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM

    I love these!!

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  2. Gail @Purple Hues and MeNovember 14, 2019 at 9:55 AM

    These are very hot and trendy this holiday season! Jenny is very lucky to have them among her treasured ornaments!

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    1. Joanne November 14, 2019 at 2:10 PM

      I know Buffalo check and Rae Dunn are huge right now.

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  3. Lindsay's Sweet WorldNovember 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM

    These are perfection! You totally need to open an Etsy shop! This is great stuff!

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    1. Joanne November 14, 2019 at 2:10 PM

      Aw, thank you! I'm so afraid to turn my hobby into a job.. though I have thought about it a lot over the years.

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  4. Marie-Interior FrugalistaNovember 14, 2019 at 1:11 PM

    I'm a sucker for buffalo check this year and I especially love the Rae Dunn font on yours! Love them and pinned them!

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  5. Karen Del TattoNovember 15, 2019 at 10:27 AM

    Love these! Thanks for sharing. My tree has a red check theme and I love it!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 15, 2019 at 1:35 PM

    I love love love these! I am so excited to put them on my tree and love all 4 patterns of the fabric. I'll think of you every year I put them on my tree. Thank you for making me these adorable ornaments!

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  7. Cherryl EhlenburgNovember 15, 2019 at 10:37 PM

    I love these ornaments, and I'm sure she will enjoy having them on her tree! I love Buffalo Check and Rae Dunn!

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  8. ErleneNovember 17, 2019 at 1:34 AM

    I love embroidery hoop ornaments and have made some of my own. These are great holiday ornament addition for all the Rae Dunn lovers. Pinned.

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  9. Coastal BohemianNovember 17, 2019 at 9:03 PM

    Love the check and the colors. Very cute.Pinned to my ornament board.

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  10. Sum of their StoriesNovember 18, 2019 at 4:18 PM

    These are lovely, I love anything with buffalo check and the words are just perfect.

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    1. Joanne November 18, 2019 at 5:18 PM

      I know buffalo check is all the rage right now.

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  11. Joanne November 19, 2019 at 7:08 PM

    Oh wow; thank you!!

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  12. Teresa BNovember 21, 2019 at 7:22 AM

    So cute! Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!

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  13. Jerri at Simply Sweet HomeNovember 22, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    I love buffalo checks! Thanks for linking up with us! I'm featuring you this week.

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  14. UnknownNovember 25, 2019 at 2:33 AM

    Your ornaments are being featured at the Love my Little Cottage Link Party tomorrow at 9 am. I hope you can drop in and see them!

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  15. Lisa L LombardoNovember 25, 2019 at 8:57 AM

    Super cute! Thanks for sharing this on Farm Fresh Tuesdays! I hope you'll stop by and share your talent with us again this evening!

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  16. toni1965November 25, 2019 at 6:17 PM

    I love your buffalo check ornaments, they turned out so cute!!

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  17. Dee | GrammysGrid.comDecember 16, 2019 at 3:40 AM

    WOW! Those look really nice!! Thanks so much for linking up at #AThemedLinkup 7 for Christmas Trees and Ornaments. Shared.

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  18. Dee | GrammysGrid.comDecember 30, 2019 at 4:08 PM

    Congrats! Your post is FEATURED at #AThemedLinkup 8 for Soup Recipes from my previous linkup for Christmas Trees and Ornaments!

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