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I posted an aisle runner that I made this past weekend on my personal blog and a lot of brides asked about it, so I put together some basic instructions.

I got my actual runner from ebay because I had a hard time finding one that was long enough (125ft). It was a cotton ¢¢â€š¬…”printed lace¢¢â€š¬? pattern - very easy to paint on.

I also added some Swarovski crystals all over but it’s hard to see in the picture.

I took my monogram to Kinkos, and asked them to blow it up to 28¢¢â€š¬?wide (my runner was 36¢¢â€š¬?wide x 125′ long). They printed 3 for me to choose from on large paper¢¢â€š¬”it was really cool. Cost about $3!

I taped the large paper to my hardwood floor, centered the runner over it and adjusted it until it was where I wanted it. (The runner is kinda see-through, so it was easy to see). Then I just painted over the design with acrylic paint. It was pretty easy, and I was able to get pretty clean edges on the runner I had. It took me 4 hours to paint!! LOL!

Here are some basic instructions if you’d like to DIY your own runner:

What you’ll need:

• 36″ wide cotton muslin in length and color you desire. The fabric I uses was 36″ wide cotton muslin. This can be purchased at any fabric store, and is usually located with the quilting materials.
• A cardboard tube that’s at least 38″ long. I suggest using the telescoping mailing tubes. Cut off the ends and put the rough edges inwards, so the smooth edges are what show at the ends of your runner. Make the tube as long as desired and use tape to keep it from moving.
• Iron-on adhesive tape
• At least 4 yards of satin ribbon to use as pull cord
• Clear Packing Tape
• Scissors

Directions:

• Tape one end of the runner fabric to the cardboard tube.
• Roll fabric onto the tube; try to make it as tight as possible.
• Once completely rolled, use the iron-on adhesive tape to make a finished hem at the front of the runner.
• Insert ribbon through one end of the tube and feed through to the other side–tie ends together to create a pull cord.

To Paint Your Monogram:

• Enlarge your monogram by printing it out on your computer as a multiple page poster 3 pages by 3 pages (if your computer does not have this program, you can take your monogram to be enlarged at any photocopy store such as Kinkos or Staples)
• Trim the edges of each page and tape them together to create one large poster size monogram (skip this step if you took it to get enlarged at a photocopy store)
• Place your poster sized monogram underneath your fabric
• Trace with a pencil
• Paint!

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :).

PS: Make sure to put some paper between the runner and the monogram so the paint doesn’t stick.

~ Modernbride07