No-sew burlap valances: Well this is really easy. Cut a burlap sack in half, and either fold it and hot glue a curtain rod pocket into it, or just clip on some curtain clips.

To form your burlap roses, start by cutting 3-inch thick strips of burlap that are about 8 inches long. Down the center of the strip, pull out some of the cross threads from the shorter sides.

In October, Ellis, 24, an already a twice-laid-off high school English teacher, decided to sew burlap Christmas stockings and sell them on Etsy.com, a website for people to offer up their handmade ...