Mini Yarn Wall Hanging
/Mini yarn wall hangings to decorate your tree this Christmas, they are easy and quick and cost next to nothing!
Yes, I know it's October and AGES till Christmas but I'm bring you an easy peasy Christmas ornament idea today as the very last day of a fabulous month long extravaganza with 31 - yes 31 amazing make it yourself Christmas ornament projects.
I love the gorgeous yarn wall hanging I've seen over the last few years, I've admired all sorts of DIY and shop versions and toyed with the idea of making one of my own. Rather than making a full sized one for Christmas I thought maybe little mini ones would be cute for the tree.
To make one (or two - they are so quick and easy!) you will need:
Cocktail sticks
Scraps of yarn, wool, thread, ribbon, twine, string, lace, whatever you have/like
PVA glue
Beads that fit on the cocktail stick
Good sharp scissors
2 clothes pegs - optional but I found they made it easier
Cut lots of lengths of your yarns and thread, about 8 - 10 inches or so but it doesn't matter too much
Trim across the yarn with your sharp scissors at whatever angle you want
Add a blob of PVA glue to the end of the cocktail stick and pop a bead on
Leave to dry then using scissors that are not your good dressmaking scissors trim the sharp spike of the cocktail stick off.
I tried one using thin strips of festive fabric:
I made a blue and sparkly "Frozen" inspired one:
Lastly I tried making one with just ribbons and a sophisticated colour scheme of just black, white and silver:
I imagine this would be nice for those who have one of those super trendy black or white artificial trees. In our house we tend to go for more traditional colours, but I do like the colour themed trees when I see them.
The ribbon was a bit more springy than the yarn so I didn't try to cut a sharp wedge shape on this one.
They can be any colour scheme and basically be made using scraps of anything long and thin! I imagine lace or metallic thread would be nice or maybe pom pom trim and ric rac.
Visit the other handmade ornament ideas from all the other super creative bloggers from the links here:
Here are all 31 Bloggers in order of their appearance over the 31 Days. (Some of the blogs no longer exist so the eagle eyed will spot that there are now less than 31 on this list!)
I'll be linking up at these great link parties
