Wall hangings are the décor de jour for bohemian, flower children these days. I can't say that I'm much of a hippie, but I can appreciate a little textile art in my home. I thought I'd put a bit of a refined, though simple, spin on a wall hanging that would add a pretty, delicate touch to any home.
Supplies:
-handmade pom poms with tails still attached (check out this post to learn how to make them with scissors and a fork)
-yarn (I used a delicate pom pom yarn for added texture)
-sharp scissors
-lace ribbon in length and style of your choice
-wooden dowel 2" longer than your length of lace
-embroidery needle (not pictured)
Step One: Loop the plain yarn through the lace and around the wooden dowel. An embroidery or darning needle is helpful for this. Leave a long tail for the next step. If you run out of yarn, knot another length of yarn to your remaining strand and tuck the tail into the looped yarn using the embroidery needle.
Step Two: Knot the ends of the looped yarns to secure them in place around the wooden dowel. Then use the tail of the yarn to create a string for hanging. Knot it in place and tuck the ends of the knot into the yarn-wrapped dowel using the embroidery needle.
Step Three: Tie lengths of yarn through the openings in the bottom of the lace ribbon. Knot them tightly into place and trim off the excess yarn. Don't worry about keeping the lengths the same—the total length can be trimmed later.
Step Four: Use the tails of your pom poms to tie them onto your hanging yarns, creating a pattern or even trailing randomly.
Step Five: When your pom poms are arranged how you wish, knot them into place and trim off the tails.
This wall hanging is a relatively easy way to get a large scale wall hanging for your home, and there are so many ways to customize the design and size. Change up the yarn, lace, and pom pom size and arrangements, and you can make something unique to you! –Mandi
Credits // Author and Photography: Mandi Johnson. Photos edited with Stella from the Signature Collection.
Beautiful! Stunning! A delicate Statement! One question: Do you know the brand/name/collection of the pom pom yarn ? I can’t seem to find any yarn with those small pom poms already in it.
By far, my favorite blog site! Such a creative pair, just splendid and so awesome to share so many tips! I shall be definitely making one of these over the cold season in 2015. Lots of love from Sydney town, thank you xx
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Wow,nice wall hanging.Simple designs but looking nice.
I really really want to make this! Can’t wait till my next uni break. So gorgeous!
x Julia
Peyton McKee
Great job, what a fun craft! So adorable and simple. We love the bohemian, yet modern feel! It would look amazing hanging on the wall, with one of our rugs on the floor. http://bit.ly/1EBkKnv
I adore this idea. Much simpler than I imagined. I am also wondering on the wall colour name. It is stunning.
WOW! This is gorgeous! You going to have me crafting rather than working. 😉 Love your blog.
Such a great idea! and so easy, def want to try xx
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I love this! Perfect weekend project to help dress up my tiny apartment walls.
Thanks for sharing!
-Annie
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This is so adorable!love to try 🙂
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I don’t tend to love wall weavings, but I do love this! I can see making one of these to hang in my home.
We love how delicate this wall hanging is – very fitting with our bohemian style at AMaVo Boutique. Thanks for innovative idea – We’ll definitely be trying out this DIY.
– Sent with Love –
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this is so pretty! i love it against the blue wall, too!
xx nikki
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This looks super adorable for my room! 🙂
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Oh this is so cute! What a creative idea. I’m thinking one would look gorgeous in my living room….
Beautiful! I wish I had wall space left in my home to have something like this hanging 🙂
Wow, this is so cute! I wish I was that crafty!
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Loving the boho look, especially the white selection! Pompoms are surprisingly so easy to make – thanks for the tutorials 🙂
Monica – Mocha and Moccasins
As usual Mandi, you knock it out of the ball park!!! So clever lady!!! I find myself only commenting on your posts!!
Much love!
Merci
This is so ridiculously stunning, I can not even take it!!!! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us.