so you guys may or may not know, but mark, little mouse, and i are living with my mom and dad right now. it's hard this time of year because all i want to do is decorate for fall but my parents already have that covered! i feel like i'm in a creative rut because there's nothing for me to do. they have some pumpkins out on their mantle but not much else so i figured out a simple way to spruce it up without going overboard in their house. (i CANNOT wait to be in our own space again! looking at pinterest can be especially painful in this respect. all i want to do is decorate and design in my own house!)
so this week's simple and quick project: yarn tassle garland (in fall colors)! this can be adapted in many ways too. i already have some "winter" colors that i'll be making this in to hang up after the christmas stockings come down. also, you can add as many or as little tassles as you'd like to change the look of the garland.
all you need is yarn, scissors, and about ten minutes!
wrap the yarn around your hand - i did 5 times for thicker yarn and 10 for thinner
cut the loops formed at your pinkie
tie a knot around your index finger and trim the edges. slide the tassle off your finger. one is done! now make as many or as little tassles as you'd like
string your tassles on another piece of yarn. tie up on your mantle (or headboard, doorway, windows, etc.) enjoy your easy fall garland!
This garland is so pretty! I might try it in Christmas colours at Christmas time! Thanks.
ReplyDeletethanks! i might have to make one for christmas as well...i'll need a different spot to hang it though. i'm thinking of making it longer and draping it back and forth in the windows. we'll see! :)
DeleteFound you from the blog hop, so glad I did! This is such a cute garland! I loved the color choices you used too. I have lots of leftover yarn, I might have to make this happen!
ReplyDeletethank you! it's definitely a great use for extra yarn. i have a ton leftover from my crochet-ing days :)
DeleteCute! Hubby and I lived with my parents for a very long year. I remember how hard it was not to have my own home to decorate. I told my hubby "when we live in our own place, I'm going to decorate for every holiday this year and keep decorations up extra long because I've missed out on decorating my own house for so long!" I did get a little Christmas tree for our room and put Christmas lights up in our room too while we lived with them. I hope you can do little things to decorate in whatever space you have there! :)
ReplyDeleteugh it's the worst! i'll have to look into getting a tiny tree for our room :)
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