When it comes to home decor on a budget, necessity truly is the mother of invention. Like when I wanted something else to put up on my gallery wall in my master bedroom.
By the way, there is a reason that you haven’t seen a big post about my master bedroom but you have of pretty much every other space in the house; master bedroom=dumping ground for leftover odds and ends and the last to have any attention paid to it. Sad.
Anyway, statement letters have been popular for awhile now, and you can find them in pretty much any medium available, wood, cardboard, chipboard, floral foam… you name, you can most likely find it. I wanted one for our wall, but I didn’t want to spend any money. This yarn wrapped letter fit the bill!
After I printed out a large letter outline on my computer (because I do not trust my free-hand skills whatsoever), I cut it out so I could use it like a stencil. Then, using a Sharpie, I traced the letter onto some scrap cardboard.
This next part is difficult, so pay attention. 😉
I taped one end to the cardboard, then I wrapped the yarn around the letter, going every which way.
Yep, that’s it!
Just make sure that you have good coverage everywhere and in a few minutes (and $0), you have a statement letter for your home decor! Even if you had to buy yarn, you can get a whole skein on sale for about a dollar, and you don’t need really good quality for this, or to even use a whole skein, so it really is inexpensive!
19 Responses to diy yarn wrapped letters
I'm so glad we were partnered for the swap box, because your blog is one of my favorites. I love how crafty you are!
I love this idea. It sounds pretty simple. I would love to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.
This is such a neat idea! And i loved how you used it on your gallery wall!
This is right up my ally!! I think I will have the kiddos do these for their rooms 🙂
Love it!
Another neat idea that I must steal! Thanks!
That is killer cute! I love it!
Love it! Looks so good in the frame too, perfect touch.
Love love love!!! I'm going to make one of these! Sooo easy and chic.
I made a similar project by wrapping a bunch of styrofoam balls in pinks and reds then glued them to a wreath for valentines!! Very cute but a lot more work to wrap all those balls lol!
Adorable!! Just love them!
Wow, thanks so much! You just made my day Jen!
This would be a great project to do with kids!
That sounds really cute! But yes, round objects are definitely harder to wrap, lol. 🙂
Thanks so much Emmy! I have quite a collection of frames in my garage thanks to my mother in law. 🙂
This is so cute and simple, I love this! I think doing something like this with fun and bright yarn would be great for my kid's play room.
For a girl who loves yarn, this project is happy-making! Thank you for sharing!
I agree, an entire wall covered with the whole alphabet would be awesome! Or each child's name… great idea for use in a playroom!
I have so much leftover yarn. This would be nice to use all the bits and pieces and have a multi-colored letter. I may try this our next rainy day.
I am so doing this this summer with the girls! What a fun and beautiful thing! Can't wait! I have a massive yarn stash that we can work with.