DIY Pom Pom Wall Hanging :: Monthly DIY Challenge

Date
Jun, 10, 2015

It’s time for another Monthly DIY Challenge! One of my fav days of the month, where some of me and my bloggy buds get together and create something using the same product or theme. And this month’s theme was…SCRAP WOOD. So many possibilities 🙂

DIY POM POM WALL HANGING

DIY Pom Pom Wall Hanging

So I took a little walk out to our front porch and looked around at the copious amounts of scrap wood I have. Seriously, it’s a little ridiculous. You might remember that I have an old wine barrel that we used at our wedding that I’ve already used part of for a PVC Pipe Table. But there’s lots more, including these cool curved pieces:

Scrap Wood

A bit rusty but nothing a little paint can’t fix 😉 Just from the shape of it I knew I wanted to hang something from it, and I’m always looking to make some fun art to use in my staging. Woven wall hangings are all the rage right now, but my weaving skills are pretty non existent. So I went a slightly easier route and decided to make some yarn balls instead. 😉


Here’s what you’ll need!

:: Yarn
:: Scissors

Yep. That’s it.


Yarn

STEP 1:

Wrap your yarn around your fingers multiple times. I went with 50.

Wrapping Yarn

STEP 2:

Cut your yarn when finished and cut an extra piece off that’s about 6 inches.

Yarn Pom Pom

STEP 3:

Slide the yarn off your fingers and tie the 6 inch piece around the middle tightly.

Making Pom Poms

STEP 4:

Trim the longer piece of yarn and then cut through the loops on either side.

Creating Pom Pom

STEP 5:

Fluff!

Yarn Pom Pom

Easy peasy right?

Now for the wood, I used a simple white wash (white paint mixed with some water) and brushed it on with a foam brush. I wiped off the excess and was left with an awesome weathered look.

To hang the pom poms, I just used some extra yarn and tied pieces between each pom. I wrapped the yarn around the wood twice and then stapled it to the back to keep it in the place.

Stapled Wood

And now I have a cool, new piece of art 🙂

DIY Wall Art

DIY Pom Pom Art

Pom Pom Wall Art

 

P.S. I’m sure you notice a little something different about my backdrop eh? I’ll be sharing all the details of the update I gave it soon!

Don’t forget to check out all the other fabulous scrap wood projects below. Have a great day friends!

Pom Pom DIY Wall Hanging

June 12, 2015

brepurposed

39 Comments

  1. Reply

    Jenn @ EngineerMommy

    June 13, 2015

    Love pom poms in general, and your wall hanging is gorgeous!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 14, 2015

      Thanks Jenn!!

  2. Reply

    Corinna - For My Love Of

    June 13, 2015

    You are so awesome! What a fun wall hanging. I’d love to see one of these in a kids room. It would be such a fun pop of texture and color.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 14, 2015

      Thanks girl! It would be perfect in a kiddo’s room for sure!

  3. Reply

    Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com

    June 11, 2015

    Super cute, Bre! Love the colors! And I am loving your new backdrop! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

  4. Reply

    T'onna @ USS Crafty

    June 11, 2015

    I really really love this! I want to make one for my daughter’s room and maybe mine too! Pinning!!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks girl! And you totally should, it was so easy and fun!

  5. Reply

    Tara @ Anything & Everything

    June 10, 2015

    Super cute, Bre! Perfect use for that piece of scrap wood!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks Tara!! <3

  6. Reply

    Dan

    June 10, 2015

    Three cheers for whitewash! looks great!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Woo hoo! Thanks Dan!

  7. Reply

    Laurel (@abubblylife)

    June 10, 2015

    I love everything pom pom!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      They’re the best! I definitely see more Pom Pom crafts in my future 🙂

  8. Reply

    Sarah

    June 10, 2015

    This is so cute! Now I want to make a giant one to hang above the pink sofa in my office!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Ohhh yes I think that’s a brilliant idea 🙂

  9. Reply

    PJ @ A Girl Named PJ

    June 10, 2015

    I had no idea pom poms were so easy to make! What a cute wall hanging!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      SO easy! Thanks PJ 🙂

  10. Reply

    Erica

    June 10, 2015

    That is so flipping adorable! LOVE the pom colors and that wood is just perfect in all it’s white-washy curvy goodness. What a great piece of art to have hanging around the house 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks Erica!! I have about 10 more pieces of that curved wood so I think I probably need to make more, right?! 🙂

  11. Reply

    Lindsay - Shrimp Salad Circus

    June 10, 2015

    I love the color palette you went with for this, and it’s so beautiful and simple! My cats would destroy it in a heartbeat but ohhh I think this would be just darling in a nursery!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      I can’t seem to stay away from this color palette! It’s just too good. And Oaks (my pup) was definitely intrigued but luckily he can’t jump that high 😉 And yes to the nursery!

  12. Reply

    Alexis @ Persia Lou

    June 10, 2015

    CUTE! I love the curve of the wood.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks Alexis!!

  13. Reply

    Amy @ Homey Oh My!

    June 10, 2015

    Goodness girl, this is CUTE. That scrapwood could not be more perfect- my luck has never been that good!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks girl! There probably aren’t too many piles of scrap wood on the streets of LA huh? You know I’d let you have some of mine 😉

  14. Reply

    Rachel | The Crafted Life

    June 10, 2015

    Super cute Bre! I love how simple yet impactful this is 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks Rachel!!

  15. Reply

    margie

    June 10, 2015

    red-white-blue for July 4th!!

  16. Reply

    Katie @ Little House of Four

    June 10, 2015

    This is so fun and such a perfect color combination! I just bought red, white and blue yarn for a Fourth of July project, but haven’t figured out what I’m doing with it yet. This totally inspires me!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Ohh a red, white and blue one would be so fun!!

  17. Reply

    Kristi

    June 10, 2015

    This is just the cutest Bre! SUCH a fun way to use that fab wood!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Thanks Kristi!! I’ve got a bunch more of them too 🙂

  18. Reply

    Lindsay Eidahl

    June 10, 2015

    We love making pom-poms!!! They are so easy and are too cute! Love your wall hanging. Did you build a new back drop wall? I really want to make one, but we don’t know where to keep it???? 😉

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      June 11, 2015

      Aren’t they so fun?! And nope it’s the same backdrop, I just gave it a little update 😉 Keeping it outside is the way to go!

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