I recently rearranged my room furniture to get more floor space but because of that, I had to compromise symmetry in my room. Since then, I've been itching to DIY and update something to compensate for an OC violation :))
I made a DIY Macrame before and I thought of adding more to the wall space where this belonged. I didn't want to sway too far from what I already have, so I grabbed my extra rattan ring and a big ball of yarn my boyfriend gave me and experimented away.
Materials I needed for this DIY Dream Catcher were simple. Josh got the yarn from a garage sale (I think!), and the rattan ring I got from Divisoria for P20 only. I also used scissors and a sharpie.
I wasn't able to measure how long my yarn was. It was such a big ball that it was hard for me to find the end, I just did my best to weave through it and cut what I thought was long enough :/ First is you'll tie one end to any part of your ring.
Then using your sharpie, mark out the rest of your ring equally. This is where you'd tie the rest of your string. To make it (the closest I can to) equal, I did it as how I would draw a clock. I imagined that the string I looped was 12. From there, I marked 6 (bottom), 3 (right), and 9 (left). And from those, I just marked the middle.
Loop around and tie a knot on all markers. The tighter, the better.
Then you'll have your first layer.
After this layer, the middle of each line of string will be your marker.
Do the same thing as what you did on the first one, but instead of tying it onto your ring, you tie it to your string (rhyming!). And then your second layer is complete.
From here, your marker will now be the second layer of string. Just continue this process until your hole in the middle is small enough.
Just make a knot with another string to end it. Now, the tail is the easiest part. Others would use tassel or different ribbons but I just wanted to keep mine simple. I just cut out pieces of yarn of equal length.
Choose the ugliest portion of your ring. Then fold each yarn in half, and loop it around like so.
Just do this until you've got the whole area covered. And then you'll have this!
Yay! And to kind of balance this out, I made another one, with a random pattern.
I just used adhesive hooks to hang them and I now have a trio wall art of some sort.
This project practically didn't cost me anything because I already had all materials on hand. I officially used up all my rattan rings. But that yarn though. Haha.
I've been fixing my room. For almost a year now. And I think it'll be a never ending process anyway :)) I've been wanting to add some wall art and I've been wanting to make a macrame since I bought some rope from Ace Hardware a few months back. I've also been drooling over these photos from Google until I had the chance to make my own.
I was actually already able to make this before but I wasn't able to document it. Also, I just used a makeshift rod and it was both the prettiest and ugliest thing in my room for some time. Haha. Fortunately, I was finally able to go to Divisoria again and and I bought a rattan ring. I think my friends were puzzled what I needed that for and this is the answer. Ha.
I've been reorganizing again and again in my room, shuffling furniture around, and I finally want to hang this macrame in this area right here:
This design project is super simple I'm thinking of gifting this to my friends for Christmas :)) Materials needed for this are the following:
The rope from Ace Hardware was kind of pricey at Php200+ if I remember correctly. This rattan ring is only P25 and the adhesive hooks are only less than P30 for 1 set from Japan Home.
The first step I did is optional, but I stained the ring using Bronco Oil Wood Stain in American Walnut. Yes, this is the wood stain I used in all my wood projects (frames, belt hanger, other DIY's that didn't reach the blog, etc. etc) because the can is still full and I think I can use this forever :))
I wanted to transfer the macrame I previously made to the ring but there's no possible way to do it without dismantling the whole thing. So...
I'm using 12 strings, at 80 inches each (I thiiiiiiiink). For the ring, use the ugliest side so it'll be covered up:
Fold your string in half, have the lose end go under the ring, loop and insert to a hoop you created with the non-lose end. Whew. In short, loop your string like this:
Hahahaha I'm now scared how I'll explain the rest of the instructions :))) After looping all 12 strings, you'll have this:
You'll be working with the first 4 strings on the left:
Get your first string, have it go over the next 2 strings, and under the last string like this:
Now get your last string, have it go under the 2nd and 3rd strings (to its left) then insert it to the loop the first string created:
Tighten it and you'll have this:
Continue working with the next 4 strings doing the same process...
And finally...
For the next layer, leave out the first 2 strands, and work with the 3rd to 6th strands.
Continue the process horizontally, leaving the last 2 strands.
Continue doing it until you get tired. Hehe. I chanted "over over under...under under loop" the whole time I was doing this. You might wanna try it also :))
I got bored with the design so I tried experimenting and tried a different pattern but still using the same knots...
Lastly, I cut off some excess strands, and you're done yaaaaay
Just hang it on the adhesive hook (which needs 24 hours before hanging anything on it)
Yaaaay. I'm now looking for other excuses to make more of these haha! :)
