Here’s a no-skills-required way to decorate a wall with just yarn and some pins. Perhaps I should have made it a color you can actually see in a photograph, oops. We love LELLOW over here, what can I say…
I originally made this last winter for the fabulous La Petite Mag, now
get the full Yarn Sun Wall Art DIY after the jump…
DIY Yarn Wall Art
You’ll need a skein of yarn, some pins, and a pencil.
1. Start with a blank wall:
2. Put a pin or nail in the corner (nails are easier on you, pins are easier on the wall, i used pins) and tie a string to it. Tie a pencil to the other side of the string and pull it taut to lightly draw a semi-circle:
3. Attach pins along your semi circle at even distances apart:
Erase your pencil line.
4. Weave your yarn around the corner pin, out to a pin on the semi circle, and back to your corner pin. Repeat until complete:
5. Wrap the yarn down along the pins and back to create the edge of your sun:
6. Attach pins on the other side of the wall to create your rays. Wrap the yarn around the circle edge pins, out around a ray pin and back to the circle edge:
At the semi circle, just wrap around the starting pin and move to the next pin:
Tie off when you’re done. Complete! Scarlet loves her sun so much. I promise it’s more visible in person.
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I love this idea! Brilliant!
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I actually love the tone-on-tone of the yellow sun on yellow wall. It's like an interesting texture but not too busy. Beautiful!
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Um…so I LOVE that bed!! Where did you get it? My daughter is about ready to move into a bigger bed. SO adorable!
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honey scrap it's from IKEA and i LOVE it. it's an extendable bed, so a weird size, I'm going to post a DIY on making sheets for it soon. it grows from this size to a twin. love it.
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Thanks! Just found it on their website…seriously taking my hubby and our tiny SUV to haul it home this weekend:)
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I saw this back in the winter when you first posted it on la petite mag and went straight out and got some yarn for my daughters room. Now if I can only find the time to finish the fabric animal decals for the walls her room may be finished by the time she goes off to college.
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Wow, that's the coolest thing ever. Also, I totally thought you were calling someone "honey scrap" as a term of endearment….hee!
(cute name, Ms HoneyScrap!)
Alix from ModernKiddo.com
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fabulous idea!! I'm buying some yarn to do this tomorrow, I have a great spot to do this!
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I saw this on your blog two days ago and cannot stop thinking about. Even last night at 4am, when I had that dreaded pregnanct insomnia, I just thought about this and how and if I will put it in the new combined girls nursery.
You are brilliant! Thanks for posting.
I wonder if you could somehow make clouds too?? I can't imagine how with the soft curves but I'll keep thinking.
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could you tell me about the "for like ever" print?
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I'd also like to know about the "For like ever" print.
AND, I'm thinking about getting two extendable beds for my girls, who will be sharing a TINY 8×10 room. Are they well-made & sturdy? Are they as wide as a twin bed? I saw that you mentioned a sheet tutorial for them…I'd definitely love to see that!
Thanks!
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