During the pandemic I took a post-semester road-trip to Las Vegas and stayed with my friend Liz for about 3 weeks. One day wanting to get out of the house once things had officially reopened, we donned our masks and walked through IKEA. It was there that we were inspired to recreate a piece of artwork we had seen in one of the little showrooms. It literally looks like a stick that they had tied ribbon onto. So, as we were passing through the plants department just before the warehouse started, we noticed some decorative kinda curly sticks and picked them up. That was the base. Next, we looked at the fabric scraps we had following our exciting mask-making adventures and came up with a color scheme. Not having quite enough texture, I took a trip to Jo-Ann Fabric and scrounged around In the clearance department to find some other items to finish things up. I scored some amazing deals purchased an eighth of a yard of a couple of fabric as well as spools of ribbon and skeins of yarn. (And maybe I got a few more quarters and such to make more masks with) I knew that I really wanted there to be cohesiveness, but not a mirroring on each side. The idea of it being a little bit longer then on each side was quite appealing as well. So, I worked from the middle and slowly added bits of fabric, lace, ribbon, and yarn until I was satisfied with the way it looked. Then, I cut pieces that needed to be cut before hanging it on the wall.
Normally I would not call myself very crafty, but in this case, I think I pulled it off!!
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Deb
1/3/2023 01:55:05 pm
I just saw this at our IKEA! I love it. I want to
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1/4/2023 02:28:27 pm
Hi Deb - I did not make the pop-poms, I bought yarn with them already attached to make the project a bit quicker. Check out your local craft store.
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AuthorI'm Michelle, and I've got a full plate! As a full-time dietetics student, step-mom, wife, study coach, and tutor in my late 30's, some days I'm barely scraping by. But, no matter what is on my plate, it's always gluten free! Categories
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