Hanging Wire Letters DIY

This craft came from the place that nearly all of my crafts have come from: first a need, then cheapness. In this case, the need was to fill an empty hook. Over the holidays, I hung a wreath on the inside of the front door, which I loved, but then I just had an empty hook (*side note: we have been re-watching Arrested Development lately and whenever I hear the word hook, all I can think of is poor Buster. Any AD fans out there???). So, I decided to make something to hang using some items I had on hand (that's where the "cheap" comes in). Here's how it turned out:

 Here's how I made it:

Supplies Needed:

• yarn
• needlenose pliers
• hot glue gun (and glue sticks)
• wire hanger
• washi tape (not shown)

Step 1: Use the needlenose pliers to create your letters. This is relatively easy, just keep a couple of things in mind. First, your letters aren't going to be perfect (at least mine weren't). Secondly, be strategic about the space you'll need for each letter. I planned on making each letter much bigger, but I realized one wire hanger didn't give me as much space as I thought. 

Make sure that you have a plan for each letter to connect to one another. For my letters that meant a few twists and turns.

Step 2: Close off the ends of the hanger by wrapping them in tape (not shown). I simply wrapped the two lose ends shown here in washi tape to close it off. It doesn't need to look pretty, but make sure you wrap them tightly.

 Step 3: Wrap yarn around the wire, keeping it in place with hot glue. Squeeze a little glue on the wire and then wrap a few times before the glue dries. Repeat until the wire is completely covered in yarn.

Step 4: Step back and marvel at your work. It's OK if you think it looks like a 4th grader made it. It's all part of the charm, right?



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