I grew up with hippie parents. Smelling patchouli and listening to Fleetwood Mac was all part of life for me so when I see these woven wall hangings in Target and other places right now I am immediately brought back to my childhood. I have a soft spot for hippie wall hangings and wanted to make one of my own. I gave a couple of teasers on Instagram a while back…
And now I finally can share my finished product…
I love this quick and easy DIY so very much!
It all started when I saw rolls of colorful vinyl at the fabric store. Here’s how to make your own:
Supplies
vinyl (I purchased 1/6 of a yard of each color)
wooden dowel (found mine at Michael’s)
stain *optional
(I stained my dowel to give it a richer hue)
thumbtacks
twine
First I unrolled all of the vinyl on my table so I could start looking at the colors and determine my favorite combos.
Next I measured and cut a 1.5 inch strip.
To do this I just made a mark every foot or so at 1.5 inch and then carefully cut along those lines.
I taped down this strip and used it as my template for the rest.
I laid the next piece of vinyl colored-side down,
drew my line against the outline of the template, and then cut.
I chose to cut the ends to a point but you could leave them straight or even curved.
Once I had all of my strips cut I laid them against the dowel to play around with the arrangment.
I wanted a banner-type look so I made my strips come to a point.
It took some arranging and rearranging to come up with a layout I liked. I didn’t want anything too predictable or symetrical for this one.
Once I had them in place I just simply took these thumbtacks and secured them.
Then I cut off the remaining vinyl hanging down the backside.
I left about 4 inches so that it would hang flat and used another thumbtack to secure those ends down.
Make sense?
Lastly, I tied twine around each end, creating a triangle, and hung it from a nail.
I love the combination of colors and they work perfectly in my living room
which I will show more of this month!
The combinations are endless for colors, shape, and size!
This has found a nice little home in my living room but you will
have to wait another week before you see it all in action!
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
love this, beth! the colors are awesome and love the studs!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks Cassie! I can see one of these in your house!
Annabode says
Ooh I love this so much! You took a very common thing and made it so original, which is always tough to do. Totally want to try this one out, maybe in white and shades of brown–pinned it :).
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
I would love to see another variation of this- go for it!
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says
What a great DIY Beth! I love the color combo.
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks! The colors really make me ready for spring!
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
Ahh the Mac. How I love them. 🙂 This is really cool – I love your color combo!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
I have been itching to put it on ever since I typed this post!
Bethany DeVore says
Love the colors and the thumbtacks! Great DIY!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks Bethany!
Hena Tayeb says
looks great. i love your choice of colors
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks Hena!
DrawnCompany says
So original Beth…great job!!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
Thanks girls!
Summer Hogan says
Such a fun idea! Love it and the colors!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
I feel like it would match your house perfectly!
Lisa @ Shine Your Light says
So unique and cool, Beth! I hope every conversation that this starts leads back to your hippie parents and Fleetwood Mac!
desingpostinteriors@hotmail.com says
That's a really great thought Lisa! Makes me love it even more now.
Gabbi @ Retro Ranch Reno says
Looks SO good…love the color and texture combo!!!