This fantastic needle felting tutorial from Sarah Jackman-Read is a must-make for plant-lovers everywhere! Air plants are growing in popularity – but how do you display these little beauties if they don’t require pots of soil? With a trendy little air plant hanger of course! Check out Sarah’s step-by-step tutorial below, and discover how you can create this super simple, super stylish piece of home decor, and add even more pretty plants to your collection.
Time to Make: 45 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
You Will Need:
DIY Air Plant Hanger Tutorial:
Step 1:
Wrap felting wool around the polystyrene egg, just a little above halfway up, so it goes around the whole egg with a little bit extra, then trim off the excess.
Step 2:
Using two felting needles together, stab around the egg a few times to help keep the wool in place.
Next, using the sides of the egg as a guide, stab around the egg; working along the sides of the egg and not directly into it.
Step 3:
Fold the excess wool around the base of the egg then stab into the egg a few times. Working towards the centre, stab the needles through the wool to start felting the base. Work along the shape of the base.
Step 4:
Stab along the top edge of the wool to hold it in place then stab downwards from the edge into the main body of the wool.
Step 5:
Keep stabbing the needles through the wool, parallel to the egg until the wool is completely felted. Gently twist to remove the egg.
Step 6:
Lay the pot on a felting sponge and stab along the edge inwards. Do this several times to help thicken and strengthen the edge.
Step 7:
Stab a few more times around the body of the pot then string several together and fill with your favourite air plants – or simply decorate with faux succulents for the same beautiful effect!
Tip: Avoid stabbing into the polystyrene egg too much, as this will disintegrate the polystyrene.
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