Embroidery hoop wall art A.K.A. I DECORATED THE LIVING ROOM FOR A DOLLAR!

[fnur]

My husband and I have been living in our house for over a year and a half, and we still have a woeful amount of blank wall space. I had been wanting to put up some original work, but was having trouble figuring the right piece for the right space. It took Amber’s wedding shower and the idea of lots of fabulous ladies spending time in that room for hours at a time to move me to action. Time to fill some wallspace!

(Unfortunately, I did not take pictures during. But it’s pretty self explanatory, so bear with me)



Tools:

    * Embroidery hoops (I bought a huge batch of them on ebay for dirt cheap. Brand new wooden ones are a bit expensive, but they’re easy to find in thrift stores, craigslist and ebay)
    * Fabric (I had this fabric in my stash – it was actually a “bedspread” from Urban Outfitters that I bought many years ago and used it as an all-purpose picnic blanket/tablecloth/whatever. Even after filling 9 big embroidery hoops, I still have a ton of fabric left over, and I have the perfect project in mind for it. But that’s another post entirely.)
    * Hammer & nails to hang the finished works up
    * 30 minutes to spare

1. Snap embroidery hoop over fabric, adjusting so that the pattern shows how you want it to. I adjusted it so that there was at least one full bird in each hoop, and so that each hoop’s pattern was unique.

2. Tighten the fabric, and tighten the screws of the hoop.

3. Hang on the wall.

4. Hug the dog.





Why yes, that IS a miniature R2-D2 on the left side of the photograph, thanks for asking!

The only cost for me was the embroidery hoops. And I got such a great deal on them that the cost of these 9 hoops was probably $1. Sweet!

[ninjanator]

great job (and what a good deal on the hoops!) - i especially like the "hug the dog" step

[zcrafter]

So smart! I love the simplicity and style of this. I rocked it.

[Ravenau1]

What a great idea, and it looks wonderful! 

[elizabethmae]

This is awesome! I love the idea and I want to copy you. I hope that's ok.

[fnur]

This is awesome! I love the idea and I want to copy you. I hope that's ok.

I take it as a huge compliment!

[Superjodes]

Amazing idea, and so effective! I actually thought they were painted plates at first 

Your dog is also very lovely 

[dharma_rebel]

Such a neat idea! I can think of a bunch of different ways to do this in a bunch of different rooms. Thanks for the inspiration!

Now, to find some hoops!

[Sejimara]

Sweeeet

[stringofpearls]

Very cool!