DIY and Crafts — roving

A few weeks ago I shared a neon pink and orange fringe pendant light that I made using my Glowforge laser cutter. At that time I told you guys how many more ideas I had for light fixtures using the Glowforge. Well today’s the day I’m sharing one more DIY light fixture! This DIY yarn hanging pendant light combines my favorite elements of wall weavings and fiber art.  It is an amazing statement pendant light perfect for any space. Just look at the braided roving and chunky yarn hanging from the natural wood box. And that mint and gold pendant light – it’s just...

I have been so excited about my newest light fixture DIY. This DIY faux woven yarn pendant light fixture takes the ever popular wall weavings and turns them into something functional. A pendant light! But not only is it covered with all the textural yarn, it can actually be made without any actual weaving! Yes! You heard that right. This fixture is made from my favorite faux weaving technique of using braided yarn, tassels, and roving to create all the fun patterns and texture of a traditional wall weaving but with half the work! Isn’t it gorgeous?! Just look at...

Happy October! I have been sharing all sorts of Halloween crafts and projects with you the last few weeks, but now that it is October, I feel that I am finally in the clear to go Halloween crazy. These DIY roving covered spider web pumpkins are one of those creations that just happens to come together from materials I had laying around. I know I have talked before about how sometimes I don’t have an idea for a project before hand, but see two items laying on my desk from previous projects and I just think “hey, those would be...

If you have never played around with roving before you are missing out. The fluffy texture and bright colors make it a fun medium to work with. Of course you can needle felt with it or even do large crochet pieces, but I like thinking outside the box. After using a bit of my stash to cover some pumpkins for Halloween, I tried to think of other items that needed a little fluffy roving treatment. That is were these letters came in! DIY typography wall art with roving yields large fluffy letters that can spell out any word or saying you...

If you follow me on Instagram, you may remeber back in the spring when I made a fun roving wall hanging for spring complete with faux eggs and mini felt carrots and flowers. Well I wanted to adapt that craft for Halloween and I found the perfect base. Two skeleton hand salad tongs at Michaels! After finding those hands, this DIY Halloween roving wall hanging was well on its way to becoming spooktacular! Supplies to make your own DIY Halloween Roving Wall Hanging: Roving and yarn in your favorite Halloween colors Skeleton hands Paper bats (optional) Scissors Tape Begin by...