Oversized Rainbow Wall Hanging DIY!

I’m so excited to share this tremendous enjoyable and amazingly cute rainbow wall hanging DIY with you at this time!

I like all of the little child rainbows which have been making the rounds these days whether or not that be on clothes, plush objects, or wall decor, and I additional love the little rope rainbow pattern.

I are likely to take every part that’s enjoyable and make it outsized, and I used to be fairly optimistic {that a} rope rainbow can be wonderful on a big scale, and it seems I used to be proper!!

Are you able to guess what I used as a base to make this outsized rainbow wall hanging? I’ll provide you with a touch … splish, splash!

Provides:
–5 pool noodles (did you guess it?)
–thick cotton rope (attempt the trim part of your craft/cloth retailer)
–thick yarn in most well-liked colours (I didn’t use greater than the yarn you see above, so one giant yarn must be sufficient for my measurement)
–scorching glue gun
–X-Acto knife and scissors
–10′ of three/8″ copper coil tubing
–mini pipe cutter
–4cm wool felt balls
–cat brush

First, you’ll resolve how lengthy you need your outer rainbow coloration to be, which is able to decide the general measurement of your rainbow—because it’s the outer layer.

I needed my outer layer to be longer than my pool noodles had been, so I lower off 8″ of one other noodle and scorching glued that part onto the tip of one other full size one to present me an additional lengthy noodle to work with.

Then, I used my pipe cutter to chop a bit of copper coil that was about 2″ shorter than my noodle, so it wouldn’t stick out the ends as soon as I threaded it by way of my noodle.

It took me a bit to determine what to make use of because the spine of the rainbow, as I wanted one thing that will be bendable and but sturdy sufficient to maintain its form as soon as bent.

I keep in mind seeing these copper coils within the ironmongery store and I believed they is likely to be value a shot, and so they had been excellent! For those who do a a lot bigger rainbow than this, it’s possible you’ll must attempt the coil within the subsequent measurement up.

It will likely be more durable to bend into place, but additionally stronger as properly as soon as bent into form.

As soon as your pipe is lower, be certain that it’s the proper size to your noodle.

Then, use an X-Acto knife to carve out a few of the inside portion of the final 1″ or so of every noodle finish so you’ve a bigger house so as to add your rope fringe on the finish. Pool noodles are tremendous simple to chop into, so this half shouldn’t be too exhausting.

Then, scorching glue your yarn finish to at least one finish of your noodle and begin to (are you prepared for this?) twist the noodle to wrap the yarn across the noodle.

It’s nonetheless time consuming however it’s waaaay simpler to twist the noodle than wrap the yarn across the noodle. Preserve the yarn holding hand in place and use the opposite hand to twist the noodle physique as you go.

I glued my yarn to the proper finish of the noodle and twisted the noodle away from me, however in case you are left handed, it’s possible you’ll wish to begin on the left facet and twist if that’s extra comfy.

Preserve twisting and twisting till you’ve about 3″ of yarn-covered noodle after which push all of the yarn downwards in the direction of the tip you began from to condense the yarn.

Make sure that it’s tremendous tightly filled with no pool noodle beneath in sight—it’ll additionally assist maintain the noodle lined if you bend it right into a rainbow form as properly if it’s tightly packed yarn.

Preserve twisting and pushing down each 3″ of yarn till you attain the tip. I used extra glue to safe the yarn to the noodle on the final 1″ of the noodle after which tucked the tip into the noodle opening and glued it in place.

Along with your outer noodle now wrapped, slide in your copper pipe that you just lower to suit after which bend it into your rainbow form. I made mine a little bit of a taller/skinnier rainbow, however you might do a shorter/wider one as properly in case you like.

As soon as it’s bent into place, be certain that your subsequent noodle is lengthy sufficient to suit inside that form and begin to wrap that noodle with the following coloration yarn.

When you find yourself nearly completed wrapping that noodle, place it again contained in the outer noodle to verify the match. Often including the yarn modifications precisely how a lot noodle size you want, so that you’ll simply wish to maintain checking the size earlier than chopping the noodle and ending the tip with yarn.

Repeat with every coloration for every noodle till you’ve 4 layers! Because you’ll have leftover copper pipe after including it to your exterior noodle, use the remainder inside one of many inside layers of noodles and that can assist it maintain its form even higher.

That is additionally a very good time to take a bit of yarn the colour of your third layer in and tie it round your pool noodle so you’ve a hanger on the bottom to hold your rainbow from.

Mainly, if the highest of the rainbow is on the 12:00 place on a clock, tie one finish of a bit of yarn on the 1:00 place and the opposite to the 11:00 place with the knots on the bottom so that you don’t see them and you need to use the yarn that connects the 2 factors as a hanger.

A lot simpler to do it now earlier than you glue issues collectively!

Now it’s time to connect our rainbow collectively! I clamped my outer layer to a espresso desk so it wouldn’t transfer from that place, however you might additionally simply place containers or heavy books on the sides and prime/backside to maintain in place when you glue as properly.

Put a beneficiant quantity of glue on the sides the place every noodle touches the following and add one layer at a time till you’ve all of your layers full.

Now that your noodles are hooked up, take your thick rope, lower it double the size you need your tassel to be, after which tie some twine on the center of the rope to maintain the tassel collectively.

For those who can’t discover tremendous thick cotton rope, it’s also possible to lower three or 4 strands double your tassel size and simply tie all of them collectively within the center for a similar impact.

Add some scorching glue into the opening of the noodle and stick within the center fold of your rope so it sticks to the glue.

I did various lengths for every noodle, however you are able to do all of them the identical too. Now in case you like that curly look when you unwind the rope, you’ll be able to depart it that means, or you need to use a pet brush to brush out the rope into one bigger tassel.

Because the completion, glue some giant felt balls across the perimeter of the rainbow and your candy little venture is able to dangle!

Critically although, how wonderful is that!?! I couldn’t be extra happy with how this turned out, and I’ve even been stepping into her room simply to have a look at it randomly through the day. It makes me so completely happy!

For those who love this rainbow wall hanging, be certain that to take a look at the nook rainbow I painted in her playroom and our different child’s initiatives.

Only a fast security be aware: I’m not apprehensive about Lola reaching this from a security standpoint. She truly performs with these felt balls usually (and so they aren’t a choking hazard measurement for her since they’re bigger) and the remainder of that is simply yarn and pool noodles.

However, in case you make this on a smaller scale or simply small felt balls, watch out it doesn’t fall into child’s fingers if there are objects hooked up you’d fear about them having.

That is completely an merchandise that I’d additionally dangle in every other room in the home, so don’t really feel like that is restricted to a child’s room in case you aren’t in that zone but! xo. Laura

Room Sources: DIY Wallpaper / Chandelier / Related Crib / Washable Rug

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