DIY: Pom Garland

Decorations can come from the simplest things... Allison Rhee of Flower Crown Society teaches Zooey readers how to make a colorful pom garland (which you can apply for Halloween decorations too!), and it's so easy!

Supplies:

Yarn Scissors

Directions:

Start by holding one end of the yarn with your thumb.

Wrap around 3 of your fingers around 75 times and cut the other end of the yarn.

Carefully remove the yarn from your fingers to maintain its shape. Cut another piece of yarn long enough to tie a tight knot in the middle of the yarn ball.

Cut the top and bottom loops.

The pom will look very messy at first, so keep giving it a trim until it looks good and clean! Repeat steps 1-6 with other colors of your choice.

Get a long piece of yarn or twine and tie in the middle of all the poms to make a garland.

And then viola! You're all done! If you make it too, let us know and Instagram a photo!

Also, when life gives you extra yarn trimmings... turn it into confetti!

Contributor: Allison Rhee (Follow her on Facebook and Instagram!) Photographed by Yellow Bird Visuals

Wooden Bead Necklace DIY

Supplies:

Spray Paint (color of your choice) - We chose metallic gold! 5 Wooden Beads Suede Cord

Directions:

Spray paint the wooden beads in the color of your choice. Note that you can easily get spray paint and wooden beads at your local supply and craft store (Lowe's, Michael's, etc). You can also leave a few plain if you'd like for variation...or spray paint them different colors!

String beads onto suede cord.

Make a double knot on the end and it'll be ready to wear! If you make it, be sure to Instagram a picture and tag us: #zooeymagazine!

Contributor: Allison Rhee of Flower Crown Society (Be sure to follow her on Instagram and Facebook!)

Yarn Wall DIY

One of our newest, talented contributors Amanda Marie sent us this fun DIY that we just couldn't resist sharing. If your walls are looking lonely, how about tossing some yarn on it? We're serious. Pick a favorite quote, and we're going to create it in yarn for your wall!

Simple supplies you will need, and yarn is easily found at your local craft store!

Draw out the letters you need to spell out the words on your wall on paper. We free handed ours because we wanted it to have a free spirited look, but another great way is to print out letters of a fun font you love and trace them from there! Once you’ve drawn out the letter, make small dots of each corner of the letter (which will help you to know where to mark your nails on the wall).

Cut out the letters and tape them to the wall in the order you’d like them.

Nail the small nails on the same spot where you marked the corners & edges of the letters with the small dots. Be sure not to hammer them all the way into your wall, as you’ll need something for the yarn to grab onto.

Tear off the paper and begin to wrap the yarn around the nails to outline the letter you drew! There is no rhyme or reason to the way you string the yarn around the nails. You may even discover a pattern that you like, and if you make up your own, we'd love to see it! And if you notice the letter isn’t turning out to look like the actual letter you traced, that means you missed marking a corner somewhere. Just hold the paper letter back up to the wall and see what corner you’re missing.

This is above Amanda's office desk. Where are you putting yours?

Contributor: Amanda Marie