Required utensils
- STYLIT woollen cord "wicking thread" in mottled grey, mint green, light yellow and loden green
- Cord
- Cardboard box
- Large and small round object for tracing
- Template: Butterfly, dragonfly or bee
Tools required: knife, pliers, scissors, hot glue gun
Materials and colours
Grey GR02
Light yellow GE13
Mint green GU11
Loden green GU53
Spring is a wonderful time of year when nature comes back to life and everything bursts into vibrant colour. One way to bring the beauty of spring into your home is to use fresh accents and decorations.
The colours light yellow, grey, mint green and loden green fit perfectly into the spring picture and give every room a fresh and friendly ambience. The combination of these colours in particular can create a pleasant atmosphere and convey a feeling of freshness and lightness. The STYLIT woollen cord "wicking thread" is a particularly versatile material that is ideal for DIY projects. Thanks to its softness and fluffiness, it is particularly easy to work with and gives butterflies, dragonflies and bees that certain something.
Step by step
Step 1:
Prepare template
First, take your larger round object and place it on a piece of cardboard. Then trace this round shape. Then place the smaller object in this circle and trace it. Then you can cut out the cardboard at the markings to create a ring. You can then cut this in the centre to create two half moons.
Step 2:
Wrap circle
Now take your wool cord "wick thread" in the colour of your choice and wrap it around the semicircle several times until the whole cardboard is no longer visible.
Step 3:
Cut through the ring
Once you have finished wrapping the ring, knot the woollen cord "wick thread" with the two ends. Now take a pair of scissors and cut the thread at the top edge. Make sure that you hold on tightly at the bottom so that the individual threads do not fall apart.
Step 4:
Tie the woollen cord "wick thread" together
When everything is cut, take a short thread and tie the individual woollen cords "wick thread" together.
Step 5:
Attach the pom-pom
Done!
Let your creativity run wild and make as many woollen pom-pom butterflies, dragonflies and bees as you like! The more you make, the more colourful and lively your decoration will be. Attach the butterflies to branches or plants. They also create a cheerful and inviting atmosphere outdoors.
Templates to print out
Designer
Iris Oppermann, a florist with a love of nature and the local area, runs the creative workshop "Grünzeug" and shares her enthusiasm for decorative design in numerous creative courses.
Iris uses a lot of what nature and the garden have to offer in her workpieces. She emphasises sustainable goods and products from Europe and Austrian production. So it's no wonder that Iris and STYLIT are such a good match!