Modern Wood Bead DIY

Happy DIY Wednesday! I’m little by little getting back into the swing of things and staying positive and productive. I had these DIYs ready last week but it just wasn’t in me to post them. Today I’m feeling better and pressing on.

I actually had fun making these and yes it was a bit challenging and that’s just because I’m using the other side of my brain. These wood bead garlands are EVERYWHERE, and there are so many tutorials and DIYs.  I wanted to get around to making one last year, but I just put it off.

On my last visit to my toy store … aka Hobby Lobby and saw one for $12.99 … and thought really … I can make one that’s cheaper, and customize it.  The suede for the table-top garland was 60% off with a Michael’s Craft Store coupon, and the beads came to about $11.00.  I made a total three, and I still have extra supplies to make a few key chains.  Now that savings I can work with.

Here are the materials I used for both DIYs.

Materials [Original tutorial here]

Wooden beads [two sizes]
Acrylic paint [on-hand]
Yarn, twine, or leather string
Paint sponges [on-hand]
Scissors
Large needle

This was so darn easy.  The only thing that took time was painting the beads. Even the tassel only took 5 minutes.  You basically string on your plain or painted beads, alter the sizes if you want to create something different. [I used smaller beads for every 10 large beads, for a total of 30 … this includes some extra on the ends] For the mini-garland I used one small bead at each end.

The tassel and how you attach it can be tricky but once you get the hang of it you’ll want to make tassels for everything.  Here is the tutorial from WhatsUpMoms on YouTube.  I loved being able to put my own spin on this little project and add an accent. I also plan on making some keychains as well and maybe giving them as gifts.

Thank so much for checking out my DIY today.  Don’t forget to “like”, “comment”, and “subscribe” or “follow”.  – Peace –