12 Days of Christmas: Rustic Wall Hanging – Photo & Written Tutorial

12 Days of Christmas: Rustic Wall Hanging – Photo & Written Tutorial

Our 7th day of Christmas brings more holiday decor! This rustic wall hanging has elements of crochet and craft mixed with elements of the outdoors. Follow through my step by step instructions and make your own wall hanging today.

 

The Materials I used are as follows:

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Gold and Green

Chic Sheep Yarn (Red Heart) in Linen

3 Pinecones (from outside)

A Large Stick from outside

Cinnamon Sticks

Scissors

Size H-5.00mm Crochet Hook

 

Step 1: I tied yarn to the stick on each end to make it be able to hang on a hook

Step 2: I crocheted the stars and tree (See pattern below)

Step 3: I used the Linen yarn and tied the pinecones, cinnamon sticks, stars and tree to the wall hanging using the Linen colored yarn.

It was so easy! I finished in an hour!!

 

Patterns:

Star:

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 10 dc in 3rd Ch from hook, sl st to first st. (10)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc each st around, sl st to first st. (20)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, *hdc in next st, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in next st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat from * around, end with Sl st in last st. Sl st to first st to close round. Fasten off, Weave in ends. (5 points made)

 

Tree:

I followed along to this pattern by Carol from Pure Sugar blog. She designed the Country Christmas Crochet Garland and I used the motif for the tree design in the center.

 

When I put everything together, this is how it looks! It’s so lovely on my wall!

 

 

 

12 Days of Christmas: Rustic Holiday Decoration – Step by Step Photo Tutorial

12 Days of Christmas: Rustic Holiday Decoration – Step by Step Photo Tutorial

If anyone is looking for a rustic holiday decoration, I have just the thing for you! I did these easy jute covered balloon balls and they turned out so awesome. Below you can see my step by step process from start to finish. This idea has me thinking in all kinds of creative directions using string art to decorate for the holidays. I may have to make more! In the meantime check out my picture tutorial and follow along today.

 

First I gathered all the supplies I needed. (See photo above)
Water Balloons, Scissors, Paint brush, Mod Podge, and Jute.
I also used rubber gloves and a tupperware container that are not pictured.

 

I blew up the balloons to be mini balls, and then I added the Mod Podge to the tupperware container.

 

I proceeded to dunk the jute into the mod podge and then wrap it around the balloon using my rubber gloves for protection.

 

 

I wrapped about 20 times.

 

 

Then I used the paint brush to reinforce the mod podge to the jute.

 

I let it dry for 24 hours.

 

 

Once it was all dry, I popped the balloon and removed it from the middle of the ball.

 

 

 

The jute stayed in place!! Woohoo!! I then used a tweezer to get any extra mod podge out of the gaps and make the ball look cleaner.

 

 

 

I added an ornament hook to the ball and hung it on my tree!