I’m in love with this project because it’s so easy and actually a lot of fun! However, it took me a while to figure out what to use for this project. At the end of one of my yoga classes the other day, it hit me: “Namaste!” What the heck is “namaste”? Well, it’s the Indian word spoken at the end of yoga classes that means, “The light within me honors the light within you.”
I’ve been practicing yoga for almost 20 years now, and I love it. It calms and centers me. I’ve incorporated the yoga philosophy so much in my life that I thought it’d be fitting to have the word “namaste” displayed in my house. It adds a special homemade touch to my boho vibe.
I love this project because you can customize the words or even a picture of your hobbies, passions, song lyrics, poem verses, etc. This project really personalizes your rental space and makes it your own.
I thought it was going to take me a long time to hammer in all the nails that outline the letters, but honestly, it took about 30 minutes or so. Wrapping the string around the letters took less than an hour. The hardest part of this project was deciding what saying to use.
I also wanted to combine the trendy ombre (a cascading effect of dark to light colors) element to the project as well. I debated which colors to use but settled on grounding the bright purples by bringing the grays and silvers into the words.
Materials:
-Printout of your saying (I used a Century Gothic font with an outline effect at 300-point type)
-Embroidery string (I used a roll per letter)
-Hammer
-Nails (These are 1 ¼” white aluminum trim nails)
-Wooden craft board
-White craft paint
-Scissors
-Paintbrush
-Tape (not shown in photo)
Instructions:
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Want to try your hand at more creative string art projects for your apartment? Check out this geometric string art tutorial or give this yarn hanging a go.