There are many ways to breathe new life into an old item. Some that usually end up in the garbage or can be obtained for little or nothing, such as pallets or plastic beer crates, for example, can be reused or recycled to become true design objects.
It is also possible to follow the opposite path: use some noble material, such as thread, to give a new life to any object that you no longer use, or to create a new piece of decoration that renews an environment.
Here you will find the best ideas to make yourself beautiful design objects for your home or to give as gifts, with colored threads!
1. Balloon chandelier
If you have a chandelier for the light, you may like the structure but not the light fixtures, and want to replace them. These that you can see here can be made with a simple technique that consists of covering a balloon with waxed thread or another thick thread soaked in vinyl glue, and bursting the balloon after it dries. You will be able to use the technique for many other objects.
2. Pictures with letters and words
A very original idea, to decorate the house or to give as gifts, are the paintings made with nails and threads. It’s very simple: you have to create the design you want with nails on wood, and then join the dots with colored threads.
You can make the shapes, words or drawings you want, and you will see that it is a technique that adapts to everything: from a child’s room to a wedding decoration.
When you get the hang of the technique, you can also try doing it the other way around, that is, fill in the background instead of the letters:
3. Small spheres
With the same balloon technique, but using water bombitas (small balloons), you can make small spheres that you can use for different purposes: from centerpieces to light garlands.
You can also make balls for the Christmas tree in this way:
4. Key markers
If you have several of the same keys and you always mix them up, you can mark them with different colored threads! They can also look nice in cabinets that always have the key on.
5. Centerpiece
While colored yarn can make funky, modern decorations, you can use sisal yarn (the one that looks like light brown rope) to make rustic decorations, like this pear-shaped centerpiece.
6. lanterns
Sisal yarn can also be used as a “stamp” or pattern for painting, then removed when dry. If you cover a jar with some lines of yarn, paint it white with acrylic or synthetic paint, and remove the yarn when it dries, you’ll have these pretty lined lanterns.
7. Candle holders with cups
If you have glasses that have been left loose or that you no longer like, you can also turn them into beautiful lanterns with waxed thread.
8. Planter
These hanging pot holders covered with sisal yarn are very inexpensive because you can make them by recycling any disposable container, such as an ice cream box.
9. Christmas trees
These little yarn or yarn covered Christmas trees can get you out of a bind if you just moved in and don’t have a pine tree. They are also a nice souvenir for the end of the year or a nice decoration for shops or workplaces.
This cutwork model is a bit more complicated to make (you have to use a paper cone, do the technique used with balloons and then remove the cone very carefully), but they look very nice with a candle inside.
And you, what ideas with threads come to mind?