Hello! It's Jennifer from SeaLemon
In this video I have
some DIY room decor ideas for you guys
I have made some DIY room decor videos
in the past, but none of them are really (like) dedicated to
a video on room decors so this is the first
that I have done. That is legit DIY room decor video
so hit that like button if you want to see more of these in the future
There's a lot of fun and quirky ideas and some would say
it's kind of Boho (Bohemian) styled. But you can of course make your
version of these to fit your own style
and space. For your reference I've put links in the list of the
supplies in the video description below
and let's get into it!
First up here's an eye mirror
which is inspired by a Bohemian mirror
I saw at Urban Outfitters
I'll be making this one with 5 black pipe cleaners and one
5 inch round mirror which I found at the craft store
I'm gonna set aside 2 pipe cleaners for the eyelids
and then the other 3 pipe cleaners will make the lashes
First the top lid of the eyelashes will be longer
than the bottom lid so I'm taking 2 pipe cleaners
and cutting those in half
Stack those 4 pieces together and then
cut it in half one more time
Now with the other pipe cleaner
I'm going to make the bottom lashes
I'm going to cut this 1 in half
Cut the 2 pieces in half again
and the cut those 4 pieces in half
Now I am going to make the eye shape with the longer
pipe cleaners and I'm going to glue them together
on the ends. You could also twist them together
but I actually prefer the way it looks versus
the twisting because it kinda curls the
pipe cleaners and makes them a little bent
Glue both ends together
and when the glue is dry you should have a shape like this
Now I'm going to arrange all of the bottom lashes
and then the top lashes
Then glue the ends to the eye shape
I glue them underneath the shape
so that see any
glue sticking out when it's hanging on the wall
Now here's the eye shape complete with lashes
and ready for the mirror eyeball
Simply stretch it over the mirror and center it
how you like, then place a small amount of glue
on the top lid. Glue it on the top rim
of the mirror and do the same on the bottom.
After the glue
is dry, it's ready to look out on your wall.
And I hung this up using mounting strips
and it's functional as a mirror and I think it is a really fun thing
popping out on the wall.
On the shelf right below this I have my Aloe plant
which is in a plain terracotta pot and
I'll show you an easy way to add a pop of colour to your planters
using pom poms. All you have to do is
add glue to the rim of the pot (I'm using glue dots here)
and just stick on the pom poms!
It's a really fun way to add texture and colour to your shelf
and mix with some other DIY pieces. You can make this area of your room look kind of
minimal yet fun with Boho vibes
I added some geometric shapes with my DIY
gem and my geometric concrete planter(s)
If you want to learn how to make all these other pieces
you can find all of these tutorials on my channel
and I will put the links in the video's description below
Next up, here's how to make a pineapple wall
organiser. On a large piece of foam board
I'm going to draw a very big pineapple
You can start by making the bottom shape
like a big "U" and then on top of that
make spiky leaves that are kind of branching out like this
Then with a craft knife and a cutting mat, cut out that shape.
Be sure to use a sharp blade for this
The foam board can really eat up the blades and can make them
dull fast so you might have to
switch out the blades while you're cutting this
and you might to have some patience on this and go over the cuts
twice. Remove the excess board
around your pineapple shape and erase any pencil marks.
I was planning on leaving the top the colour of the board
but I wanted it to be a darker green
so I'm using acrylic paint to paint the top.
I applied about 2 coats and painted the edge
Now to make the bottom half yellow, I'm going to spray paint
that part and I'm going to do sort of a
gradient effect so that the 2
colours blend together. You can make your pineapple any colour
you want and
here is what mine looks like after the spray paint is dry
Now for the
organiser part
I'm going to use 2 millimeter elastic cord
and draw out a guide on the back of the pineapple
so I know where to put it. I first drew out a border
around the bottom half and then
use the ruler to draw diagonal lines
and i used the ruler as the width to make them evenly spaced.
I then slanted the ruler to the opposite side
to make diagonal lines going into other direction
so this will give you that diamond pattern that you usually see on pineapple decor
I then marked where the lines and the border met
so those will be the holes for the elastic cord.
Then I'm going to pierce through those marks with an awl
and you can also use a nail if you don't have one
Go through both sides of the board and make sure the
holes are large enough to fit your cord
Now I'm using the back as the guide and following the lines
so I know where the cords will go in and out
on the board. And it's good to have
a little bit left over on the ends so
you can later tie those into knots.
You can also string a continuous piece of
cord through the board, just keep in mind that will use more elastic cord.
Now I'm going to repeat that process on the opposite
diagonal lines. These are going
on top of the other board to create those diamond shapes
and on the back, tie together any lose
ends in a knot
And trim off any pieces that might stick out.
While you're doing this, pull on the cord so
there's tension on the front and if you have
2 cords coming through the holes, you can tie them in a knot like this
so that is large enough and won't pull through
Now I have all cords tied together into knots
and here is the pineapple ready to organise
on my wall. I also hung this on mounting strips
and this organiser is great for any
loose pieces of paper that would otherwise
make clutter on your desk or shelf
and it's a fun way to display your photos. I prefer this
over a standard bulletin board and I like the tropical
vibes it adds to the room.
Next, I'll show you an easy way to make a peaceful yarn hanging
I'll be using a 6 inch embroidery hoop
and yarn in different colours. The type of hoop and colours
of yarn is really up to you.
To measure out even strands of yarn, I'm going to wrap it around
my arm like this. Kinda like your reeling in
a piece of rope. You could wrap it around something else but
this is just what I like to do. I doesn't have to be
a perfect measurement of yarn, you can cut off as much as you want
keep the cut off strands on the same end.
And then we're going to knot the yarn on the hoop like this.
Repeat that with the other colours so yo're basically
knotting a loop of yarn like this.
And move the knots around to arrange how you like it
I made a total of 9 knots on the hoop and you
could leave it just like this but if you want to add a
peace sign, here's how to do it
In the middle of the hoop, you want to grab on of the ends of the yarn that's
cut off. Pull it to the top of the hoop and tie a knot.
And cut off any extra yarn you don't want showing
Now take another one of the cut off ends and
tie it on the middle strand just like this so
that it forms a peace sign.
You can then tie that end in a knot on one of yarn below it
And you can either cut that end off or tuck it in to that knot
so it doesn't show
Embroidery hoops are really inexpensive and I like that they
already come with a little hanger so you can
easily hang this on a thumbtack. And now
for the finishing touch I'm going to give this yarn a haircut
And the design is totally up to you, you can try a
Chevron shape or a curved shape
I started out with a simple "V", but then I
kept cutting and messing with it so I ended
up liking this asymmetrical "V" shape
This didn't take long to make at all and it will add some
colourful coziness to your room
Next, I'll show you how to make a metallic moon phase banner.
I've seen these made in metal; which can be difficult
to make. So instead of working with metal, I thought "Why not try some metallic paper
and HOLO metallic paper that.
I'm using this 12 x 12 sheet of GOLD HOLO which I've found at the craft store.
Flip it over and use something round to trace like a cup.
Starting in the corner, I'm going to make the most of my paper and trace 9 circles.
Now to make the moon phase shapes,
inside the circles you can trace the cup or freehand it
to make those shapes.
Think of it in steps as if the circle is
moving slowly to the left, so each step the
crescent gets a little thicker
and then it becomes a half moon. Then from there,
you're gonna go in the opposite direction so
now the circle is moving slowly to the right
in steps.
Repeating the same shapes until you get to the full moon.
So now I have a paper full of moon shapes and I'm going to cut all of them out.
If you're using the same paper size I am using these will give you 2 sets of the moon shapes.
So you can actually make 2 banners or one really long one.
I'm going to make two banners and this first row is going from the full moon to the crescent
And then the 2nd banner I'm going to sort from crescent to the full moon.
Then I'm going to use this gold string to glue to the back of the shapes.
You can use tape or hot glue (like I'm using) and a just little dot of glue is all it needs.
I did this to both of the banners and left about two inches in between each shape.
You can hang it on your wall or string it along the top of your window,
If the moon shapes keep flipping around to the back,
You can glue the shapes on the top of the string rather than the middle like I did.
Or put a dot of glue on the bottom, so the weight of that will hold the moon shapes down
And it won't flip around on you.
I tied both of these to the curtain rods
And I think these HOLO metallic moon phases
could add some magical Bohemian vibes to your bedroom.
Let me know which project was your favourite and if you tried any
of these out, I would like to see pictures so
share those with me on my social links and add a hashtag
#sealemon. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel and I will
put more DIY room decor ideas up here
You can check that playlist out and I will also put
a playlist that's full of organisational type of DIYs
I think you'll like that one too
and I will put those links in the video description below
and I will see you guys next week with a new video. Bye~!