Having played with yarn ends before (diy and links here) and finding the container that houses the snippets of my crochet filled to the brim, I played again and what delightful play it was!
This time I not only used cotton yarn ends, but had a try with some acrylic ones as well. Strangely enough these were harder to “sculpt” around the objects I used, but with a little extra effort they turned out ok too.
I made two votives (using simple glasses as their molds) and a matching small bowl (see first photo).
The photo I made of them at night – lighted – is not the best, but does show how nice they look when the little tealights inside are lit.
Another experiment came out rather lovely too: I bought an inexpensive lamp (here) and covered the lampshade with yarnends – I’m pretty chuffed with the result!
Leaving you with a couple more photos, just because …..
Happy crafting!
Love,
Marianne
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💕 so cool love theses ideas xxx
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Thanks so much, Julie! Marianne xx
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The hearts are cute!
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Thank you, Emily! Marianne xx
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Oh my, your lamp is stunning! I love it so much!
I really want to try this one day.
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Thanks so much, dear Cat! Oh, can’t wait to see your yarn ends creation – bet I know the colors you’ll be using! Marianne xx
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Wow, what an amazing idea – I can’t wait to try this!
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Thank you so much for your lovely compliment and have great fun creating your own yarn ends project! Marianne xx
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They look totally amazing and I can’t wait to have a go. I’ve been saving my ends since I saw your first attempts, although I only have acrylic! I love the lampshade it looks fantastic xx
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Aw ….. thank you so much for your lovely compliment! Can’t wait to see some of your yarn ends playing – have fun! Marianne xx
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Hi Marianne! What a great post, thanks! I’ve seen something similar with the bowls once, but the lamp shades are fantastic!!!! I am itching to do something yarny or crochety with a lamp shade! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Have a great week!
Ingrid xx
http://myfunkycrochet.blogspot.be
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Thanks so much for your lovely compliment, Ingrid! It’s always so nice to inspire other people – have fun creating! Marianne xx
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Love the lampshade! Thanks for sharing.
Sheila
https://www.etsy.com/shop/sheilalikestoknit
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Thanks so much, Sheila – totally my pleasure! Marianne xx
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These are fab. And thanks for the reminder, have been meaning to do something like this for ages. X
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Aw …. thanks so much! Great – always wonderful to inspire! Looking forward to seeing your yarn ends-projects! Marianne xx
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What a great idea!
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Thank you so much, dear Zeta! Marianne xx
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These are really lovely. I especially like the lamp shade. I am now saving my yarn ends to do something similar one day (shame I didn’t start earlier!) but they are mostly acrylic at present. Is it best to use acrylic or cotton but not both together?
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Thank you so much, Jane! Great idea to be saving your yarn ends; no, cotton or acrylic does not really matter. The cotton ends seemed a bit easier to work with, but the acrylic-projects turned out nice as well. Good luck (and maybe send a photo? Would love to see!). Marianne xx
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