Welcome to Handmade with Me: Karen
Hello everybody, welcome back to my channel! I hope you're all doing well and staying safe. Today, we're going to tackle one of those projects that was super popular on Pinterest a while back – the rope rainbow decoration. Who remembers those? It's a fun project, but it can be a bit overwhelming because it requires a lot of materials that you might not have just lying around your house. So, when I saw people making mini versions of this project into earrings, I thought they were so cute and used way fewer supplies – which means you probably already have everything you need.
To get started, we'll need some thick white yarn. Don't worry if you don't have a ton of this because we only need four small pieces for each earring. You can also use any color yarn you like, but traditional rainbow colors are always a great choice. Next, we'll cut four pieces of thin wire – take one piece and push it into the center of the yarn. This is what's going to help the earrings hold their rainbow shape later.
Now that we have our basic structure set up, let's add some color. I'm using embroidery thread, which comes in a variety of colors. Take one of the colors you like and tie it onto the yarn, making sure that the wire is inside where you tied it, folded the end in, and cover it up as you wrap the string around the yarn. It's a good idea to have a ruler nearby so you can check your measurements and keep going until the wrapped portion measures 1 and 3/4 inches.
Once you've reached that measurement, cut off the string and tie the end in place. Poke down the yarn that's sticking out the end and use your wire cutters to trim any extra wire. Now, repeat this process three more times to get one piece in each color – but feel free to play with those measurements if you want yours to be a different size.
Now it's time to turn our little pieces into a rainbow! Start by bending the smallest piece into an arc and then bend each piece around the top of the previous piece. This is where things start to get really fun. Use hot glue to glue them all together – but remember, only use a little bit because you don't want it to squeeze out the sides. Really press everything tightly together with each new piece that you add.
Once the glue is dry, it's time for a haircut! Trim any extra yarn that's hanging out the end and fluff it up a bit. And voilà – you've got a rainbow! Now, take two jump rings and an earring hook – if you have pierced ears, that is. If not (like me!), you can always use clip-ons.
To attach your earrings to the jump ring, might need to poke a small hole into the top of the rainbow with something like a thumbtack, so go ahead and do that before opening up the second jump ring to connect it to the earring hook. And – we're done! Look at how cute this turned out! Of course, you'll want to repeat all of those steps to make another pair – but now you've got some beautiful boho rainbow earrings to show off.
These are perfect for spring and summer, even if it's just a little pick-me-up while you're staying home. And don't forget, I'd love to hear from you in the comments – what sorts of things are you crafting while you're staying home?
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi everybody welcome back to handmade with me Karen so who remembers those rope rainbow decorations that were all over Pinterest a while back it's a fun project but it kind of uses a lot of materials that you might not have just lying around your house so when I saw that people were making mini versions of this project into earrings I thought they were so cute and it uses way fewer supplies so you probably already have everything that you need so let's get into how to do it so we're going to start with some thick white yarn and don't worry if you don't have a ton of this because we only need four small pieces for each earring you'll also want to cut four pieces of thin wire so take a piece of wire and push it into the center of the yarn this is what's going to help the earrings hold their rainbow shape later next grab your embroidery thread and I'm doing pretty traditional rainbow colors but you could always mix it up that use whatever colors you like tie one of the colors onto the yarn making sure that the wire is inside where you tied it folded the end in and cover it up as you wrap the string around the yarn you'll want to have a ruler nearby to check the measurement and keep going until the wrapped portion measures 1 and 3/4 inches then cut off the string and tie the end in place poke down the yarn that that's sticking out the end and use your wire cutters to trim any extra wire and then you should have something that looks like this now you're just going to repeat that three more times to get one in each color here are the measurements for each color but feel free to play with those if you want yours to be a different size ok so now it is time to turn them into a rainbow starting with the smallest piece bend it into an arc and then bend each piece around the top of the previous piece and then use hot glue to glue them all together only use a little bit of glue because you don't want it all squeezing out the sides and really press the whole thing tightly together with each new piece that you add so once the glue is dry it's time to give it a haircut and trim the extra yarn that's hanging out the end fluff it up a bit and you've got a rainbow to turn it into earrings grab two jump rings and an earring hook you might have to use a thumbtack to poke a small hole into the top of the rainbow so that you can insert one of the jump rings so go ahead and use jewelry pliers to do that then open the second jump ring and use that to connect the first one to the earring hook and we're finished look how cute this turned out I can't get over it of course you'll want to repeat all of those steps to make a second one and now you have got some boho rainbow earrings that you made all by yourself these are perfect for spring and summer even if it's just to bring a little joy into your own life while you're socially distancing in case you're wondering yes I did replace the earring hook with clip-ons because fun fact I don't have pierced ears so I would love to know in a comment what sorts of things you're crafting while you're staying home so I hope you liked this project and I hope you're staying well and staying healthy I'll see you all next time youhi everybody welcome back to handmade with me Karen so who remembers those rope rainbow decorations that were all over Pinterest a while back it's a fun project but it kind of uses a lot of materials that you might not have just lying around your house so when I saw that people were making mini versions of this project into earrings I thought they were so cute and it uses way fewer supplies so you probably already have everything that you need so let's get into how to do it so we're going to start with some thick white yarn and don't worry if you don't have a ton of this because we only need four small pieces for each earring you'll also want to cut four pieces of thin wire so take a piece of wire and push it into the center of the yarn this is what's going to help the earrings hold their rainbow shape later next grab your embroidery thread and I'm doing pretty traditional rainbow colors but you could always mix it up that use whatever colors you like tie one of the colors onto the yarn making sure that the wire is inside where you tied it folded the end in and cover it up as you wrap the string around the yarn you'll want to have a ruler nearby to check the measurement and keep going until the wrapped portion measures 1 and 3/4 inches then cut off the string and tie the end in place poke down the yarn that that's sticking out the end and use your wire cutters to trim any extra wire and then you should have something that looks like this now you're just going to repeat that three more times to get one in each color here are the measurements for each color but feel free to play with those if you want yours to be a different size ok so now it is time to turn them into a rainbow starting with the smallest piece bend it into an arc and then bend each piece around the top of the previous piece and then use hot glue to glue them all together only use a little bit of glue because you don't want it all squeezing out the sides and really press the whole thing tightly together with each new piece that you add so once the glue is dry it's time to give it a haircut and trim the extra yarn that's hanging out the end fluff it up a bit and you've got a rainbow to turn it into earrings grab two jump rings and an earring hook you might have to use a thumbtack to poke a small hole into the top of the rainbow so that you can insert one of the jump rings so go ahead and use jewelry pliers to do that then open the second jump ring and use that to connect the first one to the earring hook and we're finished look how cute this turned out I can't get over it of course you'll want to repeat all of those steps to make a second one and now you have got some boho rainbow earrings that you made all by yourself these are perfect for spring and summer even if it's just to bring a little joy into your own life while you're socially distancing in case you're wondering yes I did replace the earring hook with clip-ons because fun fact I don't have pierced ears so I would love to know in a comment what sorts of things you're crafting while you're staying home so I hope you liked this project and I hope you're staying well and staying healthy I'll see you all next time you\n"
