Another 5 Minute Craft!
When I moved to Denver, I loved my new room, but it seriously lacked some hanging space. Enter Command Hooks! I love these things, easy to use, sturdy, and it gives you the freedom to decorate and fill your wall space to your liking. What’s not to love!
Except their boring, bright white, very obvious presence!
Sigh. I guess they do have a clean and simple look if that’s your aesthetic, but it’s not mine.
I scoured the internet for hours hoping to find some way to personalize the hooks to me and my new home.
Nada.
I sat on this for a long time. Then finally inspiration struck from one of my favorite Youtubers: Lone Fox (Drew). Check. Him. Out. His Youtube channel and Instagram are filled with incredible Dollar Store and Ikea DIYs. The way he can transform a space - amazing.
One of his go-to’s is to use twine and various yarns and fabrics to repurpose everyday items! I realized in the middle of his video that I had some twine, and a crafting lightbulb appeared overhead.
I’ll cover the hooks in twine.
This touch up gives them an elevated and boho-esque look. After my first attempt I knew that this is what I would do with hooks from now on.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Command Hooks & Backings (of course)
- Twine (I got this roll from Target for a few dollars and it’s lasted me for soooo long. Find it here!)
- Glue Gun & Extra Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Flaming Hot Cheetos With Lime (optional)
Now to start, remove the backing, the part where you actually stick the wall tape to, and set aside.
To cover the front of the hook you’ll be snaking the twine back and forth across. Starting with a solid line of glue at the top to kick things off.
After the first line I found that I really only needed to add a dot of glue on the sides to secure the twine. If any edge pieces aren’t sticking just dab a bit more glue and hold down.
Now snake away! Once you hit the middle without the backing just continue to dot the edges and seal the twine in. Curve around the hook for now and finish the bottom.
I seal the bottom with a full line again.
Next, fight with your cat over the twine.
So to cover the hook, you’ll want to fill in the triangles that formed on the sides first. Fold the edge of your twine and stuff it (best way I know how to put that) into the little triangle.
Now start to wrap the twine up the hook, to do this you’ll only need to coat the top of the hook with a bit of glue.
Then seal in the top with more glue and press the twine in.
Almost there!
From here, we’ll just be wrapping the twine around the sides to clean up the look a little. Wrap over the twine sides. I usually end up doing two or three wraps around the sides, just cover the white.
And you’re done!
If you’re picky, feel free to pick out any extra glue within the twine. If there are big patches of white, just add a bit more glue and press your twine in cover the gap. Although you probably wont notice once it’s hung.
To hang, just follow the instructions from Command. Basically, press it into the wall for a while.
When hanging them up, I like to add different levels, almost like you‘re assembling a gallery wall.
And there you have it, sturdy hooks you can easily customize!
Happy Crafting, y’all!
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