How to Make a Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase

Craft: Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase

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June 17, 2018

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - hang on wall I made this wall-hanging flower vase out of a wooden cutting board that was a bit too banged up to use in the kitchen any longer. I painted mine, but you could leave the wood bare as it's also pretty. I created a mason jar template and traced it with some wire nails, wrapped yarn around the nails, then filled the jar with flowers. I've provided the template below for you to use. Enjoy!

Total Time: 90 minutes

Yield: 1 vase

Supplies:

1 wooden board, 8x12" or larger
paint
paintbrush
mason jar template print-out
wire nails, 3/4" size
hammer
yarn

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - template

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - supplies

Steps:

Paint your wooden board.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - painting the board

I made deep streaks in mine with a dry paintbrush to create an aged look. Allow to dry.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - dry brush to create stripes for aged look, allow to dry

Place mason jar template on the lower portion of the board.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - place template on lower part of board

Begin hammering in nails onto the template lines about halfway in.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - hammer nails in about halfway around the template lines

Start with the top corners and make your way down. You'll want a nail at every bend.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - begin at top and make sure there is one at each turn

Add nails down the sides and bottom.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - work down sides and across the bottom

Gently tear off the paper template.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - tear off template

Tie a knot at the upper left nail.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - tie yarn to the upper left nail

Starting stringing the yarn around each nail, wrapping around each just once before moving onto the next.

Yarn and Nail Wall-Hanging Vase - wrap yarn each yarn

Zig-zag wrap your way from the top to the side, to the bottom, then back up the other side. Tie another knot when you're done. Start a new knot at the leftmost nail for the line on the bottom back of the jar, go across the line, then tie another knot.