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Penelope Quinn gives unloved gems and tea cups a new lease of life with her charming hanging wreath project
hat little girl wouldn’t love to have this whimsical hanging wreath in her bedroom? We love upcycled craft projects and Penelope Quinn is the queen of reusing materials in new and inventive ways. This hanging wreath, decorated with delicate silk flowers, costume jewellery and a tea cup, is no exception. “If you don’t have any jewellery to use, ask friends or visit your local bargain or charity shop – sometimes you can get lucky and buy a bag of broken jewellery at a low cost,” she says.
Hanging wreath
Kit List
Embroidery hoops: 25cm diameter, 20cm diameter Ribbon: 1-2cm wide, white, gold, 2m each Cord, white or gold, 5m Key ring Silk flowers Second-hand costume jewellery Hot glue gun Tea cup or pot Bead fairy lights Pliers Wire
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Decorate the large hoop with silk flowers and the Wrap white ribbon around small hoop with old jewellery the large embroidery hoop, using a hot glue gun to fix and gold around the small hoop. in place. Broken earrings, Secure with hot glue. necklaces, brooches, buttons Cut five lengths of cord 1m long. and costume pieces all work. Tie all lengths together around Measure 20cm down and the key ring. Measure and mark tie the strands together in 30cm down from the knot, and tie a knot, ensuring they are even. each strand around the large hoop, Balance a tea cup or pot inside ensuring they are spaced evenly. and secure with a small Once the hoop is sitting straight, amount of hot glue. Wrap mark 8cm down from each bead lights around the bottom knot. Tie the smaller hoop here. hoop to finish.
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Try this instead
“If you don’t like the idea of hanging crockery, then swap out the teacup for feathers. Wrap a piece of doubled-sided tape around the base of the feather, and wrap a gold string around so the feather hangs down. Either trim the excess string, or leave it as it is. Repeat for each of the five strings” PENELOPE QUINN, DESIGNER
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