... and Yarn Wrapped Pots

I had some candles in terracotta pots, which were well past their best to say the least! So to make the pots more pretty, I decided to wrap them in yarn!

These were the original pots..... told you they were worse for wear!! I soaked the pots in hot water until the wax melted, then gave them a good scrub. Of course I've saved the wax for another project...

 Once they were dry, I covered them with PVA glue.

Starting from the bottom, I just started wrapping the yarn around the pot. You don't need to pull it tight and I found it easier to rotate the pot (rather than the yarn).

Where I swapped colours, I just snipped off the yarn and started with a new piece. I tried to keep all the start/finish points on the same side so that the front would look seamless!

 

I tried a couple more designs, with a mix of wool yarn and garden twine.

 

 This was a really quick project and I think it makes the plain pots look much prettier!

I now need to decide what to use the pots for.... perhaps some cacti or small plants? What do you think?!

We are linking up to these parties!