Yo-Yo Curtains: Tutorial

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Thank you to Heather for being willing to guest post for me today.   Heather has a degree in home economics and now homeschools her four children.  She blogs at Kingdom Arrows and also has the distinct privilege of being one of my real life friends.

Bet you thought I was going to talk about circles and strings- well, I am, but of a different sort!  My 12 year old daughter wanted a new window treatment for her room.  But, I made 2 stipulations, it had to be cheap and she had to be able to do it on her own.  She is not a big machine sewer, so together, we came up with this idea.

Materials Required:

• Curtain rod (one you have laying around)
• 1.5 yd of ribbon to wrap the curtain rod
• Ribbon to hang down
• Material, maybe 1/8 of a yard of however many colors you want
• Clover Brand Yo-Yo Maker- they come in different shapes and sizes, we used the extra large.  This makes yo-yo making VERY EASY.  My 6 year old can do them. There are instructions on-line for using it.

1. Wrap curtain rod with ribbon, hot glue.  We then made little bows and hot glued them to the corners.
2. Tie other ribbon in a knot at the top, making it as long as you want it.
3. Hot glue as many yo-yo’s on as you want.
4. Take pictures

Skill level: easy

Cost: could be free, if you own extra ribbon and material.  The yo-yo maker costs around $8.00, but watch for those 40% off coupons to your craft store.  I have tried to make yo-yos without the maker and this is not a pretty picture.

Time:  for the adult about 10 minutes to hot glue everything.  For the child making the yo-yos, about 10 min/ yo-yo.

I have a lot more Works for Me Wednesday posts or you can head over to We Are THAT Family for more ideas from a lot more people.

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