How To: Boho Beaded Plant Hanger
Those of you who have been following me either here on my blog, on youtube, or on instagram for a while will know that my online content creations first started with macrame. I’ve made everything from plant hangers to wall hangings and even a macrame hammock. But my love with macrame really lies with plant hangers and over the years I have created a plethora of designs for them.
Anyone who has made a plant hanger knows there’s really only a few basic standard ways to make one. I wanted to change up the look of a macrame plant hanger and since I can’t change the design but so much, I decided I needed to change my material. And that’s when I came up with a beaded one!
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Unfinished wood beads and clear craft wire (also known as fishing line) are the two components to this design and what I love about it is that you can change these items out for others. Different colored and textured beads would be so interesting and if your bead hole is large enough, you can use something like twine instead of fishing line.
Alternatively, you can also stain your wood beads or paint them. There’s really an array of possibilities with this DIY. Try changing up the pattern, alternating big and small beads to create a completely different look.
I love the look of the warm terra-cotta against the paleness of the unfinished wood beads, but I’m also a sucker for monochromatic looks and have to imagine a cream pot inside one of the beaded plant hangers would really hit home for me.
If you’ve made a macrame plant hanger before, this is going to be an extra simple project for you because this design perfectly mimics a macrame plant hanger, just without the knots.
Materials
Small Unfinished Wood Beads (2 packs)
Large Unfinished Wood Beads (1 pack)
Clear Craft Wire / Fishing Line (You can also use really small twine)
Scissors
Potted Plant
Instructions
Cut four lengths of craft wire at 120 inches.
Holding all four lengths together, find the very center of your craft wire. It helps to mark it with a small piece of masking tape.
Lace 24 small beads onto the center of the craft wires.
Fold your wire in half so that the beads form a circle and all of your craft wires are combined.
You should now have 8 strands of wire in your hands.
Add 4 large beads onto your craft wires.
This will close the loop and create a place for you to hang your plant hanger.
Split your wires into four separate sections. Since you have 8 wires total, you should two wires in each section.
To each section, add 10 small beads and 3 large beads.
Repeat three more times.
Then add 14 small beads to each section.
Taking two strands of craft wire that are next to each other, but not from the same section, add 2 large beads.
You will end up with two lone strands on either side that you will join together to create a new section.
Then add 14 small beads to each section.
Gather all 8 strands of craft wire together and lace 2 large beads onto them.
Then add one small bead.
Repeat 3 times.
And add two more small beads.
Tie your fishing line off on the bottom of the last bead. I used a series of “reef knots” or the very first knot you use when tying your shoes.
Burn the end (please be safe when doing this) to meld the fishing line together. Please note if you used twine or some sort of cotton rope, this step is NOT necessary and is dangerous to do so.
I opted to use fishing line in lieu of twine or any other cotton rope because it was small enough to fit inside my beads, but finishing the end off was a bit tedious. Because fishing line is somewhat slick, after I tied it off I had to burn the ends and allow the fishing line to meld together. It’s a bit tricky as you want to be cautious not to touch the melted fishing line while it’s still hot, but it was very affective and it hid my fishing line completely. I love that you can’t see any type of string on this plant hanger - just the beautiful beads.
A full video tutorial is available below on DIY Boho Beaded Plant Hanger.
x Megan
