Miss VIP February, 2014 | Page 9

Hoop Card Catcher What you need to do: Step 1| First spray paint the hoop if you like. After that dries, it’s time to wrap the yarn. Step 2| Tack one end of the yarn on the side of the hoop. Then start wrapping, zig zagging your way around the hoop. There’s no real science to this – it looks best random! – but we did start near the bottom and work our way up. Step 3| Keep the yarn taunt and add thumb tacks on the side every so often to keep the yarn in place. Step 4| When you’re done wrapping, add another tack at the end point and cut the yarn. Step 5| Then have fun decorating with cards, letters and Source: Henry Happened What you’ll need: • 24-inch embroidery hoop • Yarn or twine • Thumbtacks • Gold spray paint (optional) mementos. If the yarn is tight enough the cards will sit right in web. Step 6| If it’s a little loose in some spots, you can use fun things like pretty hair clips to hold things in place. ■ Tutorials