Welcome to the March Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So this month, I chose to create/make a……
Hula Hoop Upcycled Letter Board
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I mean really……..doesn’t every walk by a hula hoop and think it should be a letter board?
Well, it all started with this PIN from our Upcycle Board.
I feel in LOVE with it, but there were some problems from the get go…..
- The tutorial was in German. Here’s a tip if you come across any posts in another language. Copy the text and go to translate in google or on your phone. Enter the text and you should get a pretty good idea of what’s being stated.
- I’m not sure what kind of hula hoop is in the picture, but I don’t think we have them here in the states.
- The instructions were a little vague – probably because of the language issue.
- Finally, I didn’t have the letters/numbers. They are most likely vintage, like you can find HERE, but I didn’t have time, or money, to order.
No time to switch projects, plus I LOVED it, so onward and upwards.
Here’s what went down –
I didn’t have a hula hoop on hand so I went to the dollar store to pick one up.
Now, I needed to find a way to make it look like the one in the picture – which appeared like wood to me. Okay, I’m curious….are hula hoops wood in Germany? I need to know this.
There was a sticker on the hula hoop. I removed that and underneath was the black plastic hoop. I’m not gonna lie, I was hoping for white. Oh, well!
The black would need to be covered with white so I can overlay the tan tissue.
I took white tissue and cut it up into squares. I then glued, using modge podge, the paper and stuck it onto the hoop. The entire hoop was covered in, at least, one layer of leftover white tissue paper.
Next up….the tan tissue paper. using the same process as above, the tan squares were glued all over. In the end, I kind of liked the dark coming through in some spots -lighter in other areas.
|ANOTHER PROJECT USING LEFTOVER TISSUE PAPER HERE|
For the bars in the middle –
I decided on 4, instead of the 5 in the picture….mainly because that meant only buying one piece of wood instead of 2.
The hoop was measured and divided into five. Five because there are 4 bars but 5 layers. Each layer would need to be of equal distance.
HERE WAS THE TRICKY PART……the hoop kind of bends so it was a little difficult to measure and hold everything in place.
The top bars could be cut evenly-straight, but the bottom layers needed to be at an angle.
After all the pieces were cut, they were glued into place using a hot glue gun.
Twine was wrapped around the top and bottom.
All that was left was to figure out the letters and numbers.
I decided to make my own would be the easiest……and cheapest.
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NOTE – I printed them on card stock so they would be more sturdy. You could also laminate them.
They were cut, using this, and now I can add quotes, menus, or notes for loved ones in a fun and unique way.
Here is the supply list in case you want to make your own:
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- Hula Hoop
- White Tissue Paper
- Tan Tissue Paper
- Modge Podge
- Paint/Foam Brush
- Wood Trim (Inside/Ouside Corner Trim is what we used)
- Saw
- Hot Glue/Hot Glue Gun
- Twine
- Letters (Buy or Ours)
- Paper Cuter
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I actually did a double take when I read your title! There is no way I would have ever thought to turn a hula hoop into any sort of letter board. That is quite the transformation and I give you credit; I probably would have quit when I realized the instructions were in German.
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Yeah, we had some trial and error cause the instructions didn’t really help us 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
What a great upcycle! I love how you made the plastic hoop look vintage. The hoop in the original post looks like a bamboo hoop to me – that’s what some were made of a long time ago. Definitely pinning!
Kristie, Bamboo hula hoops? That’s awesome. I want one 🙂 Thanks for your sweet comment and stopping by.
This is so simple and easy to do and it looks great too.
Maria.
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Maria, It was a fun project for sure.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love this hoop letter board. Such a great way to use inexpensive materials to create a large wall piece.
Erlene, You are so kind. It was a fun project.
From the covering of the hoop to the DIY letters – fantastic job! There are some amazingly creative people in this world. Pinning to share!
Laurie, You are so so kind. Thank you.
This is beyond awesome. What a great use of a dollar store hula hoop! Your technique to change its appearance is great.
Beverly, You are so very kind. Thank you.
This looks amazing! At first glance I had no idea it was a hula hoop. An awesome wall decor that you can change! Pinning!
Jenny, Thanks so much. It def was a fun project.
This is awesome, and I love the quote too. I used to wait for the weekend to craft but have found doing something, anything, creatively every day is so much better for my stress levels!
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Emily, Yes, crafting def can relieve stress …unless you hot glue your gun to your finger as I recently did 🙂 lol
I never would have guessed this started with a hula hoop, great transformation. Thanks for sharing.
Kelley, Thank you for your sweet comment!
That’s brilliant, you got a great effect with the layers of tissue paper.
I have a smaller ring that I’ve held onto to make into something, now you’ve got me thinking….! Thanks 🙂
Julie, Oh I hope if you make one, I get to see it.
Clever! I love this idea. If I had a blank wall in my reading nook, this would look amazing there. Pinned to share.
Lisa, Oh, that would be lovely by a reading nook. Thanks so much for the pin!
Very cool project and fun too! I like how the finished look doesn’t reveal that is is so frugal!
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Shirley, Thank you very much!!!
I love how this turned out. I was wondering what you did to make the hula hoop look aged. It looks like a fun project to do and to switch out the sayings also. It really looks better than the message boards people are displaying.
Debra, You are so very kind. It was a fun and inexpensive project for sure. Thanks so much for dropping by!!!
Makes me want to run to a dollar store and buy a hola hoop! Great idea. Visiting from Inspiration Monday.
Victoria, And you would make it even more awesome you talented little lady!
Letterboards are so great. I’ve never seen on as cool as this. Love it.
Kenyatta, Thank you very much. It’s a fun little spin…plus it’s cheap..which I love. Thanks for stopping by!!
Hard to believe you turned that crazy colored hula hoop into such an amazing project! Impressive! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday – can’t wait to see what you link up next week! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life
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Roseann, You are so kind. Appreciate it and love the party!!
I AbSooooooLutely love this idea. How to take a message board to the next lever. Awesome
Michelle, You are always an amazing encouragement. Bless you! You may have no idea how much you brighten someone’s day, BUT YOU DO!!! #brightstar
Amazing project, I love this, it’s gorgeous and so unique!
Seriously… I would have NEVER imagined I’d want a hula hoop. But I do. Coolest letter board EVER!
I’ve featured this in this weekend’s DIY Salvaged Junk Projects. Thanks for linking up! 🙂
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Thank you so much Donna! I am so very grateful!!!!!!