Puja Thapa / Business Manager

Puja Thapa

Business Manager

As a nature-loving person, I love walking around and collecting things from the natural world. I collect little things like flowers, the colorful leaves of fall, rocks and sticks. However, this time, I brought a 28-inch long branch to my dorm.  Living in Pondside 3 gives me a beautiful environment to wander around in. The idea was to use the twig as a wall decoration. After surfing on Pinterest, I came up with an artistic DIY project where I could turn my rustic branch into a wall decor by hanging yarn over it. My next stop was Walmart to get yarn (fiber). It took me an hour, a total of 60 minutes (can you believe it?) to choose two different colors.

Finally, I am confident with the colorful yarns I chose to help you make a similar DIY.

Materials needed: A branch (I found it behind the Redfern), yarn (got it from Walmart), strong cord (I used jute cord), command hooks, and scissors. Let’s get started.

Step 1: Choose a color to go in the middle. I chose the red yarn. Cut a 75-inch long piece of yarn. Put seven of such yarn strings together and make a knot in the branch.

Step 2: Make five knots of the yarn. The ends of the yarn won’t be level (Don’t worry!)

Step 3:  Repeat step 1 for another color of yarn (I have the white one) and make two knots on each side.

Step 4: Mix the two different colors and put together 7 strings of each color. This particular knot will be bigger than the other knots. Now, braid them.

Do this for each side.

Step 5: Add three knots of white yarn for each side. You are almost done with your woven tapestry.

The next steps are the finishing touches:

Step 6: Tie a string at two ends of the branch so that it could be hung on your wall as shown in the picture.

Step 7: Install a command hook on your wall. Hang the branch-yarn decor on a command hook . You will see how the yarn is not leveled.

Step 8: Cut the yarn with scissors at the end to give it a shape. You can either cut it making the edges shorter than the middle part (like I did) or keep the edges longer than the middle part.

Step 9: Tada! It’s done. You can use it as a wall decor in your house, your apartment or gift it to your friends. (Note: Use of any fabric decor on the walls inside campus is not allowed). So, probably don’t use it for our dorm decoration.

Puja Thapa can be contacted at

pthapa@kscequinox.com

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Puja Thapa

Puja Thapa is an enthusiastic Nepali woman who brings meaningful and creative impact to the world. She is graduating from Keene State College in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in business management with minors in studio arts and women and gender studies. As Administrative Executive Editor for two years at the national award-winning student newspaper, The Equinox, she has strengthened her leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Puja has also explored her interest in photography and writing through the newspaper and has produced national and state-level award-winning content. Her journey from Nepal to the U.S. has helped her evolve into a deeply conscientious and highly adaptable contributor to society. She is always looking forward to experiencing and excelling at new opportunities.