She Has A Great DIY For A Beaded Window Curtain
If you want to spruce up your home without breaking the bank, learning how to do it yourself is the best way to do so. But that can be a difficult venture when you’re not particularly crafty or creative.
Fortunately, there are a bunch of talented and artistic DIYers out there willing to share their crafts. And one of them is TikToker Lizzie Darden (@lizzie_darden).
Lizzie is showing TikTok how to DIY a beaded window curtain. They’re easy to install and make a unique addition to your home.
However, if you’re big on privacy, this type of curtain might not be for you since it doesn’t completely block the window. You’ll still be able to see out and probably in. It dims the room slightly, but not very much!
For those of you who don’t mind and just want a cute window covering, keep reading to learn how to put it together.
Start with a spool of clear plastic beads and cut them into strands of the same length. You can find a spool of beads on Amazon.
This project is specifically geared toward plastic beads. The dye may not take to glass or crystal beads as well.
After measuring and cutting your strands of beads, mix three different color combinations using fabric dye and near-boiling hot water. Lizzie opted for the colors baby blue, amber, and citrine.
As a side note, the fabric dye must be for synthetic fabrics, and Lizzie also added a small amount of dish soap to the hot water. To create the baby blue color, mix a half bottle of Kentucky Sky and a half bottle of Sandstone.
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For the amber, combine a half bottle of Apricot Orange and a bottle of Chocolate Brown. The citrine can be achieved with a half bottle of Apricot Orange and a half bottle of Sandstone.
When creating the dyes, mix the colors slowly and add a little bit of water as you go. Test the color along the way by dipping a corner of a paper towel in the mixture to gauge the color.
If you’re trying to achieve a specific color, Lizzie recommends cutting an extra bead strand to use as a tester. Let it soak in the dye for ten minutes to test the color.
When the beads are fully dried, use Gorilla Glue to attach them to a wooden dowel. Then, hang your finished beaded window curtain up with some curtain brackets.
To cover her window with two layers of beads, Lizzie used about one and a half spools of beads.
Finally, be mindful of putting refractive items near sunlight. Although it isn’t likely that plastic beads will start a fire, it’s still important to be cautious since these beads will be covering a window.
@lizzie_darden feeling nostalgic for the purple beaded door curtain I had when I was 10? #diyhomedecor #diy #vintagevibes #vintagebathroom #bathroomdecor #maximalism
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