West Elm Orms DIY'd For a Fraction of The Cost

by Diva of DIY

Have you browsed through West Elm stores or catalog? A friend of mine had mentioned how see saw these Orbs there and couldn't justify to spend $29 on 1 orb. Being that she knows me she asked if I could recreate the look for her without breaking her budget.
Of course I accepted the challenge!

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So while I thought these West Elm Orbs were cute, they are kinda boring in color. I knew I needed to make them pop...so into the shop I went!

When I tell you this you aren't going to believe me, but....I'm going to tell ya anyway.

My version of these West Elm Orbs are created with embroidery hoops! Yes, embroidery hoops. You can find these all the time at garage sales, pick up at your local craft or fabric store or order by the bundles online.

Some say that I have an addiction to making things from pallet wood, but, I think I have an addiction to DIY'ing with embroidery hoops. They are more functional than they are given credit for...but, I'll save that for another day!

So for these two orbs in the picture I spent a total of $4.40! That's just $2.20 a PIECE! That's a bundle of savings if you ask me ;)

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Joy on Jul 21, 2017

You are one clever woman! What hardware is used for the bottom piece?.... Thank you.

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Donna Abatiello Terashima on Jul 21, 2017

When you push in the thumb tacks, whet do you do with the pointy ends inside? Just fold them in with pliers? Doesn't that look unfinished?

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Irene on Jul 21, 2017

If you used 2 sets of hoops in each, you would have 2 clasps in each globe. If you removed the 2nd clasp, how did you join the ends they came off?

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