I love crafting – it’s been a part of me for so long. It used to be just a fun hobby until I took the plunge and opened an Etsy shop almost 9 years ago now? It was while I was pregnant with my son (who is turning 9 next month) and I had stopped doing massage therapy because I just couldn’t do it in my 3rd trimester. So I made bracelets and keychains and sold them on Etsy. I’ve done various things over the years but today I just wanted to show you my yarn rainbows that I made last week.

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It’s been so hot to do resin crafts, because I work outside which isn’t ideal but the fumes can be a little much, so that’s why I work outdoors. But living in Hawaii means it’s warm and humid which makes my resin harden way too fast. I have to work fast and it’s stressful so I’m going to hold off on that until the weather cools down.

I was looking up some crafts I could do that require minimal supplies and these rainbows made me feel happy so I wanted to try and make them. I looked through a few DIY videos on youtube and some pins on Pinterest to learn how to make them.

The first three rainbows I made were okay but the technique of hot gluing the layers together was not working for me. Maybe my glue gun stick is old? It left a mess and the layers wouldn’t stick together! 🤦🏻‍♀️ So instead I sewed each layer together with yarn. It’s holding together so far! I bought a new hot glue gun and I’ll glue the knots on the back from the sewing. That means yes, the front side is way nicer than the back side haha, but I still think they are cute!

I found it relaxing to make them once I got the hang of it.

Are you a crafter? What kind of arts and craft do you like to dabble in?

🌈 ~ Yolanda