Scented Hangers from Basic Wire Hangers
Learn how to upcycle basic thin wire hangers into beautiful scented hangers with pretty fabric and lavender.
Equipment
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
- Pencil or marker
Materials
- wire hangers
- glue
- duct tape
- batting
- fillable teabags
- dried lavender flowers
- 1.25 yards ribbon (satin) 5/8"
Instructions
- Cover the hanger with duct tape to create the shape.
- Fill a teabag with lavender flowers
- Glue the teabag to the middle of the hanger.
- Cut strips of quilter's batting and wrap it around the hanger, covering the tea bag.
- Fold the fabric so that there are four layers, and lay half of the hanger on top. Use a thin marker, on the wrong side of the fabric, to outline the one side of the hanger slightly past the middle.
- Cut out the traced pattern. You will now have four pieces.
- Put two together with right sides facing and sew along the edge, leaving the flat end open. Then turn it right side out.
- Add more padding to the ends to make it nice and round.
- Slide the fabric tube on each side.
- Turn the raw edges under and slip stitch the two together at the center.
- Add ribbon by starting at the tip of the hook, adding a little glue to attach the ribbon, and continue to wrap it all along the neck to cover all the exposed wire.
- Then take another piece of the same ribbon and fold it in half lengthwise. Attach it to the bottom of the hanger to cover where the center seam is, using a little glue, and tie a bow at the neck.
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