Bring the Boho Vibes With These Handmade Rope Bowls

Trendy boho rope bowls are everywhere and for good reason, they are adorable. Guess what? You can make your own DIY rope baskets in no time. Coiled cotton rope is wrapped in neon yarn and coiled to cover a ready made bowl – handmade home decor never looked better (and was never easier). Plus raise your hand if you are always loosing your keys and phone? I know I need something cute to put by the door to throw everything in!

Bring the Boho Vibes With These Handmade Rope Bowls

Once you get the basic idea for making these coiled dishes you can try tons of other styles and projects. Cotton clothesline cording is ridiculously great for a ton of amazing crafts, not just making boho rope bowls. I don’t know why anyone would waste this stuff on laundry! Oh ya did I mention that this cording is typically found in the laundry aisle?

A Few of My Favorite Cotton Clothesline Crafts

Supplies for Making DIY Rope Bowls

– Tacky glue

– Scissors

– Cotton clothesline

– Thrifted clear plastic bowl or dish

– Neon yarn

Step 1 – Wrap Yarn Around Cotton Laundry Cord

Start by wrapping the cotton laundry cord with yarn. This is easiest when you do one small section at a time and anchor with hot glue. This is where you can really get creative – will you use one color, variegated or textured yarn? Spice it up people! If you wanted a really intricate pattern you could use embroidery floss, but I don’t have the patience for that.

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Step 2 – Paint the Clear Plastic Dish with Glue

The base for your dish/bowl is a clear plastic serving dish. Sure you can get them new, but I always see them at the thrift store and who does not want an excuse to go thrifting.

Using a glue like Tacky Glue coat the plastic thrift store dish with a sponge brush. You don’t want to use hot glue because it will dry too quickly. If you use craft glue you have a little more flexibility with movement of the cording.

Step 3 – Coil Cotton Laundry Line Inside Glue Covered Dish

Starting at the center of the dish begin coiling the laundry cording. Continue to wrap the neon thread around the cotton laundry line as you go. Do this until you have covered the entire dish. Use clothespins to help hold your clothesline in place along the edges as the glue dries.

Step 4 – Everything is Better With Pompoms Including Coiled Rope Bowls

Pompoms cover all imperfections in crafts and make everything better. If the edges of your rope dish look a little rough, just put a pompom on it. Le duh! These dishes are very maximalist so just embrace it and add the pompoms and thank me later.

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Step 5 – Make 700 More To Give As a Gifts

I told you that was easy. Would I lie to you? Plus they are really cute. Need a hostess gift? DONE! Can’t afford another trip to Home Goods DONE! Don’t need any excuses to craft? DONE!