DIY Knotted Rope Finials

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! Ours was fun as we tried to pack in the last of our summer activities before school starts back tomorrow.

It's time for another Monthly DIY Challenge with my blogger friends! This month's challenge was to create something for our home using rope. I was really excited about the theme and had the perfect project in mind! Be sure to check out all of the other awesome projects linked at the bottom of this post!

Our bedroom hasn't seen much decorating love since we moved in three years ago. It's been feeling dark and blah, so I've been trying to lighten it up and add some texture to the space. We inherited curtain rods for the room from the previous owners. I liked the color enough, but the finial was really not my style. I mean, it looks like a Saints logo and if you've been around this blog a while, you know I'm a die hard Patriots fan! :) I decided to switch it up and create a finial out of rope!

To create my finials, I simply needed rope, craft balls, and glue. I originally purchased the rope at the hardware store, but it was too hairy for my liking. I ended up finding smoother rope at Michael's along with the wooden craft balls. I was going to use E6000 glue to attach the new finial, but made a last second decision to use hot glue and it worked out great!

For each finial, we created a monkey fist knot out of the rope, slipping a wooden ball into the middle as we were making the knot. We used this video tutorial to figure out how to tie the knot. I love the chunkiness of the monkey fist knot!

Ready for a blogger confession? I tried and tried and and tried some more to tie that stinkin' knot, but I simply am not the type of learner that can read a tutorial or watch a video for something and then be able to duplicate it. I need someone standing next to me, guiding me. In the end, I tasked my husband with watching a video tutorial and figuring out the knot. Of course, he figured it out in 5 minutes flat. Geesh! Haha! Here's the video that he used:

When the knot was complete, I pulled a piece of the rope over just enough to expose a bit of the wooden ball. I placed a dollop of glue onto the ball, then slid my rod in and held it until the glue was hard. Then, I went around and added extra dollops of glue to secure it more. That's it! 

So much more my style! I love that it adds in a light, relaxed touch to our bedroom! And because I'm a tease, that's all I'm going to show you! I just replaced the curtains in our bedroom, but need to raise the rods a few inches before I reveal them to you! Check back soon to see the curtains and how the new finials look in the room!

Be sure to check out all of the projects! Didn't by bloggy buddies knock it out of the park?! Such creative ideas!

Rustic Rope Valance	Rope Wrapped Cans	Rope Picture Hanger
Pipe and Rope Shelves	Rope Finials