Make It Monday Boho XO

Today's EASY DIY project is something a little boho and a little modern for Valentine's Day, an XO made from embroidery hoops and embroidery floss.

All you need to create this is three embroidery hoops, the inside hoop, two the same size, one smaller (the smaller one isn't picture below because I had a change in project plans after starting), some embroidery floss--4 or five colors of your choice, double stick tape, and scissors.

This is the type of Valentine's Day decor I like to decorate with--subtle, a little different, and not a big red heart (but if you love a big red heart, that's great!).

Start by tying one of the embroidery floss colors onto one of the larger hoops.

Tape a 1.5-2 inch piece of double stick tape to the hoop by your not. Tape another one on the other side of the hoop directly across from the first piece of tape. Do not do this sitting under a fuzzy blanket like I did ( I had to move to the table).

Start wrapping the floss around the outside of the hoop. Tie on a new color when you want to change colors. 

When the first / of the X is about 1.5 inches thick, tie it off and repeat on the perpendicular side to make an X.

For the O I tied a smaller embroidery hoop at two places inside the larger one. 

I wrapped embroidery floss in these two spots until they were about 1.5" wide and tied the floss off.

That is all it takes to make this modern boho XO Valentine decor. It is cute propped on a shelf or windowsill. I added some vintage LOVE letters in front of it to complete the look.

You could tie or hot glue the XO together to hang on a wall or front door. This project only costs a few dollars to make (I got my supplies from the thrift store, but you can get them from a craft store too!) and just about an hour to complete. After Valentine's Day you can keep the XO for next year or easily take it apart and use the hoops and floss for another project.