DIY Photo Holder Made From Hula Hoop

This DIY Photo holder made from a hula hoop is an inexpensive way to show off photos at a party or display Christmas cards.

This DIY photo holder we made was used to display photos at our son’s first birthday party.

Now, we love hanging it up around the holidays to display Christmas cards from family and friends.

How to Make a DIY Photo Holder out of a Hula Hoop

We made our photo holder to fit with the rustic decor of the lumberjack party. We are sharing the supplies to make it look exactly like ours but you could paint the hula hoop and use any color ribbon that best fits with the design of you home or the theme of your party.

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1. We bought a cheap hula hoop and covered it with a black matte spray paint. We let it dry for the amount suggested on the product.

2. Next, we cut five pieces of the 2.5″ ribbon. The middle piece is 32.5″ long, the two pieces of ribbon moving outward are 31.5″ long and the outer two pieces are 28″ long. These didn’t have to be precise because we were just going to fold them over around the hula hoop.

3. Next, we started with the middle piece of ribbon and wrapped it around the hula hoop.

4. We used a hot glue gun to put a couple dots of hot glue between the ribbon and the back of the hula hoop to hold the ribbon in place.

We pulled the ribbon so it was tight but not too tight (otherwise it would warp the hula hoop) and wrapped and glued the top piece of the ribbon to the hula hoop.

5. We repeated this step until all five pieces of ribbon were attached to the hula hoop. Each piece of ribbon is spaced 3″ apart.

We finalized our DIY photo holder by using hot glue to attach the faux eucalyptus leaves and assorted wood slices.

We originally created this piece to display photos of our son’s first year at his lumberjack themed 1st birthday party.

We ordered the square prints from Parabo Press. Our handmade hula hoop photo display was the hit of the party.

We loved the photo holder so much that we saved it to use as a DIY Christmas card holder!

Whether you display photos year around or cards at Christmas, this inexpensive project can be easily customized to fit your decor style or party theme.