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DIY Door Stopper

Learn how to make a chic door stop with a brick, felt, and tassels! Easy, creative steps for a practical and decorative home accessory.
Course DIY Projects
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 1 door stop
Cost $5

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Brick small, square
  • 1 piece Rug pad or rubberized shelving liner
  • Felt sheet(s) enough to cover your brick, plus extra
  • 1 roll Twine white

Instructions

  • Tie the brick using the twine. For the twine at the top that will support the weight, combine several strands for added strength.
    Tying brick with string
  • Create a sleeve for the brick by gluing or sewing two pieces of felt together.
    Gluing together two pieces of felt
  • Slide your brick into the felt sleeve. I added some paper on the bottom to avoid snags. Once the brick was down towards the bottom of the sleeve, I removed the paper.
    Sliding the brick into a felt sleeve
  • Close the bottom end of the felt sleeve with hot glue, trimming as necessary. Let cool and hot glue rug pad to the bottom.
    Gluing the bottom of the stop and applying the rug pad
  • At the top end, make two holes and run the twine through for a hanger. Trim the excess felt then hot glue the top in the shape of a milk carton.
    Folding down the top of the felt pouch
  • Knot all the ends of the twine to make the loop, including those supporting the brick.
    Knotting the end of the strings at the top of the door stop
  • Add mini tassels to the front if you like.
    make a door stopper

Video

Notes

The reason for the twine is both to hang and to help support the brick at the top - if just the felt is supporting the brick, it will eventually rip.