Today is ourÂ
Knock Off Knock Out inspiration day!  Our inspiration store this month is
Urban Outfitters. Â The first of each month, five bloggers all share a knock off project from a pre-selected home decor store. Â Be sure to check at the bottom of this post for the other amazing projects from Urban Outfitters.
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Who doesn’t love Urban Outfitters? Â Even if you’re not a fan of their clothing line, you have to admit… they’ve got some serious great home furnishings. Â And their
rugs, oh my they are good!
For this knock off, I was inspired to try and recreate their Prisma Wall Decor or himmeli sculptures as many people know them. The price tag for this set of three was $39.00 but I knew I could make them for much less…. much much less.

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I was surprised, the steps to creating these himmeli sculptures are fairly easy. Â I am sharing today how to create the simplest of the three that I made.
1. Cut four paper straws into thirds. Â String one entire straw onto your twine and knot to create a triangle shape.
2. Add two additional straw sections and create another triangle, then knot.
3. Continue adding two straw sections and knotting unil you only have one straw section left. Â Tie that last straw section back to your very first leftover twine from step one.
4. This is how your straw soon to be hemmeli sculpture should look.
5. Take a long piece of twine that you plan to hang your sculpture from and knot the two flat triangles (from image four) together.

Once my sculpture was complete, I spray painted my straws with a primer + paint combo to get rid of the straw stripes.
Simply looking at Urban Outfitters image, I was able to figure out how they made the two additional shapes. Â It was a very similar process.
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I painted a few wooden balls and added them to my sculptures for some added color and texture.
I stated in the very top graphic that Urban Outfitters is selling these for $39 and mine were $4, but… I actually owned every supply that I used, so really this was a ZERO cost project for me.  However, if you needed to buy the supplies, it would be about $4.  Still, such an amazing deal!!
Be sure to check out the other amazing ladies in this series!

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So I (obviously) love this project, and would love it if you’d link up to my Look for Less Design Challenge! By linking up, you’re entered to win a $60 Target Giftcard too! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-x-leg-ottoman.html
These are so great, Amy! Love those glitter beads! (Also – I need those scissors)
So creative! Looking at the first picture, I never would have guessed that you used straws! Love it!
These are totally fab Amy! Thanks for sharing it at Work it Wednesday this week!!
Those came out super-cute, love them!
Gigi @ Old World Patina
Love these!
How did you ever figure that out?! Love it!
Thanks so much for sharing your fun prisms with us at Proejct Inspire{d}!
These are great, I love the sparkle! I could totally see the unpainted prisms being used as Christmas ornaments, too.
I freaking love these and I am totally going to be making some for my office. I would love it if you linked these up over at our link party!
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Love these you did a great job, knock offs are so much fun!
What a great knock off! Love these!
Those are amazing, Amy! When I first saw them, I had no idea they were made from straws. Super cool!
These turned out so good!! I love the look. Another fun project to add to my ever-growing list 🙂
AWESOME, Amy! I can’t believe those are spray painted paper straws. You are amazing. Love this project!
– Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body
I love them Amy! I never would have guessed that you made them from straws! So creative. 🙂
Amy, I love how your prisms turned out, especially with those wooden balls you added to the top! Great knock off!
They look great! You know I love a himmeli! 😉
I have never thought that it was made with straws!! Brilliant! Pinning:-)
Oh girl these are AWESOME. I love the beads you added!
How cute would these be in a nursery? Adorable!
So fun! The beads are an awesome addition!
Love these! I actually like yours better than theirs, haha!
Leigh Anne
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