Twine Balls and Sticks
Have you seen the yarn balls on Pinterest?
I’m not sure if this post is about making as much as it’s about inspiring…
and then stretching the inspiring idea.
I often say, “thank goodness we all have different tastes and styles, otherwise the world would be a boring place.”
Can you imagine if we all liked the same thing? Boring! Plus, creativity would be stagnant.
So, here’s to being inspired by yarn balls and adding my own twist.
Then taking it a bit further…just like dad!!
Twine Balls DIY
Supplies for twine balls
Twine {I used 18 feet for a 4 to 5-inch balloon}
Round Balloon
3 Tablespoons of craft glue {craft glue will dry harder than regular white glue}
Container to mix
Scissors
Something to stir with {I used a paintbrush handle…then used my fingers}
I added about 2 tablespoons to the glue to make it easier to mix. Then I plopped the twine into the glue and mixed with my fingers. By the way, that yoghurt that was in that container…delicious!
Blow up the balloon to about 4 to 5-inches. Now the hard part…find an end. Then start wrapping the gooey twine around the balloon. Continue wrapping and rolling around the balloon. I left an area to add a small battery tea light candle.
Then hang to dry. I hung this overnight and woke up to this….
the balloon must have had a small hole! But it didn’t matter. The glue dried in time.
Below is a “live” video sharing a funny story about my dad and just why I wanted to try making twine balls.
Thank you, dad, for not letting the challenges stop you!
This grainy photo is of the 70’s light my dad made. I sure that garage still has half marbles and aquarium rocks glued to the floor and walls! Lol!
It’s time to stretch the twine balls. {dad would be proud}
Supplies for twine sticks
Twine {I used 12 feet for the longer stick and 9 for the smaller stick}
Craft glue
Scissors
Container to mix
Cardboard tube from gift paper
Piece of wax paper
Cover the cardboard tube with wax paper and tuck in the ends. Mix the twine in the glue using the steps above.
Wrap the twine around the tube making sure to go around one end.
Let dry. Then remove the wax paper from the tube. Then carefully remove the hardened twine from the wax paper.
I used extra pieces of twine to hang the twine balls and sticks.
How would you make these in your style?
Here is are other posts using twine. Wrapped in Twine, Twine Nests, Twine Globe. If you already have Christmas on the mind, here’s a twine tree idea.
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I did this with a young friend who came to visit…we had so much fun doing these in her bedroom colors.These are fun! I love those book covers…gorgeous!
Linda, what fun! It’s a perfectly gooey project for little ones!