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SPARKLY, AND A LITTLE MESSY, TWINE BALLS

December 30, 2015 by madincrafts 1 Comment

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I love Christmas crafts and holiday baking, but all that DIYing can get super messy.  Between the glitter and the pine needles, the flour and the shortening, I end up with a giant mess on my hands —  literally.  I recently made several dozen twine ball ornaments for the Christmas tree I decorated for my dad’s church.  I enjoyed creating the twine balls ornaments and they turned out very well, but the process was not a tidy one.

HOW TO MAKE TWINE BALLS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

I began by laying out all my supplies:  balloons, scissors, Mod Podge and twine.  I blew the balloons up to about 4 inches in diameter.   Next, I wrapped each balloon in twine, making sure to leave a few larger holes through which to remove the balloon  later.  After wrapping the balloons, the fun/messy part started. 

I mixed together equal parts Glitter Mod Podge (or you can add glitter to plain Mod Podge) and water to make a thin glue.  I dipped each twine-wrapped balloon into a bowl of the mixture and transferred them into a box to dry.  You will need to cover your work surface with newspaper or plastic because there will be drips!  After I finished dipping all the balloons, my hands were covered in Mod Podge.

It was at that point that I wished I had done this whole process over at my parents’ house. My dad recently installed a new faucet with Touch2O.xt Technology in their guest bathroom.  It’s kind of magical.

delta faucet

The faucet can be used as a standard faucet, as a touch faucet, or as a hands-free faucet.  If you have it set to the hands-free setting, the faucet senses your presence within 4 inches and then automatically turns off again when you remove your hands.  When your hands are messy with Mod Podge goo, this is huge.

I let my ornaments dry overnight to give the Mod Podge time to dry and harden.  The next day, I popped the balloons and carefully extracted the balloons wrap through the openings in the twine. 

Bible Verse Ornaments

You can pile these twine balls on a table or in a bowl any time of the year, but I used them as ornaments on a Christmas tree.  The twine added some nice rough texture, while the glitter Mod Podge added some sparkle. 

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Delta Faucet. The opinions and text are all mine.

 

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Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Holiday Videos, Video Tutorials Tagged With: affiliate, Christmas, Christmas decorations, decor, dollar store, Mod Podge, ornament, tutorial

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