Easy Decorative Yarn Balls

Want to make something decorative? Simple? Fun? If your answer to these questions are yes, then this project is for you. These yarn balls are perfect for any room, whether dark or light, modern or retro, they will add style and creativity to any living space. With few supplies and directions, there are no good reasons not to make this craft.

1.skein (bundle) of yarn per color

2.3 balloons

3.bottle of glue

4.latex gloves

5.ruler to measure yarn

6. Scissors

7. Something to hang your string balloon from

8. Hot glue

Get out these supplies: glue, paper cup, ruler, string, balloons, scissors, latex gloves

Cut four pieces of yarn, all about one foot long (it does not have to be exact just make sure they are around the same length).

Blow up balloon until it reaches a good size, but not huge. The smaller the balloon, the easier it is to attach the strings to it.

Tie balloon with a piece of yarn to something that can hold the balloon in place Ex: tv tray

Fill up your paper cup mostly full with glue. The fuller it is, the easier it is to dip your yarn in.

Put on gloves and run one piece of yarn through the glue; attach the yarn to the balloon. You can connect one end of yarn to the next end of yarn if you prefer. Try to keep your glue on the yarn and not the balloon. If you add too much glue, the glue will spread and you will have to pull it apart when the balloon is dry.

Repeat step 7 until you run out of strips of yarn.

Cut four more pieces of yarn all the same length.

Attach those pieces of yarn to the balloon.

When you reach your desired amount of yarn on your balloon ( I put on 16 pieces) let the balloon hang on the stand overnight so the glue can dry. If the balloon starts to shrink, that's okay. It will still work even if the balloon decreases in size.

When the glue has finished drying, grab your pair of scissors and cut the balloon anywhere in the middle.

Start peeling the balloon off of the yarn. The yarn will bend and tear a little, but later you can go back in and hot glue the ends.

Once the balloon is off of the yarn, you can start peeling the dry glue off of your ball (the less glue you used, the less glue there will be to peel off.)

If you have any ends of yarn that became detached or were not connected in the first place, hot glue them to either another end of yarn or to the middle of a different piece.

If you want to hang your yarn ball, tie a piece of yarn around it so you can put it wherever you want. (if you don’t want to hang yours skip this step)

Your yarn ball is finished and ready to go wherever you want it!