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How to - yarn balls

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Here it is! A yarn ball. We only made three of them, and will make more soon.  I did not take any pictures of how to make them, but it is pretty simple.  First you need your supplies: Balloons Yarn School Glue -  I used the white Elmers Glue with the orange top.  Parchment paper Steps:  1) Mix your glue and water in a bowl. I dumped the entire glue bottle in the bowl, then filled it with water and dumped that in too. So I used a 1:1 ratio. The mixture should be of a house paint like consistency.  2) take your yarn and put it into the glue mixture. I did not cut the yarn from my yarn roll, because I wasn't sure how much I needed. If I needed more yarn, I pulled more from my roll and put it in the glue mixture.  3) wrap the yarn around your balloon.  Once you are done wrapping the yarn, cut it from the roll and dip the end in the glue, then tuck it under a strand on your balloon.  4) squeeze the balloon to get some excess glue off your yarn ball.  6) repeat this for all your ballo

Colorful yarn balls!

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I was searching the Google images for party themes, and I came across this picture! Since tomorrow is going to be a rainy day, you can bet the little one and I are going to try to make these. Maybe not as big. As soon as we get it, I will post a tutorial! Aren't they great! There are so many possibilities... birthday decorations, hanging in the corner of my daughter's room, in a bowl, or I might even try to make some kind of Christmas decorations with this. I will be back for more on this.