Twine Ball Ornament Craft

These DIY twine ornaments are super easy and inexpensive to create. They add a beautiful natural look with a bit of sparkle to your tree.

There's something about twine that I really like. Its texture and neutral color make it a great option for a rustic looking ornament with a bit of sparkle.

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How to Make DIY Twine Ball Ornaments

This Christmas craft is great for anyone with easy steps to create a simple ornament for gift giving or to add your own holiday decor.

What You'll Need

• Thin Twine/Jute
• Water balloons
• Mod Podge, Tacky glue, or white glue
• Glitter
• Paper plate
• Ornament hangers
• Scissors
• Large pin or needle

1. Blow up a water balloon into a round shape. Water balloons are nice and small making them a good choice for this craft.

2. Then wrap the twine all around the balloon crisscrossing the twine to cover most of the balloon.

3. Cover the entire ball with mod podge. You could also use white glue.

4. Next, shake a pretty white or clear glitter all over.

5. Set them on some parchment paper or wax paper to dry.

6. Once dry use a large pin to pop the balloon and pull it out.

If part of the balloon is still inside you can use the pin or a needle to pick it out.

How to Use Twine Ball Ornaments

These rustic Christmas ornaments would be a beautiful way to decorate your living room coffee table set in a bowl as shown above.

You could also bag a few up and give them out as gifts.

However, ultimately I like them best hung on the Christmas tree.

Just a little sparkle with a nice neutral color. Something anyone (even the kids) can easily make this Christmas season.

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DIY Twine Ball Ornament

This easy tutorial will show you how to make these jute twine ball ornaments with glitter for a beautiful Christmas decoration the whole family can make.

Active Time30 minutes mins

Additional Time2 hours hrs

Total Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course: Christmas Crafts

Yield: 1

Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $10-$15

Equipment

• scissors
• Large pin
• Sponge brush

Materials

• Twine
• Water balloons
• Mod Podge tacky glue or white glue
• Glitter
• Paper plate
• Ornament hangers

Instructions

• Blow up a water balloon into the shape of a small ball.
• Wrap twine all around it, covering most of the ball.
• Apply mod podge or white glue all over the twine.
• Pour glitter all over the twine.
• Set the twine covered balloon on some parchment or wax paper to dry.
• Once dry hold on to the top of the balloon and use a pin to pop it.
• Pull out the balloon.
• Thread an ornament hanger through the twine ball and hang it on your Christmas tree.
• Or set several balls in a bowl and place them somewhere in your home.

Notes

You can use your hands to mold the ball a little after you put the glue on it.

You can use the pin to pick out pieces of balloon left inside and poke out any glue that is covering open areas.

I have not tried it yet but you could try glitter mod podge and skip a step.

If you like this idea but don't have any twine you could try making it with yarn.