Twine Baubles

Today there are only 100 sleeps left until Christmas!  To celebrate, I’m posting one of my first Christmas projects for this year - twine baubles. 

You will need:

Water Bombs

PVA glue

Twine

Scissors

Plastic sheet

Blow up water bombs to the size you would like to make your decorations (I also used normal balloons to make some bigger baubles).

Squeeze some PVA into a plastic container – I used ones I could throw out afterwards to save on clean-up time.  Add water and mix until you have a consistency about the same as cream.

Cut a length of twine long enough to wrap around your balloon (I used about 50cm for the smaller ones) and put it into the glue mixture, making sure it is covered completely.  Leave it to soak for at least two minutes.

Fish out your length of twine and run your finger and thumb down either side to get rid of the excess glue and then begin to wrap it around your balloon, making sure that you tuck in each end of the twine in to stop your bauble from unravelling.

Place completed baubles on the plastic sheet and leave to dry for a few hours (I put mine in the hot water cupboard overnight). 

When they are dried completely, use scissors to pop the balloons and then carefully pull them out. 

And voila!  You have twine baubles for your Christmas tree! 

Happy weekend y'all :)