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craftgrrl2004-08-31 12:09 am
miashart.livejournal.com) wrote in craftgrrl2004-08-31 12:09 am
Japanese Temari Balls
Recently someone inquired about ideas for Christmas ornaments. Temari balls make beautiful ornaments and great Christmas gifts -- especially if you can find a pretty silk covered box to put it in.
I snapped a quick pic of some of mine that I put in a bowl on my dining room table:
If you do them for Christmas gifts then just coordinate Christmas colors. The base is a wrapped styrofoam ball. You can slice the ball in half, scoop out a space and put a jingle bell in it before you wrap it with the base color thread so you have a jingly ornament. I've given some as gifts and people can't believe I made it.
They are a bit time consuming, at least some of the more complex patterns.
If anyone is interested, I can post some instruction books that you can find at your local bookstore. Also, you can google "Temari Balls" and there are instructions there, as well.
I snapped a quick pic of some of mine that I put in a bowl on my dining room table:
If you do them for Christmas gifts then just coordinate Christmas colors. The base is a wrapped styrofoam ball. You can slice the ball in half, scoop out a space and put a jingle bell in it before you wrap it with the base color thread so you have a jingly ornament. I've given some as gifts and people can't believe I made it.
They are a bit time consuming, at least some of the more complex patterns.
If anyone is interested, I can post some instruction books that you can find at your local bookstore. Also, you can google "Temari Balls" and there are instructions there, as well.