DIY Nautical Balls

DIY nautical balls made from crochet yarns & jute twines :)

My sister and I recently collaborated on a project to accentuate our ever boring led bulb lights at home and I'm delighted to say they're finally finished yey! We called them our DIY hemp/jute nautical balls.

It took us less than a week to finish because there were idle times in between (house errands etcetera). We just bought fifteen yarns, five roll of each color: Black, Fuchsia Pink and Midnight Blue, a pack of balloons (about 10 pieces), cornstarch and six medium sized Elmer's glue. We also used 1 1/2 ball of jute twines for some so altogether we made six nautical balls. 

We used jute twines for the dining area since it suits the mood because we have a Narra dining set. The same goes in the living area downstairs. In the bedrooms, we decided to use colorful yarns to give the rooms this cozy and cool ambience. We're so happy with the outcome because they look classy and pricey considering we did not spend much on them. The challenges we came across with? The cornstarch/paste took a while to hold the yarns, twines together plus the nautical balls required a lot of sunshine for them to dry up fast so we have to take them where the sunbeam is. My advise? Don't rush the drying part because the ball will fall apart once you deflate the balloon and make sure to use a cotton yarn. Allow 2-3 days only if it's really sunny and humid where you are but if it's cold like where I live, 3-5 days roughly. 

For some of the balls we made, they weren't totally dry when we popped the balloon out because we were tricked by how dry they appeared from the outside. To remedy the situation we still went ahead and install them and just let them dry out with the help of the heat coming from the bulb so long as they don't fall apart. If they still do, no choice but inflate a new balloon inside (the falling apart) nautical ball to keep it round. Jute twines by the way hold better together because it's made from trees so they look like intertwined twigs once finished. 

Designing your house shouldn't be costly, all it takes is a little creativity and resourcefulness.