Every year, Sausage and I make a new set of decorations for the tree, just about a dozen or so to add to the current collection and each year I try to do something different with her. Last year we made some plaster of Paris models which she painted and the year before was salt dough, but this year I wanted something completely different. My good friend Jamillah posted one of her Pinterest finds on Facebook and I thought we’d try to recreate the effect for our tree, and I’m really chuffed with the results so I thought I’d share them with you!

What you’ll need:

What You'll Need

  • Wool – we bought some small offcuts from Ebay, which were about £3 for a bag.
  • PVA glue
  • Saucer or tray for glue
  • Small balloons or water balloons

Method:

  • Place a splodge of glue onto your saucer or tray
  • Take a balloon (we used water balloons as they’re the perfect size) and blow it up to the rough size of a bauble.
  • Tie a small piece of wool around the knot of the balloon for hanging to dry
  • Snip off a piece of wool about 12 inches long
  • Drag the wool through the PVA glue
  • Wrap the sticky wool around the balloon
  • Repeat the process again with another piece of wool
  • Hang the baubles to dry (we snipped slots into a long piece of cardboard and slid the balloons into it, before hanging them off of the edge of a desk)
  • Once the baubles are completely dry (we gave ours about three hours), snip the knot carefully off of the balloon with a pair of scissors. The balloon should deflate but the wool bauble should spring back to shape once the balloon is removed
  • Tie a piece of coordinating wool at the top of the bauble in a loop, for hanging on the tree

woollen baubles

And there you have it! Super easy, rather messy but the results are really worth it in the end. I think these baubles look really unique and effective and I’m really pleased with how they look on the tree. We used wool with a glittery strand running through it (although I can’t take a picture which does the glittery strand justice!) but you could also roll them in glitter before they dry, or even use a little bit of snow spray on the bottoms once they’re dry.