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November 15, 2013

Five Minute Crafts: DIY Faux Snowballs

Are you ready for another fantastic 5 Minute Craft?

We’re so thrilled to welcome the wonderful Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia here today. Kristin is truly one of our most cherished friends and we think she is pretty fantastic. And we know you are going to love the project she is sharing with us as part of our Take 5: 5 Minute Crafts Series!

DIY decorative snowballs five minute craft atthepicketfence.com

Hi Everyone, I am Kristin and I blog over at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia. I feel so honored to be here today. I have long been fans of Heather and Vanessa and was extremely fortunate to finally meet up with Vanessa last month when she was visiting San Diego. She’s the real deal; warm, friendly, funny, sincere and beautiful inside and out!

Today’s craft is simple, fun and easy and costs almost nothing, DIY Snowballs!

~Supplies~

Hot glue gun and hot glue
Scissors
Foam ball (but any ball will work, tennis ball, wiffle ball, or even an old ornament)
Yarn that is fluffy and plush

Simply add a dab of hot glue onto the ball and secure the yarn. Add a few more dabs of hot glue around the ball and start wrapping the yarn around. There is no right or wrong way, just keep going until the whole ball is covered in yarn and you are happy with the way it looks. When you are finished secure the end piece of yarn with one more dab of hot glue.

That is it, easiest project I have ever made, in fact I made a bunch of them.

They will be perfect for the holidays displayed in a crystal bowl or part of a centerpiece, you could even make them into tree decorations.

The possibilities are really endless.

These were so fun to make, I even created little mini snowballs to embellish gifts.

You won’t believe what I used for the inside, you can find out here.

A huge thanks to Heather and Vanessa for having me today, this has been so much fun!

Stop in and say hi anytime and you can find out a little more about me over at our home tour.

DIY decorative snowballs five minute craft atthepicketfence.com

Thank you so much to Kristin for sharing this fun project with us today. We know these will be making an appearance at our homes this year too!

Be sure to check out all of the projects in our Take 5: 5 Minute Crafts Series for more ideas and inspiration!

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  1. Ashley @ 3littlegreenwoods says

    November 15, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    Love this idea! Fluffy white snowballs will look perfect on my white and gold “Mama” Christmas tree. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  2. laura@imnotatrophywife.com says

    November 15, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Would you please link this to my FRIDAY FAVORITES at https://imnotatrophywife.com.
    I have dozens of old tennis balls! Pinning this for “to do” list! laura

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  3. laura@imnotatrophywife.com says

    November 15, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    Oops! Just re-read tutorial and see it is from Uncommon Slice!!! Thanks for sharing !!!laura

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  4. kristin says

    November 15, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Thank you ladies for having me today, so fun and I love this new series! I could actually keep up on my crafting this way 🙂
    XO

    Reply
  5. Cindy says

    November 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    Adorable!!!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    November 15, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    So so pretty! They really do look like snowballs Kristin!!

    Reply
  7. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    November 17, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Kristin those are so stinkin’ cute! So fluffy! Since we don’t get real snow here in So. Cal. we might as well enjoy the faux.

    Reply
  8. Annie says

    December 19, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    Great post! I do have some yarn lying around as well, thanks for sharing the idea!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      December 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM

      Thank you Annie and thank you for stopping by! Heather

      Reply

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