Notice anything similar about the two rooms above (via Just Design)? Aside from the darling elephant rocker (which I am now obsessed with!) I love the moooi pendant lamp. However – depending on the size you want – you could be looking at a lighting bill of $500 – $2000.
If you’re feeling crafty and would love to get the look for a whole lot less, I wanted to share a DIY project with you from Made by Girl.
How to make the ball:
- blow up the exercise ball
- mark a 6-7 inch circle off-center (this is so there is a place for you to change the bulb)
- plastic on the floor (for the mess)
- wear gloves (again, for the mess!)
- rub Vaseline all over the exercise ball (this prevents the yarn from sticking to the surface once glue is applied)
- put wallpaper paste into a large bowl
- unravel the ball of yarn (about 300 yards for a 31″ ball) dip it into the paste & saturate it completely
- begin wrapping the saturated yarn around the ball randomly covering as much of the open space as possible without covering the drawn circle
- once the ball is all wrapped in yarn, let it dry about 24 hours (you may want to place it on top of a cardboard box for stability)
- once dry, deflate ball carefully & pull it through the circle opening (the same opening used to change the bulb) very carefully.
The finished project:
I absolutely love how this turned out and definitely plan to give it a whirl the next time I have a new space to decorate. Thanks to the Spearmint Baby blog where I first saw this great DIY!
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