Crafting a Lifestyle Nov 2013 | Page 17

Light Ball What you need: Balloon, string, PVA glue and paint in your colour choice, LED lights. To Make: First inflate the balloon to the size you want your ball to be. Cut the string into lengths of approx 120cm long. Soak the string lengths in the PVA glue and wrap around the balloon. Continue to wrap around the balloon several times. Leave it to dry for 24 hours. Make sure the glue is dry and string is stiff. Next paint the string ball any colour you require. I made mine white. It is easier to spay paint the ball but you can paint with a brush if you prefer. Leave it to dry for another 24 hours. Once it is fully dry pop the balloon. Insert the LED lights into the string ball. If you wish to have the ball hanging from the ceiling thread a piece of string though the top and form a loop.