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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 5:11pm | IP Logged Quote J.Anne
I went into Gap Kids a couple of weeks ago and their Christmas tree was decorated with simple yarn balls. I imagine they are just styrofoam balls covered in yarn. It looked so cute. I don't think I have enough yarn scraps to do it this year, but I thought Mary certainly would!

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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 5:20pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
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I don't think I have enough yarn scraps to do it this year, but I thought Mary certainly would!
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Are these the ones that are just wrapped? Another way you could do it (using less yarn) is to soak the yarn in gluey-water and wrap around a ballon .... pop when the yarn is dry (about 24hrs later) -- this can also work with string but yarn makes a more substantial ball...

Very cool idea for wrapping around styrofoam ... we could definitely do this here!

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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 5:29pm | IP Logged Quote J.Anne
I was specifically thinking you   
I didn't take a close look at how it was done, but it was such a simple and sweet idea, I had to pass it on.    

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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 5:57pm | IP Logged Quote Kristie 4
Thanks for the great idea Jennifer.

And Mary, I think we will try the gluey yarn balloons. We have it in our handy homemade decorations book, and it is one of the ones we haven't tried

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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 6:16pm | IP Logged Quote Theresa
Goodness, I bet I could find some extra yarn out in my 5 bin stash.   

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Posted: Nov 24 2007 at 9:17pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Theresa in MN wrote:
Goodness, I bet I could find some extra yarn out in my 5 bin stash.   
ONLY 5 bins!!!!! ... at one point, I had the back of the closet PACKED with yarn to work on ... that's dwindled a bit, so maybe I should go order some more????

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Do you mean Im not the only one with a fabric/yarn store in my basement?????
I thought I had a problem, but now that I see Im in such good company, I will write it off simply as an...eccentricity.


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dollylima wrote:
... I will write it off simply as an...eccentricity.
Heather, not so much eccentric as a "uniqueness" factor!

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