I am in the process of trying to change that. Why? So I can make cute owl shaped things to fill my entire house? No, not so much. I like owls and all, but I don't really need them to fill my space. I have 4 years to fill the space. I am trying to learn how to make things that are meant for aesthetic beauty only to save money. Yeah, it all comes down to frugality. I am trying so very hard to avoid Target and the lure of their quick to purchase and pop onto my shelf stuff. For christmas I made the twins a few gifts, and this was one for Haley. Forgive the bad photos, my camera is just about done in. I made these to hang from her ceiling to add a little fanciness to a corner of her room.
I just have to put out there that it was really hard for me to purchase these pink and purple fabric (that grayish ball is purple in real life) to make these things. I am a pretty big on the whole gender neutral parenting thing. I don't think pink is for girls and blue is for boys. Anything is for everyone is this house (except the vodka - that is just for me). Pink is a tough one for me because I feel like it is representative of all things princess, but at the moment it is a favorite color in the house. The only comfort that I can find is that it is equally loved by both Haley and Kaden. They fight over the pink plastic cup at mealtime. I'm considering throwing the cup away because I am so sick of hearing "but I wanted the pink one". Really? Just drink your milk kiddos.
So, if you decide that you have a ton of extra time and desire to do something repetitive these petal balls may be right up your alley. Start of with 2 yards of fabric and styrofoam ball. I used one 6 in ball and 2 4 in balls. Take the fabric and spread it out. Find something circular to use as your template. I used a cookie cutter, but a glass would have worked well too. Start drawing circles across the fabric in rows.
Now cut them out. I did this in half yard segments just so that I could feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of every piece. That was important because this might be the most boring thing I have ever done with my life. Seriously. The results are cute, but I would definitely recruit help for the cutting stage.
The good news is that the edges do not need to be perfect. As long as there are not any really sharp edges it will all look fine in the end.
I pinned the circles onto the ball at each half yard increment to see how much more was needed. For the 6in ball I used the full 2 yards. For the 4 in balls I used about 1.5 yards.
To pin the circles on hold the circle in your hand.
I know, you really needed a picture of that step.
Next, fold the circle in half.
Now fold the half in half.
Now pin it to the ball.
I tried pinning them all facing one direction and making it more chaotic looking and changing the direction the little pie sliced faced. It looks much better all facing one direction.
There you have it. Petal balls.
While I am sure you can tell that I really didn't enjoy this project, it was worth it in the end. Haley really likes them and they were an inexpensive gift to decorate her room.
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