Decorative Hemp Balls

I've seen people doing this for a long time now. I have always wanted to try it, but I'm usually not a big stickler for messy projects. And boy let me tell ya, this one is messy with a capital "M." 

You only need three things. Mod Podge, (or whatever glue you like to use) hemp, and balloons.

First blow your balloons up slightly smaller than the size ball you want. Then wrap the hemp around the balloon to figure out how much you will need.

Next pour some mod podge into a container and saturate your hemp.

Now wrap your balloon in the hemp in whatever pattern you choose. This WILL be messy!

Next lay them out to dry. Do not pop the balloons until the string is 100% dry. Otherwise, your hemp ball is likely to collapse in on itself. I would say twelve hours is a good drying time.

Now pop the balloons with a needle, and pull them out by the tied end.

Viola! These are so cute and make wonderful table decorations. You can leave them this color, spray paint them, decorate with accessories, whatever you wish. You might want to remove some of the dried glue with tweezers.