How To Make A Glue String Ball Lamp Shade

You aren t using the glue as is you need to make a mixture of equal parts glue to water.

How to make a glue string ball lamp shade.

Go about a yard or two at a time squeezing off the excess with your thumb and forefinger. Tool ball inflating needle available at sporting goods stores tool supply bouncy balls of various sizes supply supply clear drying craft glue about 1 bottle per ball supply supply hemp string 20lb. A thread lampshade is a super easy and pretty lampshade that can be made with just simple thread string glue and an inflatable ball. Plus the whole lampshade is super cheap can be made for under 10.

It can be used to decorate your personal room halls or parties plus they make perfect wedding decorations. Since you ll be deflating the ball later try to keep that hole at the bottom so that it s easy to find. Weight estimated amounts needed. One 220 foot 67 1 m spool should suffice for an average sized beach ball.

16 inch diameter ball 400 yards 14 inch diameter ball 300 yards 9 inch diameter ball 100 yards. It s fun to create and doesn t even take a lot of time.