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Excuse me Tasfleur..

*pepe — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:38:33 GMT

I saw your post on the thread about christmas thread but didn't want to hijack it..... have you been making those fabric balls i gave you the links for?

can i see a pic?

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tasfleur — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:46:09 GMT

In the morning I'll post the pic Pepe, our camera battery is flat. I've been using foam balls, ribbons, cutting into them and pushing the fabric tight inside. Took me a while to get the gist of it, a few mishaps, but all in all, now working so well, thanking you.

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*pepe — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:49:01 GMT

its addictive one you get the hang of it lol

i'm glad you worked it out and are busily creating.

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tasfleur — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:52:42 GMT

It's very addictive too ... the way this is going, I'm hoping to have enough to decorate two really big white trees just with those and putting the lighted garlands on as backup.

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tasfleur — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 01:50:38 GMT

This is what I have been making Pepe and they are all much the same. I'm about to change the system I've been using though because they could be so much better.

Lots of lace and pearly headed pins would be better and prettier I think.

I took the photograph on the granite benchtop which has given a mirror image ..

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*pepe — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:20:05 GMT

thats great! you have done really well and i love the colours!

in my experience its all trial and error until you find the way you are most confident with - they are like crepes and pancakes - the first couple are usually not quite how you want them lol

i have seen some really pretty lace ones, and the lace hides a multitude of sins too, far better than the cord.

i'm not a lacey frilly type so if i'm making them for me i use cord or twine.

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cat_mioux — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:34:03 GMT

Oh tas's balls are purty 🙂

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clair.de.lune — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:38:43 GMT

Oh earings

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cherry*135 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:44:04 GMT

That looks good Tas.

I made a bigger one of those balls once as a hot air balloon for a child's mobile. With a ribbons attaching a little basket underneath and little felt mice in the basket (can't stand real mice but it is strange toy mice seem quite acceptable).

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icyfroth — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:45:07 GMT

I'd love a granite benchtop 🙂

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tasfleur — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:27:14 GMT

Thanks everyone (and Pepe), it's getting better by the day. I didn't want to make them over frilly and lacy but the next lot most likely will be a little more embellished with pins rather than cutting into them if I can figure out an easier way. Will get the foam larger diameter this time, small makes it harder to push the fabric around.

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*pepe — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:35:48 GMT

look on youtube for tutorials, i know i have seen some.

i'll post links if i can remember where i saw them.

edit; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou50tdNYpa8

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Anonymous — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 05:51:21 GMT

Very clever tas and pepe

I would be hopeless at that sort of thing .

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*pepe — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:14:08 GMT

here are a few of mine, sorry if the image is too big.

I just picked up a nice lot of fabric to make some more.

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Anonymous — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:20:57 GMT

They are lovely pepe .

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lionrose.7 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:34:46 GMT

Very sweet, clever people 🙂

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tasfleur — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:19:59 GMT

Pepe, I followed another of your links and ended up rushing off to the fabric store and getting something quite different than I had been working with already. I also noticed that your decorations were much more even than mine so I decided I had to work to get them looking neater. Ended up with a kind of dance tulle fabric with a sequin look, so far so good .. thank you again.

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*pepe — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:24:47 GMT

wow i really like that!! and the granite bench reflecting it too lol.

that fabric is really effective.

i found the trick to getting them even is to use rubber bands to mark iff the sections, fiddle with them until you are happy then press them into the ball then cut along the grooves they leave behind.

its easier to cut a straight line that way.

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tasfleur — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:51:29 GMT

Do you mean press the rubber bands into the balls themselves?

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*pepe — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:44:09 GMT

yep, i press on the bands with the back of the scalpel so they actually dig into the foam and leave a groove.

then remove the bands and make your cut in that groove.

i found my lines were straighter than if i drew on it with a marker