They are so colorful and quirky. They are made up of felted little balls of wool sewn together. They are beautiful and I would love one in my living room, although the sensible (boring) side of me does wonder how well they wear and what on earth happens when the red wine spill occurs? At £170 for the smallest 3ft rug its a bit of a scary thought.
And then I had another scary thought...how hard can it be to make my own?
Quickly searching the interwebs I found the answer is not terribly hard thanks to this useful guide to making your own felt balls, and then its just a case of sewing them all together, easy peasy right?
If you answered yes to that you are braver than me, perhaps I will just save up and ban liquids, animals and small children from my front room
If the rug seems like a craft project too far, how about getting your teeth into this darling christmas wreath from Pickles I think it would be lovely in pinks and yellows as a easter wreath as well
Although you can make your own felted balls as shown above it maybe worth cheating a little (read an awful lot) for your own sanity. I can only dream how mundane felting all these little squidgy balls would get and then you have the long process of sewing them all together.
I found lots of really pretty coloured felted balls on Etsy for around £20 for 100 ball count.
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