have you ever made a fabric yarn ball?

it's soooo easy.....

i'm sorry, i don't have photos of the process, but basically you take a polystyrene ball

(whatever size you want your yarn ball to be, i used medium and large balls; the small ones i cheated and bought, too fiddly!!)

tear long narrowish strips of cottons ( i used checks and stars mostly for this batch - you can mix fabrics too)

i made these when i was in my primitive phase, i think it would be super fun to make more now i'm back to my shabby vintage roots!

how about a pile of white shabby fabric balls - or vintage florals, hmmm.....

anyways, i digress.....secure the start of your fabric strip into the ball with a pin

then just keep winding tightly around the ball changing direction from time to time to make sure the ball is covered(secure the end with a pin again)

pile them up in a basket with an old wooden spool or knitting needles

voila! fabric yarn balls!!

I'm linking up at these parties - be sure to stop by and check out the talent!

Tracey

vintage treasures...

it's always a big thrill when I go thrifting/garage saleing and find vintage treasures...

like this framed photo of a cute little girl with her dolly

 these colorful vintage cotton spools

and these all-leather child's skates (for 50c!!), they're gonna look so cute hanging on my sleigh come winter...

I have more to show you, but I'm saving them for another "themed" post, just as soon as I have sunshine long enough to take a photo!!

what are your favorite vintage finds?

I'm linking up to Thrifty Thursday

happy days,

Tracey