Happy Felted Balls

I am in love with felt! Felt puppets, felt shoes, felt flowers, everything felt. Maybe it's the soft fuzzy warmness of the material or the brilliant colors, simply, it make me happy.

How to make felt balls?

1. You will need carded wool, hot water and a bar of soap (liquid works too). Pull a little bit of the wool, the size of a quarter, it all depends on the size you want in the end. You don't need much. Dip your fingertips in soap and rub just a little on a piece of wool. Wind it into a ball.
    
2. Dip it quickly in hot water and roll between your palms. Kinda of little rolling a ball of Playdoh. But roll very lightly at first. Towards the end it will be hard. If the ball looks more oval or little cracks. Just pull some of the ball wool and put it in the area that is the problem, dip in water and more soap and continue to roll in your palms. The soap is like glue.
    
3. It takes a few minutes to get it to the final firm ball. You can place a wooden skewer through the ball, if you plan to use it for a bead. This will create a nice hole to thread. Place in a sunny window or by a heat vent and let dry. A day should be plenty.

I have these beautiful felt balls, I plan to create some wonderful garland.