How To Make A Glue String Ball Lamp Shade

Feed the string into the glue mixture.

How to make a glue string ball lamp shade. 16 inch diameter ball 400 yards 14 inch diameter ball 300 yards 9 inch diameter ball 100 yards. 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. 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.

One 220 foot 67 1 m spool should suffice for an average sized beach ball. You aren t using the glue as is you need to make a mixture of equal parts glue to water. It s fun to create and doesn t even take a lot of time. Plus the whole lampshade is super cheap can be made for under 10.

Wrap your string around the ball haphazardly criss crossing in whatever pattern or non pattern really you think looks good. A thread lampshade is a super easy and pretty lampshade that can be made with just simple thread string glue and an inflatable ball.