This is something I saw on the Guardian website and since I just so happen to have a lot of little bits of lovely fabric hanging around after making my mum's quilt, I thought it just might work for me. I bought some super cheap plastic baubles on sale in Ikea the other day, dug out the paintbrushes and got to work. You will need:
Plain, unadorned baubles. The cheaper, the better.
PVA glue, a small bowl and a paintbrush
Lots of fabric scraps, in small squarish pieces
• Mix the glue with water (about 50/50) in a bowl.
• Hang some ribbon through the top of your bauble - or, if you're doing it with small children and you think they'll get sticky hands on your pristine ribbon, use string and replace it with ribbon once your bauble is dry.
• You can either dip the fabric in the glue and stick it on or use your paintbrush to slap it over the fabric to affix it to the bauble. Cover the whole thing in a crazy patchwork fashion.
• Hang the baubles up to dry with a piece of newspaper underneath to catch any drips. You could string the baubles from a knitting needle balancing on two piles of books, for example.
Hey presto. A family heirloom in the making.
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