Christmas is around the corner and although some people might have already put up their Christmas decorations, others would prefer something unique and unusual.
To make this season extra special, and get the whole family involved, a video showing how to make Obi Balls can be viewed on the Roodepoort record’s webpage.
Obi Balls derives from the Japanese where the Obi belt is used to not only keep the Kimono in tact, but it is also decorative and can be used for a variety of things.
The Japanese, when invited to a friend’s house, would make the Obi Balls to give as a gift to the hostess in order not to arrive empty handed.
The balls can be used to decorate your dinner table, as ornaments in a glass vase or to hang on your Christmas tree.
It is very easy to make. You would need a 75cm polystyrene ball, beads and sequence of your choice, a craft knife, letter opener or a very thing, very blunt knife, fabric of your choice, coloured needles, cotton string and a pen.
The website has a step-by-step guide to make the balls. Ask your children to help you to decorate the balls. There are no fast and specific rules in how to decorate the Obi Balls, all you need is a creative mind.
A dead tree branch, that was positioned in a flower pot with bricks, pebbles and sand to keep it steady, was used to hang the decorations on. A piece of material of your colour could be tied around the flower pot give it a nice look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-zR0QwmWo&feature=youtu.be
