EASY (and cheap!) Jar Fillers

Do you have a jar/bowl/vase that needs 'fillers'? Such as these:


I do! I have more bowls and jars than anyone should! I always see great fillers at Pottery Barn and Pier One. However, they are expensive. You know me, I like to make it myself if I can! These fillers from Pier are $4-6 each:If you want to make some fillers yourself, grab these supplies:

Foam Balls 1-4 inches (in floral department)
Twine
Glue Gun
Assorted dried beans (look in your pantry....)
Spray on adhesive (I use 3M)
Spray Paint
Bamboo Skewers (trust me!)

For TWINE fillers:

• Starting at the end of the foam ball (not the middle!) glue down the twine
• Use glue gun to wrap twine around the ball in a circular motion
• Wrap all the way around, until they look like this:
• I did large and small twine balls
• TIP: I found a 4 pack of ping pong balls at Target for $1. Great filler, for 25 cents each!

For "kidney/lima BEAN fillers"

• Grab your glue gun and whatever size beans you have handy
• Starting in the middle glue beans all the way around.
• Gluing in a circular motion, make it look pretty!
• Work your way to one end of the ball
• Go back to the middle, and work your way to the other end
• This takes a while, since you glue each bean individually
• Isn't the texture awesome?!
• To spray paint, poke a bamboo skewer into your foam ball
• This will keep your hands clean while painting it! (genius, right?)
• Spray a light coat of paint, and let it dry. Do this over and over. (mine took about 4 coats to look pretty)
• I poked mine into the ground outside while it was drying
• Cute, huh!

For "LENTIL fillers"

• Poke a skewer into a foam ball
• Spray, covering completly, with adhesive
• Roll ball in lentils
• Fill in any gaps by patting lentils in place (your hands will get sticky)
• Spray paint color of your choice
• Again, I think the texture is great
• Forgive the bad lighting! Yellow ball is actually a great, pale yellow. I took these pictures at night, and the lighting doesn't do them justice!
  

I think they look cute! I've got a few more to make to really fill up my bowl!