Description
Spun Cotton Balls ø 20 mm are versatile, easy to use, and the base for countless DIY craft projects.
The balls are sold blank and ready to paint, glitter, and decorate.
For different sizes, please visit our Spun Cotton Balls – All Sizes page
Project Ideas
The 20 mm size is perfect size to make faux cherry ornaments, miniature snowman ornaments, crepe paper flowers… It’s a popular size.
Spun cotton balls ø 20 mm • How to use
Spun Cotton Balls, and spun cotton shapes in general, are very easy to use.
Paint them
To do so, we recommend acrylic paint because it is widely available, it dries fast, it is opaque, washable in most cases, and it doubles as a protective layer. If you are making ornaments, you can also consider effect paints such as glitter, shimmer, pearl, or metal. You can even create textures and add thickness to your shapes by mixing paint with sand and gesso.
Glitter them
You can sprinkle your shapes with glitter and give them a beautiful vintage shimmery look. You can find so many types of glitter: glass glitter (to sugar your ornaments), snow glitter (so cute), metallic glitter, iridescent glitter, and even glow in the dark glitter. To dust your beautiful creations with glitter, simply brush on some regular white craft glue on your shapes, and sprinkle the glitter with a spoon over a small container. Wait for the glue to dry and…voilà :)
Glue them
Don’t hesitate to glue other types of materials on your spun cotton balls. Glue adheres very well to them because of their fibrous textures. You can embellish the balls with fabric, colored paper, golden trims (Dresden), ribbon, lace, mousseline, crepe paper, chenille stem.
Think completely outside the box
There are some very creative ways of using the shapes. Some people use them as fillers inside of modeling clay sculptures. Some other people use them along with polymer clay to create artful jewelry pieces. You can also just paint them and fill up a vase to use as a centerpiece. The sky is the limit.
NOTE: Spun Cotton Shapes are not made with cotton. They are made with paper, a soft paper similar to tissue paper. This paper is rolled into a solid shape using a mold. The end product feels strong and sturdy.
SAFETY INFORMATION: Spun Cotton balls ø 20 mm are not a toy and should be kept out of reach of children. Choking Hazard. Small Parts. Crafts and Hobbies item
Spunnys shapes are quality art materials manufactured in Germany.
