Thanksgiving DIY Decor: Bean and Seed Balls Craft

Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful for what we have and a way to show these feelings is certainly to craft some beautiful decorations with nature’s goods. Such a Thanksgiving DIY Decoration craft is to make bean and seed balls. The products you can use are dry or fresh seeds and beans or even small berry fruits, in colors you think will add to your home’s décor. Another bonus of this craft is that it really simple to prepare and great way to spend some time making a beautiful Thanksgiving item. Furthermore, the bean and seed balls can add a light aroma to your home’s atmosphere, especially if you’ll use coffee beans or pepper seeds. If you want to use fresh produce, choose only long lasting ones and consider spray painting the ball when finished with a sealer. Read on to learn about how to make them easily.

Thanksgiving DIY Decor: Bean and Seed Balls Craft

Wonderful seed and bean balls cornucopia centerpiece

Image via: BHG

Supplies

• Styrofoam balls (or old tennis balls or other similar items)
• Spray paint and old newspaper (optional)
• Sharpie pen (optional)
• Beans, seeds and/or berries (great choices: split peas, red kidney beans, navy beans, black beans, lentils, green berries, cranberries, corn kernels, whole pepper seeds etc.)
• Crafts glue (thick and white)

Make an intersting assortment of bean balls for a great decor

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Directions

• (Optional) Cover your working surface with newspapers and spray paint the balls to make it easier to hide any blank spots. The color of the spray paint you’ll choose should match the color of the produce you want to use. Let them dry completely.
• You can use the sharpie pen to draw some guide lines on the ball.
• Place a little glue on a small area of your ball and glue the beans/seeds/berries onto the ball, trying to make a pattern or just keep them in horizontal or vertical rows. You can use a little more glue to put on each seed/bean if necessary. After the glue on that area has dried completely, move on to the next area, until the ball’s entire surface is covered. Repeat with the other balls until you have the number of seed and bean balls you want.
• Fill a bowl, vase or even cornucopia with the finished seed and been balls!

Add bean balls to a decorative bowl along with other similar items to create a stunning decoration

Image via: Bayberry Creek Crafter

This Thanksgiving DIY Decoration craft is really easy to make, taking a little of time to complete because of the seeds that need to be glued on the ball, but well worth it. And it’s inexpensive, too! Think about using small nuts as an alternative, mixing some glass beads into the patter and you even could spray paint the finished bean and seed ball to match it with your overall décor, keeping the interesting texture of the seeds and beans. And for extra sent, sprinkle some essential oil of your liking onto them!

Wouldn’t they make a wonderful and original centerpiece for your Thanksgiving Table?