Cotton batting crafts

DIY these adorable Old World style Cotton Batting Ornaments! These darling Christmas Ornaments were created by Manuela from Vintage Savonette.

So it begins! I’ve been crafting like a little elf behind the scenes for a few weeks now making these snowman and some other holiday… | Instagram

This little squirrel ornament is made with a combination of cotton batting and dryer lint. Top, dryer lint and cotton balls. Center, cotton unrolled is easy to "spin" around pasty surfaces. Bottom, thinning out cotton or lint before applying it to surfaces will help you to craft a smoother surface, free from odd lumpy bits. Supply List: newpaper, or newsprint, or old telephone book pages masking tape white school glue and tacky white glue tiny beads for eyes dryer lint (greyish or whatever)…

Love snowmen? Like to decorate your home with snowmen during the entire winter season? If so, I have a really easy snowman project to share with you today. This project is easy enough that even a beginner crafter can master making one…or several of them in just one afternoon. You will need just a handful […]

Alot of you asked me how these rag balls were made after see them on display chain.I already made up a ton so I'm not going to make more so ...

Here's a great way of making whimsical antique-style spun cotton mushrooms with loops for hanging up as ornaments. These would look adorable on a woodland Christmas...

The three little kittens who lost their mittens didn't get their pie.... because they left their mittens at my house! I used the tutorial that Dawn so graciously posted at The Feathered Nest. She makes such beautiful things! My attempt desperately falls short of Dawn's talent, but I love mine just the same. Click here for the tutorial, and while you are there, check out Dawn's shoppe! I did antique them already, but I am thinking of antiquing them more still with coffee to stain it... should…

The spirit of Christmas past is on me this year. I have been making these beautiful batting ornaments for my tree.There are people who collect old pressed or spun cotton ornaments, such ornaments are rare and hard to find because in the mid-1870 children were given the ornaments to play with and because of this few survive. I prefer to make my own ornaments and decorate them to my taste. I made this angel tree topper using two cds that I didn't like and a cardboard tube. I glued the top of…

My versions of cotton batting Santas are dyed with tea. European artisans created ornaments from a process of spinning cotton, in forms of fruit and vegetables, and sometimes animals and people. Cotton batting ornaments are similar, which were also made in the Lauscha region. These were made from sheets of cotton batting, wrapped around a wire frame and hand painted. Often animal or human figures, these could also be dressed up in miniature items of clothing I made these cotton batting…

Spun cotton is one of our favorite materials for making ornaments because it can be customized in countless ways and is a great base for achieving a wide variety of looks. In this tutorial we explore a variety of simple painting techniques paired with a