DIY Wool Felt Ball Coasters
This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. Please Read Our Disclosure PolicyHello, friends! Today I’m back with a fun little DIY. Right before the holidays I came across an image of felt ball coasters. You may have noticed that these little felt balls have been popping up all around craftland. I saw lots of them this past holiday season in garlands and ornaments. Wanting to get crafty with these little guys, I decided to make some colorful coasters for my new office space!
I ended up ordering felt balls from this fab Etsy shop. (The shop owner Claire is a delight!) You can buy the felt balls in multicolor packs or pick whatever combination of colors you like best. I did both. I used the 1cm size for this particular project.
As I’ll describe below, I basically glued the balls to some clearance cork coasters I found at TJ Maxx. After doing a little more research when writing this post, I realized that these felt balls could also be threaded onto string and then sewn together. This would eliminate the need for the cork coaster. This would also make the felt balls a bit closer together. I may try this method with a larger size ball. If I do, I’ll be sure to show you how.
I’m just super happy with how my coasters turned out. They appeared in this Instagram yesterday, and I was pleased to see that they received such a positive response!
Let me show you how I made them.
DIY Wool Felt Ball Coasters
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 cm wool felt balls (90-100 per coaster depending on the size)
cork coasters
E600 glue
Begin by gluing one felt ball to the center of your coaster.
I used a long wood skewer to place the glue where I wanted it. When I got to the other rings, I just put the glue directly onto the cork.
To keep the felt balls as tight as possible, you’ll want to stop and allow the glue to dry every so often as you work around each coaster. I worked on my coasters off and on throughout the day.
Continue working all the way around until your coaster is completely covered. For the last row, I had just enough space to glue each ball a little to the coaster and a little to the felt ball next to it. This made the cork coaster virtually disappear.
After everything is dry, your coasters are ready to use!
This is a super simple project, and I think the end product is really spectacular. The coasters are so unique and colorful, clearly a perfect addition to my space.
I also really love that they are customizable. The felt balls come in oodles of colors you could do varied shades of blue or a more neutral pallet with grays and whites. Either way, you will have a cozy spot for your favorite beverage.
How do you like my colorful coasters?
Hi Michael, our readers will absolutely love these coasters. How funky are they? Thanks so much for sharing your tutorial. We’ve featured your post in our latest craft inspiration roundup. https://craftylikegranny.com/creativity-is-contagious/ Cheers Jodie 🙂
Thanks for this great idea our ceramic and glass coasters keep breaking. This can help in two ways non-breakable and gifting. My husbands name is Michael and he likes the NY Mets, so I can mark the NY with Mets underneath glue orange wool balls on these letters and the rest in navy blue. You can make them for teams or initials etc. just genius.
what can I use if I don’t have cork?
These are a great craft for the senior community where I work in Activities, fun to make and functional to keep and use themselves or give as a gift!
Hey there! This is such a fabulous idea. I can’t wait to make them. QQ: Would using a hot glue gun yield the same results? I live overseas. E600 glue isn’t readily available.
Thanks!
Jenny, you could use hot glue, I just find it to be messier and not as strong. However, I think it would do the trick.
xo Michael
Great Idea – Will give this ago!
These are absolutely adorable!
They look fabulous, can’t wait to see if mine turn out as nice as yours! Thanks for sharing.
I love these! They’re so colourful and would look great in our office!
So beautiful! Loved the idea 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I have shared your post on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/happinessiscrafting/
My readers will surely like it!
Such a lovely idea! I love colours and its not only vibrant but beautiful too. Absolutely loved it, Michael. 🙂
Do you have to use “wool”? I live in a small town area and having problem finding wool pom poms.
Love to make these with my niece’s and nephew’s as our holiday craft projects.
Uhhhhh. I need those, how cool and cute are they. I guess this year everyone will receive those for christmas. .-D
love the coasters , but I am going to make a rug , but I will use needle and thread on material , tha will b a winter project. Also thank you so much for all the different crafts.
Hello,
Do you have info on how to do the cork-less version? I’m wondering how best to stitch the string of balls together to make the circle shape strong. Thanks!
Can you use regular elmer’s glue?
I wouldn’t. E6000 will give you a much stronger hold.
xo Michael
I love the felt ball coasters! I am in the process of making them now. They are turning out great but I notice an odor from the e6000 glue. I was wondering if you had that problem too. It has been at least a day of drying and I still smell it. They are a gift for someone and I am afraid they might smell like glue. Any ideas?
Thanks! I still love mine. I don’t remember any issues with the glue smell being a problem after drying. Yes, it does have an odor when you’re using it, but I would assume it should fade away. I can’t smell it at all on mine now. I would assume that should fade. Maybe store them in a plastic container with a dryer sheet to give them a fresher smell if you’re giving them to a friend right away. Hope that helps!
xo Michael
Dear Michael, Thank you so much for your quick response. I think you are right. As they dry, the glue smell is going away. Patience, right?! And the dryer sheet is a wonderful idea. Thank you for such a fun crafting project. I am truly inspired by their charm.
Happiness to you, Kristen
I love the colours on these! Am I the only person who saw these and immediately thought of chocolate freckles? You know – the chocolate circles covered with sprinkles.
Loved your coasters. I was just thinking that you could also use old CDs for the base of these if you needed them bigger for those big coffee mugs. Cover the bottom with felt and they would work great.
These are so cute! Do you think I could get away with using the cheaper pom poms? or would they unravel and not work? Wool is expensive, although it’s totally a lovely gift idea and easy to use. But to make four is a little steep. Thanks!
I just came across this blog post but these coasters are adorable and such a fun DIY craft!