5/30/2023 0 Comments Tiny balls snlThis is honestly the step that requires the most patience. Keep reading for the easy steps involved in this project… DIY Soap Ball Steps I purchased a 6-pack of soap, and each bar created three soap balls. That’s also why I chose not to use essential oils to add fragrance, but that’s a popular option. Honestly, the lovely ladies I was gifting with these soap balls have a very sensitive sense of smell, and I wanted to keep it simple. I opted for the castile soap shown above (which I ordered on Amazon). While super-affordable grocery store soap such as Ivory is often recommended for soap balls, you may want to choose a soap that has a very subtle scent. This project doesn’t require many supplies, making it an easy one to tackle. The design books don’t lie! Keep reading for details on how to make your own… Affordable, easy to create, and usually wrapped in tulle when presented as a gift, soap balls were also photographed in many an ’80s bathroom. Peach tones were popular, and gift shops even sold them in bins so people could mix and match colors for the perfect powder room display. If you were a kid in the ’80s, you likely had these in your bathroom (perhaps in a scalloped dish), or you made them for your mom, thanks to a school art project. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.If you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea, may I suggest soap balls. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Fernando Alfonso, NPR News.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. Christian Braun is the founder of hobbyDB, a hobbyist web community with a half a million members.ĬHRISTIAN BRAUN: I've met folks that collect sands from different beaches, lint, rubber bands and all kinds of other stuff that's not standard.ĪLFONSO: And the most important thing about the sand, rubber bands and, yes, even tiny purplish balls from fountain pen cartridges - it seems for the collectors, at least - they do spark joy, which is the standard Marie Kondo applies to what to keep. RUCHHOFT: I was already kind of weird, so I just leaned into it.ĪLFONSO: Ruchhoft isn't alone in her attachment to unique collectibles. Why do this? But the uniqueness is exactly what draws her to it. Now, at this point, you may be asking the question that a lot of social media users asked after Ruchhoft posted a picture of her collection on Reddit. He owns a South Carolina shop that sells fountain pens. That's very interesting.ĪLFONSO: That's Chris Henline. And that's kind of comforting, I guess.ĪLFONSO: The collection is even more unique because these balls aren't meant to be saved or collected.ĬHRIS HENLINE: We have people that collect fountain pens and collect ink, but I have not seen the little balls inside of ink cartridges. And I get carried away in it, but I don't get distracted. RUCHHOFT: And it's like just a little constant thing, where I sit down, and I do this one thing. She's the owner of a unique and perplexing collection - hundreds of small, tiny, purplish balls that are found in fountain pens' ink cartridges kept stuffed in an IKEA desk.ĬHARLOTTE RUCHHOFT: So nowadays, I'd say that the most recent feeling that I have been feeling about this is, like, a lot of nostalgia because I remember, like, how young and how eager I was when I started this.ĪLFONSO: The now 24-year-old Ruchhoft started collecting the balls 10 years ago. But that hasn't stopped Charlotte Ruchhoft, who lives in North Germany near the Baltic Sea. NPR's Fernando Alfonso explains.įERNANDO ALFONSO, BYLINE: In the age of Marie Kondo ruthlessly editing one's possessions, the idea of collecting things has become quaint. And now the story of - let's just call it an unusual collection.
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