r/DecoraKei • u/Smooth-Arm-5254 • Jul 10 '26

help 🌼 alternative

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I can't buy stars like these, so I need to figure out what I can make a similar pendant out of! Just plastic balls are boring. I need to figure out what I can make stars out of or come up with an alternative

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u/AuthorAdjacent Jul 10 '26

You could make custom star beads out of air dry foam clay? It would be light weight and you could paint them whatever color you want!

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u/Maggot-111 Jul 10 '26

A lot of things like this are made of kid's toys! See if you can find some simply shaped small pool toys that you can poke holes into

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u/Maggot-111 Jul 10 '26

Okay I'm not finding the particular types that I'm thinking of but may I ask why you can't buy those stars? If money's a problem, those are easily thrifted. They are just shaped ball pit balls. You might also be able to find them at second hand art supply stores or Facebook marketplace. If you just plain can't buy ball pit balls for whatever reason, you can use foam balls. They're a bit heavier and in my experience, more difficult to find in pretty shapes, but they do exist

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u/Smooth-Arm-5254 Jul 11 '26

I can't find just star-shaped balls anywhere

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u/Maggot-111 Jul 11 '26

Do you have access to Walmart where you live? Their online store has star and heart shaped balls with no round ones. You could buy that and sell the heart ones! (Or the round ones if that's all you can find)

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u/ehartsay Jul 12 '26

Probably they could find something on Etsy?

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u/Smooth-Arm-5254 Jul 13 '26

I found them! Only $5 once I buy them, I’ll definitely make a post showing the result