It’s the scent. After a few days when the smell of the modge podge evaporates she’ll go in.

You should have told the cat he wasn’t allowed in, then he’d be right in there all the time 😂

I think Penny still smell the glue which can throw cats off.. maybe spraying the finish product with catnip spray will neutralize the scent somehow. Your project is awesome and when I get the chance I'll try to do the same. Thanks for a bright idea! 🤔😊😊

Suggestion: I think the cat doesn’t like the instability of the sphere...it might be more stable if you put a 5 or 10 pound disc weight (like you use on bar-bells) under the blanket. Looks great! I’ll bet you could make an interesting lamp shade that way, too :-)

I think Once the smell of glue dies down then he will go in n Love It! It Looks Really Good! Definitely Looks High End! 🐈 💜 😺 💕

When you want to remove the beach ball, squeeze the opened valve between middle and forefinger, the press against side of ball.. Squeezing the valve opens it so that air will pass out. It takes a few minutes to deflate but saves ruining the beachball. Great project!

I have no idea why this popped up for me, I was searching Bearded Dragon enclosures, but I'm so glad it did! Because I'm going to do this on a much smaller scale with jute for my guy. Thank you!!!❤️

You could put something round instead of the legs under the cat sphere eg a pool noodle shaped into a wreath form (which you could cover with twine or something similar to the cat house). Then the cat sphere would balance on this and it should stay fairly stable. I actually thought of this when you were struggling to keep it still at the start of the wrapping. Even a bucket would have worked to stabilise the beach ball. Then you could make a large bean bag for the middle empty section of the circular stand. This would further help to stabilise the cat house.

As I’m watching this I’m thinking what about doing this with paper mache ( thicker layers) you could use the ball for multiple cat beds because it deflates. Looks like I have a project for next weekend. Thank you! Don’t you just love when your cat doesn’t appreciate all the hard work?

Just the satisfaction of knowing you made it yourself, or people asking where you got it from, and being able to say you made it, is worth the effort, even if it had cost as much as the bought one. Well done, it looks fantastic.

Once the smell of the mod lodge leaves the cat will love it

Wow, that looks just like the crazy expensive one! Well done 👍

This is so cute! I think Friday, my 5 year old female, would be fine with this. I am sure the first night it is out I would wake up to Riff and Raff killing it. Dead, dead, dead! Living with 7 month old kittens is like having a room full of semi nocturnal hyperactive toddlers with razor sharp claws that can run up walls.

Very cool! If your cat never warms up to it I'm sure there's a cat in a shelter somewhere who'd love it. What a neat project.

You did really a great job. Cat's are very picky by nature. The smell is too fresh, wait a little bit and she will love that beautiful bed. P.S. rub some catnip on it, and on the pillow or blanket, and it'll be her favorite spot.

You could make a SAWEET pendant globe light out of that as well! 😁 Love it!!

Cute cute CUTE cat house. I love it! I have five cats, so I can see two of them curling up in there. Penny is beautiful. You're presentation was great! Ty for sharing. 👊💗💓

Wow! I had my doubts, but it turned out great! I love it! You know it would also make a really attractive hanging light shade.

If you wrap few layers of cling film around the ball, you avoid the ball messed with glue. Deflate by pinching the valve. Also I think four feet always steadier than three, although three might look better.

We used to make these when we were kids. As Easter egg basket decorations using balloons, (I think- it was a good 40 ago) and then I know there was Elmer’s glue, but that might have been mixed with something. There’s actually only one, maybe two people alive who I can ask. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I definitely need to make a phone call in the morning ❤

Dogs that is, I think they would enjoy something like this to sleep in too ! It's a great project.

This was such a great idea/project. I think I would have done a couple of things differently. I think I’ll try making a water/glue solution and soak the rope in that first and then wrap the beach ball with the glue soaked rope. This way, the rope should dry sturdier since the glue is on all sides of the rope. Also, instead of rounding the bottoms of the legs, square them off, hopefully that would make it more stable? Guess I’ll have to try this for myself, which I for sure am going to do. Thanks for the video. :)

I think it turned out great! My cats usually don’t sleep in anything I specifically buy or make for them either, they like to make up their own thing lol

Ideas to improve on your wonderful idea and design... 1. Hang the ring with the beach ball tape to it and weave it with it suspended...kind of macrame' style. 2. Put the roll of rush in a laundry basket or some such next to you to keep it from running off. 3. Coat it with matte clear polyurethane instead of Modge Podge. A quart of this is a fraction of the cost and it will be wipeable and waterproof where Modge Podge is not. 4. Cut a circle or square of wood the same width of the ball and four wedges of 2x4 wood to stabilize the bottom. Position and mark where the wedges need to be on the board and secure in place, then mount to the ball. This will make it so stable that even the most frisky of kitties will not be able to knock it over. Note: This ball design would also be awesome integrated into the design of a cat tree, either hanging or mounted to one of the platforms.

I bet a cushion, some toys inside and a towel over the top to hold in her heat would make her more accepting of the new gift. My cats crawl under furniture where they have about 9 inches of height, dark, cozy and they can avoid people while napping. Great job!

Definitely worth it. Huge savings and it's a cat bed that's actually ELEGANT for a change. And you could conceivably do it in larger sizes if you use an exercise ball. I have a BIG cat lol. I love it. Great video!

I can see this as a lampshade, reinforced as a storage footstool, as a plant pot cover, a plant stand, a toy box, so many possibilities.

I think it’s far better than the shop brought one, plus it’s made with love and totally unique, no one will make one the same. So once Penny cat decides to get in it, she’ll absolutely love ❤❤❤❤ it and it’ll be her favourite spot. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up too

You’re adorable! And a crafty girl after my own heart! I cane and rush chair seats and can appreciate your struggle with the poly-rush…it can be stiff and annoying! But your final project is great…the random-ness of the cord on the ball adds nice texture to the whole structure and looks tres chic…kudos to you!!!

I loved your honest, candid presentation. So much fun to watch. Project looks GREAT! Well done! thanks so much for sharing 😻💗

The curiosity will get the best of the cat.....probably when it gets sturdier and the smell of the modge podge goes away it will be used. It looks great

Girl it’s cute!! You could put cute couch blankets.. and cute times 10 for a planter!!!

Cool. No sewing machine, just get a cheap round couch pillow - but I'd take a little stuffing out for a better fit & then just hand sew the small hole back up. You can always see the small patch of outside stitching where they did the same....

2 IDEAS: 1) Could you have poured the Mod-Podge into a wide shallow tray and rolled the twine ball around in it to saturate all the cords? 2) could you have made a plywood disc, cut it in half and put a hinge on it so it folded small enough to put through the opening-then put it in the bottom of the ball open it up and use THAT to fasten the wooded legs to? Then put a circular fabric covered cushion it it (same size as the plywood disc) Nice Video and cute idea. I have 5 cats so a project like this would keep me busy until the apocalypse.

If you do this project again, rub the ball down with a thin coat of vegetable oil or vaseline. When you're ready to deflate it, pinch the opening to release the valve. You can put a straw or empty pen in the opening to hold it open. Looks great! I think I will give it a try.

Cats are so funny. It’s super cute. Kitty will probably like it better with a pillow in it anyway. If she were my kitty she will love chewing on it too. Lol

Put some catnip in the homemade pillow or in a store bought pillow & your kitty will probably like it. Definitely need to let it dry and air it out! Really cute! If nothing else, you could make a great looking lamp out of it! Looks like a fun project!

I love the "reveal" sneeze, typical cat! I'm ordering a ball today, thanks for the great video.

Typical cat attitude. "Why should I sleep in this thing, mommy, when I already have a perfectly good pillow on the bed?"

My 16week old kitten loved watching you make a bed for your cat.

I think it's beautiful. With cats, we can't force them to like something..they do it in their own time. I made a cat tree out of wood pieces from Habitat for Humanity resale store. It took the kitties a bit to get used to it.

I love this. You could do something similar for a hanging pendant light.

For all of us..”I think I can make that” people !!! 👍🏽 Nothing beats a failure but a try !!! And I’m here for it🤗

they actually have amazing cat beds at home goods that look just like that for 50, in case you don’t want to go to all the work

Ok, here’s a tip if anyone is interested…once you have the twine tied on. Use a tub a little bit bigger then the balloon and add a 1/4 cup or less of water to the modge podge to make it go further. You can then pour the MP over the balloon…

Just a helpful hint …instead of modgepodge, all purpose white glue half and half with water is the same as modgepodge but a lot less expensive. You can also use the glue with material or paper, paint it dark and then put in the rush or string, cats love hidey-holes.

This randomly came up on my feed. Two things I might do differently. First, I would spray the fiber rush with a mixture water and isopropyl alcohol so that the mod podge will flow into the fiber rush through capillary action, so there is less glue on the beach ball. Secondly, some cats prefer cat houses with two entrance/exits, and this technique would be idea for that. Great project!

Great idea that worked out well. Your video skills are awesome and narrative is interesting and humorous. Best wishes.

Impressive! Thought your end product looked every bit as good, you did an excellent job, WOW!

Looks good as far as durability I would have possibly went with Titebond 3 wood glue instead of mod podge

You need to wait the smell of the materials you used for it fade a bit, wait for a while and lets see if the cat uses it. I think is a lovely project with an amazing result!

Catnip makes a new bed a cats happy place. 😸

That would look great as a light shade too. ❤

That turned out so great! I’m sure your cat will love it eventually.

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The chair whicker actually looks great and makes for a nicer texture over all than rough twine of the one for sale online. Real nice work , congrats. 👍

Could the need for wooden "feet" be eliminated if you initially put two metal loops on the beachball, one at the opening and one at the floor? Then, after the modge podge is applied and the beach ball removed, you could weave the fiber rush across the floor hole and either leave it unglued or modge podge it up, depending on how solid the floor needs to be.

No wonder they are expensive to buy 🤣. Great video! ❤️

Love this! My sister by another mister! I love it when a person sets out to solve a problem with creativity. That's my kind of problem. So many craft videos are about what pictures to stick on which freshly purchased, mass produced box (stuff like that). A couple of years ago I bought a range of plastic crochet hoops, big balls of cotton yarn (stupid solution number one - cotton rots quite quickly when exposed to the elements), a bottle of latex, and the biggest balloons I could find. I wanted to make drays (homes/beds) for the local red squirrels (they're endangered and protected and relatively numerous near me) to fasten high in a tree that's in my garden. I was seeing and pondering those wicker balls, too! I have fastened a shop bought, ready made, squirrel 'house' but nothing likes it. I started off crocheting, trying to make a ball shape with a round opening, with the cotton and the hoops. Didn't get too far in before I was concerned about how heavy the thing would get (particularly if the latex didn't waterproof it) and how long it's operational life would be. The round 'wicker' ball was what I was basing it on. It would have been perfect. My project ceased, after my doubts built up, and I'm still trying to figure out how to make drays to put in my tree. This is it, though. You've showed me the way! What is 'spodge podge', though? Is it a type of glue? Would it work better, and last longer, outdoors than natural latex? Why was spodge podge selected? My drays - I want them to look pleasing. It's not all about functionality. They do have to be functional, though. They need to be safe and sound for the squirrels. Quite discreet - the squirrels might not like anything too obvious. Quite easy to tie onto the tree, also, as I have a bit of a fear of falling to my death! So, that is 'poly rush' (don't know what that is, either) and spodge podge? Would it be waterproof? I presume it doesn't get heavy even if the weaving is so tight that there are few or no gaps?

Thanks again for making and sharing this video. Today while helping my husband with yard work, what should fall out of the tree but a discarded squirrels nest. As soon as I saw it I told my husband I was saving it.

I think you could cut a plywood circle, cut it in half if needed to fit through your entrance hole and reattach w glue, etc. or piano hinge it together again, then attach the legs through the mesh onto the board so in essence you are making a tripod stool platform for strength with the wicker surrounding it. Your cat bed looks great!

My late cat didn’t touch her new cat bed for 3-4 days when it arrived.. once it didn’t smell new anymore, it was her favourite spot apart from my lap.. maybe your cat loves it more when the glue smell is gone.. 🤞

It’s very cute. If the cat doesn’t like it, perhaps put lights inside and hang it outside for Christmas decor. 🌲

You did an awesome job! And very easy to follow tutorial. Thanks for the video! She will jump in when you're not right there.

to let the air out, you have to squeeze the valve.

love it really impressed how it turned out , if your kitties are weird like my 2 are lol it would be fantastic for a kids room , just add a chain or rope and hang in corner off room and they can keep their bits and bobs in it so many uses around the home .

I was like, look at her and her saw. You can use one too. Then you told us about the thumb. Old school for me! What a cool idea for a cat. No saw needed!😀

Catnip!! A cats best friend!!😸 ALSO! You can hang it like a swing! 😻👍

Great DIY video, thanks for posting! I’d love to hang this like a hammock for our kitties!

Looks great. I'd make it a light shade tho, with lighter weight material. Well done, a great project 🙂

You have spent hours wrapping that round the beach ball, you can definitely put your hand to a sewing needle & thread. It may take a long time, as did the cat bed, but gosh the feeling is amazing. You've achieved something you thought you couldn't do. Try it on small pieces of fabric. You won't need a sewing machine, you'll be able to hand sew a cushion. I have faith in you.. I love the cat bed you made. Very clever, talented lady... 😺

By golly you did it! I have 3 awesome felines and I think I will hook them up. 400 ft of material. I will be price comparing and put a pen or something in the beach ball to hold the valve open. I just can't destroy a perfectly good ball like that, I have 3 grandsons ages 6', 4 and 4.A Cousin and 2 Brothers, the Cousin lives 5 hrs away but his mommy is so good to me to let Granny get him for 2 weeks sometimes a whole month and I love nothing more in this world than to get them all together at Granny's house for as long as I can. Those boys will have the best memories long after I'm gone. The bond that I'm building will be forever. If it wasn't for Granny they wouldn't even know each other. I won't stand for that. Funny how deep I went with that beach ball! Lol But I hope you enjoyed.

Very cool project, great results!

This video is awesome and very informative. Thank you very much. I can't wait to make my own. I'll probably end up making more than one. 🙂

Just shows what can be achieved when you think carefully about a design with a few adjustments on balance & comfort this will be a cool looking place for your cat to relax🥰👍

Pro tip... use a narrow set of tweezers. Or something sturdy enough to hold the valve piece open, but shaped like V or a U so it won't fall in. If that doesn't do the trick, add a snappy hair clip to hold the outside of the valve flatter to keep it from closing. Then tape down the tweezer like thing so it doesn't risk being sucked into the vacuum and away you go. Also, hold the valve open with your good hand and then push and peel (Never thought I'd say the opposite of Twizzlers lol) with your other hand. I'm going to try this myself this week. And I'm really lucky that I've got two chairs that I don't use, need or want... and guess what the seats are made of?! So I'm going to upcycyle them from one form of cat bed into another form of cat bed. And I can even use the frame of the chair for any feet I might need. Only thing I'm missing is Modge Podge Matte and a hoop large enough for my boys.

What do you think about covering the beach ball/balloon first with rice paper, so that it won't be drafty and more cozy? And next time, temporarily put a little box inside, because you know cats and boxes 😉

When you do it with yarn you can use liquid starch and soak it and let it dry. Would it make it sturdier if you did that before modgepodging to eliminate wobbles? In my experience cats like sturdy things.

The soft “will you help me” ❤️ that was so cute and this is awesome I have to make it

Lol should have asked the cat first if she wanted this bed. It turned out great

It came out fantastic I'd pay 200 bucks for it great job!. Oh and i was that the offending table saw in the background?...... Just wondering. Btw It's amazing how you've adapted to not having use of your thumb something most people could not do great video.

How's your thumb coming along? Looks like you have at least partial use. Hope it's coming along & you're doing well!

It looks fantastic. And more than likely the cat will go into it at some point. Every time I buy my cats a bed it takes him a few days to actually use it.

The cat will go inside after the smell of glue dissapear. It s an amazing work. Congratulations

I'm sorry why is nobody addressing the losing your thumb to a table saw

It may be that she's not fond of it because it smells funny right now

Oh my goodness, your kitty looks so much like my Purrl! Purrl has a little bit more of the calico patterning with stripes than the white that your kitty has, and her markings on her face have more of the black and orange. So awesome to see another kitty with similar markings! I remember when we saw her as a kitten -- the lady who rescued her, my mom and I, and the vet techs, pretty much everyone, has been struck by her unique fur with the calico colors and stripes. She's very energetic and can be kind of scrappy, but she's also very sweet. As for the basket, I think it looks great! It makes a nice piece of rustic decor in addition to being a cat bed. I don't know if my cats would sleep in it, but I can almost guarantee that they'd exercise their claws on it and try to make it roll around to chase it like a cat ball. They might eventually come around to using it for its intended purpose, especially with a comfy pillow inside (and maybe some treats to lure them in....). Otherwise, it could be a cute holder for their toys. :-)

Oh my, NOW I see why the thing costs so much to buy! That's a LOT of work!

I loved this but wish she would have been more patient with letting the ball deflate (hate the balloon/plastic waste in similar crafts because of the environmental damage -- it is fact that since the invention of plastic not one piece has decomposed yet, so how many decades and products have been made and sitting in landfills releasing toxic gases) just "food" for thought in our haste of every day life 🤔

I knew I had seen this, it's modeled after 1970's ceiling hanging twin bulb covers. called Balloon string lamps.

Just pinch the nozzle and push on the ball. The vacuum might be over kill. LoL :) Great job! That looks 👍

How I made mine- Soaking fabric strips/rope in wet concrete mix and use that vs this fiber. then after it’s dry buy some clear sillicone caulk and thin it with mineral spirits and paint it on. Let it dry then do another coat. It will then be rigid/waterproof and you can paint the sillicone caulk mixture you applied. I attached legs then wrapped them in more cement soaked fabric which could be wound around and inside… very stable after drying!! Buy beach balls at dollar tree so they aren’t a waste of several dollars whe you cut them :) Mine cost $12 Thank you for this idea!!!

I laughed out loud at the name card that said “understands math” 😂👏🏽 I’m gonna follow, you seem really crafty, positive and fun. 👏🏽💕

You did a great job. I think it looks great & I agree with the person who said the smell was too fresh. Use the catnip & she will probably end up loving it.

Put a t-shirt or any item of clothing you have worn inside so it smells like you and it usually entices them in, cats don't like strange smells! Beautiful cat😊

Thanks for the demo. I could probably make one of these for my rescue critter.

Penny: **sneezes** Me: "Bless you!"

Awesome!! Great job!! PS you can release the air from a beach ball by gently squeezing the nozzle. The valve will open and you can push the air out. Alternatively insert a toothpick in the nozzle to hold the valve open..

7:42 Cutest Moment Ever ❤️

It's gorgeous. With a few tweaks it will work. Also, as one person mentioned in comments it could work as an awesome lamp shade.