Okay, here’s my blog post about my little experiment, written in the style you requested:

So, I had this kinda crazy idea the other day. I was looking at this old volleyball I had lying around, and then my eyes drifted to some leftover rubber tree timber I had from another project. And I thought, “Hmmm, could I make some cushions?” Don’t ask me why, my brain just goes there sometimes. It’s might sound a little bit odd, I record what I did with my poor English!

The Great Cushion Caper Begins

First, I grabbed that sad, deflated volleyball. It had seen better days, for sure. I found my box cutter – gotta be careful with those things! – and sliced that ball right open. It was surprisingly tough, but I muscled through it.

Next up, the rubber tree timber. I had these smaller pieces, thankfully, so I didn’t have to do any major sawing. I picked out a few that were roughly the same size – I wasn’t going for perfection here, just seeing if this whole thing would even work.

Stuffing and Shaping

Now came the fun part – or at least, what I thought would be fun. I started shoving the timber pieces into the volleyball halves. Let me tell you, it was a tighter fit than I expected! I had to really squish and maneuver things to get them in there. It was like wrestling a very stubborn octopus.

• I used old volleyball.
• I cut the volleyball.
• I put timber pieces inside the volleyball.

I realized pretty quickly that just stuffing the timber in there wasn’t going to cut it. It was lumpy and uneven. So, I pulled everything back out and started arranging the timber more carefully, trying to make it somewhat level.

The (Sort Of) Finished Product

After a lot of fiddling and adjusting, I finally got something that resembled a cushion… sort of. It was definitely… unique. I wouldn’t say it was the most comfortable thing I’ve ever sat on, but it wasn’t terrible either. It had a certain… rustic charm? Let’s go with that.

Would I recommend this as a DIY project? Honestly, probably not. It was a lot more work than I anticipated, and the results were… well, you saw the pictures. But, it was a fun experiment, and it kept me entertained for an afternoon. Plus, now I have a very interesting conversation starter. “Oh, this cushion? Yeah, I made it out of a volleyball and some scrap wood. No big deal.”

It’s done! I hope I did a good job!