Kylie Makes Shiny Balls

Kylie Makes Shiny Balls Hi, I'm Kylie. Founder of The Dirt Collectors & Australia's leading dorodango guide.

I've helped 200+ makers turn a handful of dirt into jaw-dropping mirror-shine spheres

07/09/2026

This could become your newest favourite hobby.
Try it out.

Comment ‘hobby’ if you’d like to try it out.

02/09/2026

These are my favourite dorodango to make. I'm using a blend of natural clay powders and some sand. Sometimes getting lost in the natural pigments and variations of pure clay is the best form of medicine. This particular blend achieves the most glassy shine, almost as though a ball of dirt had been dipped in glass. The depth is difficult to capture on camera.

It's not my kit clay; the blend is still being perfected, but I hope to offer it someday.

I've chosen to send you on a very brief visual journey of how I make dorodango. I hope it inspires you. If it does, please explore my kit; I've linked in my bio for you.

Consider subscribing if you liked it.

⭐The Complete Dorodango Kit Here → https://nas.com/kyliemakesshinyballs/physical-products/shiny-dorodango-diy-kit

⭐OR Here → https://kyliemakesshinyballs.etsy.com/au/listing/1895405261/dorodango-kit-make-shiny-mud-balls-diy

Join The Dirt Collectors → https://nas.com/kyliemakesshinyballs/products

26/08/2026

What do you think?

Give it a try. Comment 🤩 and I’ll point you in the right direction.

22/08/2026

Can you make glass out of dirt? 🪞✨
Spoiler: yes. Also, spoiler: I’ve made this look easy after way too many failed, chalky, unglamorous attempts. 7 stages, weeks of drying, zero kiln required — just dirt, water, and stubbornness.

Shop the kit and join 200+ makers turning mud into mirrors.

20/08/2026

A painter friend saw my dorodango a while back and asked if you could paint on them.

My honest answer? I have absolutely no idea. But I’m very keen to find out.

I gave him one; he’s yet to report back. So I took matters into my own hands.

The answer is a massive, resounding YES.

And oh, the places we can go. The boundaries just got a whole lot wider.

Have you tried this? Because I feel like we need to talk. 👀🌿

17/08/2026

Two million views. Mostly because everyone thought I was holding dog p**p. 😭

The manly ass hands guy, the spoon and hope incident, and the moment I realised my clay ball has a reputation problem.

Full video on the channel 👆

Want to make one? Kits in my bio.

25/07/2026

If you’ve ever looked at a handful of dirt and thought — what if?

This is for you.

Hikaru dorodango is one of the most quietly addictive things I have ever done with my hands. The clay is cool and smooth. The motion is repetitive in the best possible way. And somewhere between the crumbling and the polishing and the waiting — something miraculous happens.

It shines.

Not a little. Like, actually mirrors-the-sky shines.

And then you put it on its stand and you look at this thing you made from a bag of clay and you think — I did that. With my hands. From nothing.

That feeling doesn’t go away. Trust me, I’ve made hundreds of them.

Kit link in bio. 🌿

19/07/2026

Forming Your Core
Everything depends on this step being done right.
In the bag or outside? I prefer outside — you get better control. But it dries faster, so move quick.

Small bits. Compress firmly. Squeeze out all the air.
Dense foundation = shiny finish later.

Rush this? You’ll pay for it later.

Shop kits to unlock the tutorial and make your own!

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