I tried this mind-blowing ancient Japanese technique

i never knew dirt could become so shiny and beautiful!
there's a nice metaphor/lesson about life somewhere in there...
If you're still reading this, thanks for coming along with me on my journey of making a Dorodango! and if you're new here welcome aboard! :)
#diy #dorodango #artist #diyprojects #creative #japanese

[@octimus2000]

It's 3 am and im here, sitting, watching a dude rub his ball for 36 hours straight

[@itsConnorCreates]

Lol sounds like an entertaining time

[@Pepper_95]

Well was it?@@itsConnorCreates

[@johnduffy6546]

It's because you are a creative person looking for a soul soothing activity;

[@tarathreesix9327]

🤣😂🤣

[@karenhockingkarenhocking9716]

🤣😂🤣

[@madeofnapalm]

You were right, it's the best dorodango I've ever seen. It's also the first, but those are minor details.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha why thank you! Just don’t ever see another one and it’ll remain the best!

[@Sigurn27]

Same for me man, but I'm a pessimist so unfortunately it's the worst dorodango I've ever seen.

[@durere]

@@Sigurn27 You don't get a heart

[@LeoTeo-xp9wu]

I love how he values his wedding dirt like gold

[@itsConnorCreates]

Better than any real gold for sure! 🙌🏻😆

[@rosedubiskas4862]

romantic af actually

[@stylaaatya]

So do i

[@upshiftgo]

@@itsConnorCreates good luck........

[@rownakafza1341]

@@rosedubiskas4862i agree, its so fucking hartwarming😭

[@crowznest438]

I used to know some people back in the 1980s who lived in a dirt floored cabin. That floor was swept every day and it was shiny and hard like those dirt balls.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Woah awesome! Ya must be similar process 🙌🏻

[@Imean626]

Before my dad put gravel in the garage the floor would almost look crystalline

[@alf3071]

@@Imean626 wouldn't it get ruined if u ever spilled water on it?

[@Imean626]

@@alf3071 no, you'd think it would but it never did for some reason

[@kadian3904]

@@Imean626 Most likely it was sealed with boiled linseed oil a common sealer for dirt flooring...makes it just about as strong and resistant as tile flooring

[@themagdanzhaus]

What are we waiting for? Let's get an assembly line going. I'll dig.

[@itsConnorCreates]

we'll build a Dorodango empire!! 💰😆

[@ryanm3292]

I'll keep an eye on it in the fridge for 12 hrs

[@D4RKNESS.-.]

I’ll shape the balls

[@jonasgeez2140]

I'm down lol never seen anything like this but sounds lucrative

[@goilo888]

@@jonasgeez2140Break it down. It works out to $4.30 an hour. Still ready?

[@pinkxel]

Picking the dirt from a special spot was such an excellent idea! Beautiful result!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! Glad you liked that lil touch 🙌🏻 I couldn’t just use regular/boring dirt haha

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

I agree, that is such a perfect place to take dirt from and make something out of it. The metaphor of the wedding too, like we wed here now we further make things in here too. Perfect like I have no other words for it, love it truly! I wish to have such a place to take things from and make this. Sadly all my life I have bad luck following me and wherever I could think of a special place it follows up with bad things that happened there more often then good ... or places where I don't feel like disturbing it at all or take things even things like dirt. Maybe one day I find a place that doesn't have a curse attached to it ... Some related story. Not so long ago, I been little bit "greedy" it seems... I been in basically middle of nowhere and all this is because my mother's house is old and needs specific roof shingles side pieces that are not being manufactured for more then 60 years and nobody is selling them for years too, we can't afford to replace the entire roof too so I only need to replace those. So there I was riding my bike on offroads and there is this small foresty type of area in the fields and this house that fell apart maybe 30 years ago or so, I remember it from way back always being abandoned and nobody lived in the area too. So I mindlessly stopped looking around and luck had it this destroyed abandoned house I ran across that magically had the exact same shingles I needed. I stopped and compulsively started digging them out of the dirt and grass etc and tying them to my bike much as I could. I also had a bag that I could fold out and use it as a cover, so basically no one even could see what I carry at the end. I go back with the same dirt road all of a sudden an man with his car almost ran me over I turned to the side in the right time otherwise he would legit wanted to hit me and started yelling at me to take those back. I was like take what back?! He knew exactly what I had on me and where I was ... in the middle of nowhere. If he would not drive a car and almost hit me I would think of him being a ghost ... We argued a little, I found it odd that a random not that even old man I never seen before starts arguing how I am stealing from "his house" that is basically in the ground for 30+ years and completely abandoned for the same time ... It was such an odd experience and I felt bad really fast like I was stealing something actually valuable ... but I even asked tho is he willing to sell me those because I explained it to him that I really needed those, he refused my offers and explanations and ordered me to simply take those back anyway. So I did and never went back there and don't plan to ... How he knew I was there etc and from where the heck did he appeared from it's still a mystery to me but at least next time I will scout places more carefully even for days ... and especially not dig inside other people's property ! XD Hope this was a lesson to some so as was for me ... Don't make your balls from cursed weird places, don't curse yourself and don't curse others ! :D Cheers , have a good one!

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@itsConnorCreates Ah the classic art form of turd polishing! Dirt is for amateurs and results in far less quality! You want a meat eaters turds they are best quality!

[@LilA-zl6tf]

It was a great idea. Now you have a solid memorabilia to keep!

[@ThePreEminent]

its a stupid pointless FEELINGS idea.. makes no sense. there is no real connection.. humans are so pathetic with thei rfake connections to nothing.

[@theunrecorded3997]

Why am I watching a man turn dirt into a shiny ball at 2 26 A:M

[@itsConnorCreates]

A good use of time in my opinion

[@theunrecorded3997]

@@itsConnorCreates I can agree

[@Xofol]

Bro just woke up from limbo

[@aronkos3094]

​@@theunrecorded3997 at least you learning new stuff instead of stupid shorts that you will forget 5 mins later. I believe learning new stuff is always worth of your time.

[@Abcdefg25152]

@@aronkos3094more Like 5 seconds, this new type of social media isn’t good and very addictive

[@Raxerm]

I love that you choose to do it the legit way instead of adding wax. Your dorodango is magnificent.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and supporting 😄

[@thesurferguy21]

Use rice water and it should work faster ❤

[@YasuTaniina]

That's such a a sweet way to preserve a memory. I kinda want to teach this to my kids

[@itsConnorCreates]

You totally should! It’s a good lesson in patience and dedication too haha! 🙌🏻😄

[@FreeStatesofKapuska]

@@itsConnorCreates I know a lot of children in this screen-addicted world that would need that

[@Horoks-C34]

Just imagined how whole house just filled with polished dirt balls.

[@Unethical.Dodgson]

@@FreeStatesofKapuska Funny that this attitude towards kids being addicted to things hasn't changed in hundreds or even thousands of years. Just replace screen (We know you mean phones.) with: Tv, Movies, Plays, Theatre, Books or anything that was the in thing at the time and you can see the same attitude reflected throughout history :D Them kids addicted to playing with their dirt balls!

[@FreeStatesofKapuska]

@@Unethical.Dodgson You seem to have missed the point by 15 football fields

[@jonathonthomas1255]

Okay this is getting crazy. I legit _just_ read the part in one of the Eragon books where a dwarf does this exact practice and i had no clue it was based on something real

[@itsConnorCreates]

Woah! Haha that’s pretty epic you saw this video after! I love fun coincidences like that!

[@jonathonthomas1255]

@@itsConnorCreates aye, simulation magic it is

[@EvasiveShado]

Me too!!! I love Eragon, I’m pretty sure Orik the dwarf called it an Erôthknurl

[@jonathonthomas1255]

@@EvasiveShado aye that he did. In inheritance when they're stuck waiting to siege Dras Leona

[@shhinysilver1720]

Same! (Best book series btw)

[@misqclips5028]

So it was "dorodango" ... I used to do this technique when I was younger and in spring or autumn on the beach and the forest on the cliffs nearby. We just took a big or two hands full of muddy sand from that area, where the waves disappearing in the sand. We formed a kind of ball with it with twisting while throwing it from left hand to right hand and vv. Every now and then we took a little bit less muddy or just dryer sand from the beach and added it around this ball. We were perfecting the technique of drying the ball with throwing it from hand to hand and grinding and forming it with turning it around and around. At the end, means after about 2h, we were only adding really dry sand or soil and were kind of polishing our sandball while it got perfect spherical and really robust. We actually were able to roll it over the pathes in the forest or even concrete later. But mostly we had fun with just throwing it down the cliffs and hearing a loud dull bang of the impact. Everytime nice to know, that those intuitive techniques have a name.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Love it! Thanks for sharing that great memory

[@jamieenzo7223]

This video has been up for 2 months, and currently has 1.6 million views.. 1.6 million people have watched you polish dirt, including myself.. Not bad. Good job man

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha thanks for the support!

[@WormBurger]

The ancient Japanese techniques using ancient Japanese microfiber.

[@itsConnorCreates]

They were very advanced back then 😆😅

[@alexleggett2189]

And the plastic bag

[@jshaw4757]

​@@alexleggett2189silk bag could be used may types off thin materials so they had...

[@oger5200]

I'm more confused about ancient Japanese Refrigerators, did they run off ancient Japanese electricity?

[@zachrom2621]

@@oger5200 Yes. It's called "leave it outside overnight in the winter". Fascinating technique, truly.

[@walkstheman98]

I made a few of these a couple of years back, I found they smoothed/ polished faster if I used the strainer or a sock to pounce the new layers of dust on, the finer the dirt the better

[@shastahill]

Thanks :) I'd thought that technique could help.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Okay awesome! Thanks for the tips! 😄

[@silvergirl7810]

I would think after the first one you’d never want to see dirt again!

[@walkstheman98]

@@silvergirl7810 it's actually a very relaxing hobby, if you don't have a time crunch. But I suppose like any art form, it comes down to the person making it and the enjoyment they get from it lol

[@itsConnorCreates]

you're not wrong haha I definitely need a long break from it lol @@silvergirl7810

[@mysticmoose6123]

Not gonna lie, after he said I married my wife debbie, I fully expected him to say she died X amount of time later and that he was going to make this from the dirt from her grave. Glad debbie's ok, but still... little disappointed

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thankfully not and her name’s Ally not Debbie 😅

[@aswajithk.s9574]

No way 😂. I was thinking the same

[@fallows4life]

I thought he would use the ash of her

[@Courtney-vv4ii]

Lol

[@DoyleWicker-dz8ev]

​@@fallows4life wth these comments

[@tonycolussi9268]

This project fascinated me way too much. Thank goodness we have KZbin, because without you making this video this is the kind of insane nuttery I would have tried myself.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha well said! Thanks for watching and for the support 😄🙌🏻

[@VermisTerrae]

When I was in first or second grade, I accidentally discovered making cob by doing a similar process. Found some really smooth, clay-rich soil, got a little grit from the running track, sand from the sandbox, a bit of fine plant fiber from the field, and water from the drinking fountain. When I was finished making one, I would wrap it in damp paper towels and bury it in the leaf litter in a little clearing of trees by one of the buildings until next recess. I called them "muddies," and I taught my friends how to make their own :) until this one girl saw me making one and told me I wasn't allowed to in a really mean tone. I legit cried for like 2 hours because my sweet, precious baby autistic brain could not possibly comprehend why anyone wouldn't want to make a nice mud ball, or why someone would go out of their way to stop me from making one when it had nothing to do with them. I didn't make any more after that because I was afraid she would tell on me and I'd get in trouble. Anyway, fast forward a decade, I was revisiting where I grew up and was walking through my old school while it was empty and I remembered making them. I went to that same clearing and dug around in the leaf litter a bit, and the mud balls I made were STILL there wrapped in the paper towels, hard as a rock. I couldn't believe they kept their shape after all that time! I buried them under the leaves again and went on my way, but I think of it from time to time. If I ever go back to my hometown, I think I'll stop by again while school is out to see if they're still there after 20 years. Probably not, but who knows? :)

[@itsConnorCreates]

Woah! Love that story, thanks for sharing! Glad this brought back that special memory

[@Moshe-Mina]

This is one of the most wholesome comments I have ever read.

[@lilmissjoodypoody]

If I was the girl that saw you making those cob balls, I would have rolled up my sleeves and joined ya! Some NTs can be so boring and unimaginative 😝

[@lilmissjoodypoody]

Btw, you should consider doing it again, even filming the process (I’d love to learn). I wonder if you can make them creature shaped - like little blobs or whatever - and scatter them around parks and woods etc. Makes me think of how during the lockdowns people would leave little painted rocks or wooden spoons in random places for others to find and feel happier. I can imagine people coming across little cob creatures on their bush adventures and be super delighted, esp kids. I think I’m gonna try do something like that for my kids. The world feels so devoid of magic sometimes, especially when things seem to keep going wrong and all that gets accumulated is trauma instead of magical memories. I’m glad I came across your story. Thanks for sharing it. It felt really nostalgic eventhough it wasn’t my story. Reminds me of the quirky, harmless, pretty adorable but socially shunned activities I used to do as an undiagnosed Autistic kid. Those were the best moments - where our creative imagination met our intelligent curiosity, before someone shat on it with their irrelevant and inconsiderate judgement.

[@kosterix123]

Intense. Good story, I feel ya.

[@ozarpy6829]

“Happy anniversary babe. I got you a ball of dirt”😂

[@itsConnorCreates]

The gift she never knew she needed! 😆

[@user-dp8nz7qn8e]

Dido.

[@HunGerMovies]

could have been worse, a pooball, I think that is also a thing

[@zuzoozuzoozu]

“its not just any dirt, its the dirt we stood on when we said our vows!” “…so, the dirt from our backyard?” 💀💀

[@Hylebos75]

That was EXACTLY what I thought, and am going to do it!!! We got married on some friends property, and I'm going to use some dirt from where we stood to make a dorodango to commemorate our marriage last September.

[@imstupid880]

You just gave me a childhood flashback to the Mythbusters episode where they did this with lion dung and aluminum foil

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha love it! Glad it can be a bit nostalgic for ya!

[@TalRohan]

I would never have thought you could get soil to be that shiny without firing it...fascinating stuff Thanks for sharing

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching/supporting 😄🙌🏻

[@jbkibs]

He had to use the special dirt so that his wife wouldn't get so mad about using the strainer. ;) Great video. It would be a fun/satisfying project for anyone and a good lesson for kids.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha so true lol she watched the video for the first time the other day and realized I used the strainer! 😆😅

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks for watching and supporting! Much appreciated!

[@silvergirl7810]

Taking mud pies to a whole new level! There’s no way kids of today could even get past the first step

[@Gabi-Alex]

@@itsConnorCreates You have to buy her a new strainer on your birthday.

[@itsConnorCreates]

yup haha true, good idea@@Gabi-Alex

[@benjidaniel5595]

It’s not crazy that someone would charge 150 bucks for a ball of dirt. It’s crazy that someone would pay $150 for a ball of dirt.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha true, good point! 😅

[@frankenstein6677]

I mean it's 30 hours of labor, looks good enough to be collectible, plus shipping costs, artistic value etc. Then if you consider it can be dirt from specific places or formations it'd have all kinds of crazy added value. I don't think it's that crazy.

[@nicknevco215]

True

[@Cymru1987]

Should someone tell him that people pay 5.99 or more for water, which is literally free from any where in the world@@frankenstein6677

[@CoolPorygon]

​@@frankenstein6677 the result is actually really pretty too... but my take away is that the process of making it seems very therapeutic in itself while also being fairly easy (if time consuming). $150, or spend a weekend doing it yourself

[@darthjump]

The warm atmosphere of both you and your studio/workshop made me subscribe.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Aaahh thanks!! Welcome aboard, happy to have you here 😄

[@mr13776]

i don't know why those 8 minutes of video passed really quick, I was so immersed in it that time wasn't a thing anymore, great video !

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad to hear it! Appreciate you watching and for the kind comment 😄🙌🏻

[@MackenzieNerdyEMT]

I did this when younger! Im curious how this would hold up to ship because i remember mine being hard but quite fragile. This video turned out wonderful and thank you for the reminder of this, im going to be doing the same with soil from where my husband and I were married :)

[@itsConnorCreates]

nice! I had never heard of it until recently! ya it is quite firm/hard but definitely seems fragile. I was scared I was gonna accidentally drop it haha!

[@itsConnorCreates]

thanks for watching and the support! lemme know how yours turns out when you do it, would love to see

[@AqueleSimao]

@@itsConnorCreates The composition of the dirt you pick is essential, as well as the drying process (I'm guessing drying it in a plastic bag keeps the moisture somewhat stable and keeps it from cracking early on, but I don't know how it affects the dorodurability)

[@CeeJay254Art]

I also did this when i was younger with a little bit of clay

[@theaquariancontrarian3316]

The process is essentially just burnishing the clay particles in the dirt. Its faster to burnish a clay ball when its leather hard with a smooth stone or spoon.

[@itsConnorCreates]

I’m not too familiar with that burnishing word but I like it! Thanks for teaching me something new!

[@pauljs75]

I find a brass or stainless steel hex nut or washer works surprisingly well. It works for a spherical surface for the same reasons that a jar or bottle does.

[@farbenfroh7279]

Can I just say, I am sitting in Germany, watching a Canadian guy trying an ancient Japanese technique. I probably had the recommendation cause I have been learning Japanese for a while - online. Amazing times we live in. Thanks for the video! Oh, can someone tell me why this channel has so many subscribers but only a few videos?

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome, love it! Thanks for watching and supporting 😄🙌🏻 and I was doing a lot of KZbin Shorts videos for awhile and built up my community that way!

[@farbenfroh7279]

@@itsConnorCreatesAh right I should have guessed that! I am so old, I am not fully used to the shorts yet ;)

[@fasted8468]

What the f when did you switch it out with a solid ceramic sphere

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha just dirt the whole time! I was impressed too 🙌🏻

[@fasted8468]

@@itsConnorCreates sen it to he hydraulic presss channel hehe

[@fellerpine]

Good idea choosing some from a memorable area! Thats an unreal & cool process! Turned out amazing! Love the way you produce your content bro 🙌🌲

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much!! Always appreciate your support and kind words 😄🙌🏻

[@snotrod7]

Dude you’re getting recommended to me on all platforms. Dunno what you’re doing but you’re doing it right

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha sweet! Welcome aboard! 😄And thanks for letting me know! Did you see this video on your YT homepage?

[@snotrod7]

@@itsConnorCreates I did!

[@itsConnorCreates]

okay cool thanks! helpful to learn/know where all the new friendly faces are coming from :) @@snotrod7

[@MrIgottap]

Same here, I’ve never seen/heard any of this guy’s videos before but it was recommended by KZbin.

[@itsConnorCreates]

thanks for stopping by and checking out a vid! 😄@@MrIgottap

[@rgg2868]

Pov: the unemployed person at 3am in the morning

[@itsConnorCreates]

😆😅

[@GirrlyCreeper]

My plans for tomorrow 😂

[@FishingJen]

I've been very slowly working my way towards making one w/ some clay I brought back from SC last year. Enjoyed the vid & glad to see other people discovering this art.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome! And thanks!

[@yankeeredneck6947]

Great video, thank you. I played in the dirt when I was a kid for free, 'NOW' I learn I could have been making money doing it!! I've got to be a kid again.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! I appreciate you watching and commenting :) and yes so true haha!

[@silasmetzger1377]

I always enjoy watching you making beautiful and useful art out of random things, but now you did it with literal dirt, thats just great 😅👍

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much! Haha ya legit! I never knew I would admire dirt so much lol

[@silasfoulon]

Yeah, I feel the same and lol we have the same name😁👍

[@silasmetzger1377]

@@silasfoulon It's a great one 😁👍 Silas means "the one hoped/prayed for", thats why my parents named me it after having two miscarriages 😊🙌

[@silasfoulon]

@@silasmetzger1377 oh wauw, what a deep meaning, I didn't know that, I thought that in latin it means wood or forest or something like that 👍

[@silasmetzger1377]

@@silasfoulon This too, but the original heritage is from Aramaic, the Language that Jesus spoke too :)

[@Varient]

I had a project in like grade seven and it was basically a "make a step by step on anything you want" type thing. Mine was dorodango. One of the tricks I learned that helps with the shine factor without cheating with wax or spray is gently pressing/rubbing it with glass/ceramic ware in addition to a microfiber cloth. Sped it up a ton and it looks way shinier!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome! Thanks for the tip! 🙌🏻

[@user-qj9be4qi8n]

did anyone else think he was gonna go did his grandmas ashes up

[@itsConnorCreates]

That woulda been a plot twist

[@mendez2979]

💀💀💀

[@FieldingCampbell]

I thought he was going to dig his wifes ashes up

[@brandigarmann3459]

​@@itsConnorCreates it would be really big plot twist😊

[@mippettes]

Could this be done with ashes? Asking for a friend…

[@JohnJames.]

I remember the mythbusters episode, they did this with poop. Great work

[@itsConnorCreates]

Someone else mentioned that too! Hilarious idea! Love it!

[@itsConnorCreates]

And thanks for watching and for the support John!

[@octimus2000]

"Babe, look at what I made from the fist time I went to your parents home and your mom made us dinner ❤❤"

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

Hilarious 😂​@@octimus2000

[@sun_chariot6141]

... well, guess you CAN polish a turd

[@shydog7276]

KZbin algorithm strikes again. This was a really cool project and the sentimental soil you used was a really sweet touch ❤️

[@itsConnorCreates]

Love a good algorithm strike! Thanks for watching and for the kind comment, really appreciate it! 😄🙌🏻

[@danielrobinson7872]

I made one over the course of a few days back when I was a teen. I showed my father because I was proud of how cool it looked. He immediately crushed it in his hand and then told me it was just a waste of time.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Aaaww dang! Sorry to bring back that harsh memory 😅

[@mymai5859]

If your Dad's still alive & he shows you his hospital bill for a future operation, screw the bill up in his face & say it's a waste of time. What goes around comes around.

[@thegamingindustry9533]

I literally just came across you for the first time, and I never thought watching someone rub dirt would be so fun.. You got a well deserved subscriber.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha thanks! I appreciate you watching and supporting 😄🙌🏻

[@konetashelton4130]

Funny story. I made these Duradungo balls several years back. I was pretty proud of myself. Long story short, (I dont have the sense of smell anymore) a family member stopped over and said whats that smell, ewwww. Unknowingly I dug dirt where cats had pee'd and my Duradungo balls smelled like a litter box. Haven't tried to craft them since.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Dang haha that is quite the story! 😂 sorry you had a rough experience with that!

[@theneongentleman]

So you really put the dung in Dura-dung-o, huh?

[@Fnberg744]

Them dango durodungo balls dun up with real dung dun turned to dingles right in your hand. Damn

[@2degucitas]

You can use a butter knife handle, the back of a spoon or a smooth rock to polish it. It compacts the surface.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Sweet thanks for the tips! 🙌🏻

[@2degucitas]

@@itsConnorCreates No problem!

[@coolskeleton9560]

How do you do that for all 3 of those methods? I don't understand how u can make one with a spoon or rock or even a butter knife handle lol

[@br.m]

@@coolskeleton9560 You have three balls? Thats incredible. I know some people with two balls or one ball but three balls??

[@Deniz-XO]

I discovered your channel just now.. your video put a smile on my face and I'll try this myself for sure.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! Glad you found it, welcome aboard!

[@She1lz]

Bro I actually love this guy his so chill. He didn’t rush the process but kept his patience

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and for the support 😄🙌🏻

[@TheCelticGoldsmith]

Fun to watch! Thanks for the post and teaching me a new word. Will dig into your other vids.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad to hear it! Thanks, appreciate you watching and supporting!

[@StirlingLighthouse]

I’ve made 6 of them so far. All of them from memorable events. It takes me about 2 full days to make one. I’d never sell one, but if I did, it would be worth way more than 80 bucks. Lol I enjoyed every minute of every one.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Woah that’s awesome!! Love it! You’re way more of a pro than me

[@user-vo7rx8nw1o]

Did you do the same step he did and if you did how did it turn out was it like his I was just wondering because I’m trying to make cash

[@dpclerks09]

This just blew my mind. The Japanese are Artisans by their very Soul. This is an insanely deep Spiritual endeavor that literally anyone can do. This practice is a physical manifestation of Zen/Meditation. "Before Enlightenment, Chop Wood and Carry Water. After Enlightenment, Chop Wood and Carry Water." In other words, just keep polishing your dirt ball (working on your Human self, Man was made from Clay by God, etc.), even if it takes 3100 hours, and at the end you will have a masterpiece in your hands. It is so beautiful in its simplicity. Literally showing how "The Kingdom of Heaven is Within You". Thank you for sharing this practice with the world of people who were previously unaware of its existence. ❤🌎

[@itsConnorCreates]

Love it!! Thanks for sharing all that, really well said! 🙌🏻

[@supme7558]

Not

[@AiyanaEly]

i can't believe how much your videos have helped me, thanks!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Stoked to hear it! Thanks for watching and supporting

[@TheEternalHyperborean]

"It feels so weird, it's soft and squishy." Yeah, it's called mud.

[@itsConnorCreates]

True haha! Guess its been so long since I played in the mud I forgot what it was like

[@tamibell4325]

Cool!💥 Great idea!💡 Yours turned out absolutely BEAUTIFUL!❤ But what sets it apart from all of the others is the back story of where your dirt came from!❤ You really should put it in a glass case like a baseball case. I think it's BEAUTIFUL! Great job!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Yes great idea with the case! And thanks so much for the kind words and support! 😄🙌🏻

[@PensInsxdr]

Wow this guy just randomly popped up on my feed and now I’ve been watching all of his vids. Great job brother these vids are very entertaining and I love watching them! Keep it up bro!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much!! Really appreciate you watching and supporting 😄🙌🏻 means a lot

[@SirPano85]

I like your positive attitude while digging, you hit something and: "A treasure? No just a rock.." 👍👍

[@itsConnorCreates]

Imagine if it had been a treasure! 😅🙌🏻

[@Nayte08]

I often enjoy what the KZbin algorithm brings to me, this time is no exception. Fantastic video I appreciate your dedication to the craft. 36 hours requires a lot of patience!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching and supporting 😄🙌🏻

[@shhinysilver1720]

I heard about this from eragon, and i have been absolutely fascinated by them ever since.

[@itsConnorCreates]

A few others have said that too! Love how it brings back memories from that book series 🙌🏻

[@pgoodwin230282]

This is a great gift Idea. Specially for a wedding anniversary. Using the very dirt you got married on as a keep sake. You could even hide something inside that means something to you that could pass down to your children that they could use for their wedding. Starting off a family tradition.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Ya true dat! Oohh good idea!

[@imoldgregg8]

"And not just any ol' dirt" Proceeds to gather any old dirt

[@itsConnorCreates]

It was special dirt to me 😅

[@H67HPK]

The fact that he spent this much time is insane I wouldnt have the attention span😭😭

[@itsConnorCreates]

It was definitely a commitment haha! Thanks for watching and supporting (rather than sleeping)

[@thedevil6234]

This man just put a whole wedding memory inside of a dirtball 😮

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha true dat 😆 the new best type of anniversary gift

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Super cool. When I was a little kid, my friend and I got into making perfect mudballs. Some of the techniques we used, like dusting with dry dirt, were the same as this. I had no idea you could get that kind of gloss though. These things are amazing.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome! Love that it brought back some nostalgic memories 🙌🏻

[@Silverfang0969]

The end result are just beautiful, it was worth your time.

[@itsConnorCreates]

😄🙌🏻 thanks for the support

[@JunkieVirus]

this is way cooler than I thought

[@itsConnorCreates]

Sweet haha! Glad you were pleasantly surprised

[@NeighborhoodOfBlue]

I never new this was a thing before today, and now I want to use this concept as a way to memorialize places that are meaningful to me. I am passionate about dirt and gardening, so this really is perfect! I could meditate on those special places while polishing those memories into baby stones.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad you found it! And yes that’d be awesome, love that 🙌🏻

[@daichideer3588]

I'm making one today!! I've been waiting for March break to make one ever since I saw ur vid 🔥🔥

[@itsConnorCreates]

So awesome!! Let me know how yours turns out 😄🙌🏻

[@TokeHeller]

Love the length of your videos 😁 keep it up🎉

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much! 😄 you da best!

[@BlueStinger475]

Dude, I yawned at 1:03, and it sounded like you said "buried" 😭. Congrats on the marriage though

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha that would have changed the plot of the video wildly! And thanks 😅🙌🏻

[@PowerfuIPeter1]

Same😭

[@NoClarity]

I heard buried

[@MayorIguana]

$80 for a dorodango?? Now that's DIRT cheap!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Well said!! 😂👏🏻

[@NoIdiotHere]

I starting watching this as a tutorial and ended by finding my new favorite youtube channel

[@itsConnorCreates]

Aaaayy thank you!! So appreciate you and the support! 😄🤗

[@lboereads]

my dad has been learning about dorodango (as a way to utilize a bunch of left over clay from our backyard soil after a yard renevation). It's so fun to see him excited about polishing and experimenting with methods, so now everyone in the family gets a dorodongo for christmas

[@itsConnorCreates]

Love that! He sounds like a great dude!

[@audreymuzingo933]

4:51 "You use some of this dry dirt ... from the other day ...." -You mean last night? DOH!!!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Yup indeed 😆

[@NoOne-df5vl]

Definitely gonna try it

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome! Lemme know how it goes when you do it, would love to see how it turns out 🙌🏻

[@TheWolfsBlackShadow]

Imaging accidentally dropping someone's beautiful piece of artwork and it literally just becomes dirt. Like, who would believe you?

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha true! I was nervous I was gonna drop it, thankfully didn’t

[@Redrumxr]

Awesome video me and my dad are now gonna try to make one this summer! Thank you for the inspiration!😊

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and supporting 😄 hope you guys enjoy making it! It’s a fun project

[@a3a2_m]

1:30 that would've been the craziest coincidence if in the spot you guys married woul've been a treasure lol

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha true dat!

[@SaywhatIwant2]

It's 2:42 am. I am taking a break from working out. Why am i watching a dude rub dirt to make money 🤣

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha a great use of your 2:42am time!

[@CheerfulChipa]

What an incredible thing to do! This may sound a bit crazy but, I think I'm going to do this with some dirt from from my grandads allotment and his ashes! Something I can have on a shelf to remember him by instead of in an earn on the cupboard... Thank you for inspiring me with this beautiful idea! ❤

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad it inspired you! That’s a thoughtful idea for sure 🙌🏻 enjoy the sentimental process of it

[@GoldballIndustries]

"It's a bit dirty, but I'll do my best. Hold on..." "I'm sorry, little one, but this is just a dirt ball!"

[@itsConnorCreates]

😅😆

[@lukaerd6258]

polishng dirt till its shiny and beautiful is like the perfect analogy for hard work. i can see a japanese saying coming out of that.

[@itsConnorCreates]

So true well said

[@DamienDrake2389]

We need an update after a few months! Will it crack as it ages and dries?

[@itsConnorCreates]

Ya good idea! I’ll keep you posted

[@aronkos3094]

​@@itsConnorCreates any news?

[@itsConnorCreates]

@@aronkos3094 so far its still in great condition :)

[@salzlord]

It’s 22:54 here in Germany right now. I have to get some sleep real quick but somehow here I am watching this guy turn dirt into a shiny dirtball

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha a great use of time instead of sleeping! 🙌🏻😅

[@incredifall]

Here we have whipped up a video of thousands of Dorodangos: kzbin.infoJKyev0RqIVQ

[@itsConnorCreates]

🙌🏻😄

[@BBAM_bayblades_and_more]

0:11 Minecraft dirt ≠ ball

[@itsConnorCreates]

😅🙌🏻

[@BBAM_bayblades_and_more]

Am I just good at getting peoples attention?

[@quantemwensday]

looks like an orb of §}{¡† dung beetle connor 6:56

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha the truth revealed

[@dorkenspache8353]

As someone who works in the field of ceramics, you basically made a clay. Just the dirt/crushed rock + water makes a clay, though in order for it to become a clay body you'd need to make it a mixture of 50% clay, 25% silica, and 25% Feldspar. This will allow a chemical reaction to take place where the silica melts and you get a vitreous thing. I see a lot of crossovers in the process here and making clay bodies

[@itsConnorCreates]

Okay awesome, thanks for the info!

[@morosepapaya]

This is incredible. I doubt I can pass your best dorodango status, but I actually want to try this!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks! You should totally try, 10/10 recommend

[@kimberlyrogers9953]

‘Japanese’ and ‘24 hours’ seldom go together, lol. This is entirely a Western concept, that everything can be boiled down to a more ‘convenient’ pace, no matter what is lost

[@itsConnorCreates]

True good point!

[@neonice]

As a German I say efficiency and near perfection must both be achieved

[@mikek6150]

I think he was trying to come up with a novel idea and that's about it

[@dracolientreri7302]

I think it's more for editing reasons, it would be a lot harder to move cameras, reset viewpoints, cut useless footage, etc...

[@FriendlyAudio]

As an Alaskan, I prefer my dirt medium rare with a slight crust

[@Heartwing37]

Are you really this romantic? Was this your wife’s idea?😂😂😂

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha she can’t take credit for it 😅😆 all my idea

[@itsConnorCreates]

But she did love it

[@etch304]

Dude, I scrolled for minutes, and you've replied to every comment. Are you going for the full 3k responses? You are a true gem. Loved the video and watched every second of it. Keep up the good work, and I hope this boom brings in viewers for the long run. You have earned yourself a subscriber.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Woah thanks so much for the kind and supportive comment! Appreciate you!

[@KrillixKai]

I made one of these years ago in highschool for one of my teachers. This teacher was the one who had told us about Dorodango. I made a pretty good over the course of a weekend and gave it to him the first morning back to school. He was so excited that he obviously needed to keep it for the rest of the day to show his other classes. My class was the second last in the day, I was pretty excited too. When I got to class though. He had it sitting in a coffee cup, because the whole thing had sprouted and grown into a full cup of grass.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha that’s a wild plot twist! Didn’t expect that! 😅🙌🏻 fun that it brought back that memory for ya!

[@Jellyforever123]

Who came from tiktok

[@itsConnorCreates]

Me!

[@itsConnorCreates]

Jk but thanks for being here! Appreciate you taking the click over from Tiktok to YT!

[@neplatnyudaj110]

idiots

[@dtulip1]

I think the whole point of these things is to calm yourself and end up with a gorgeous object after...aka take the time necessary 🥰

[@itsConnorCreates]

Ya true good point! 🙌🏻

[@nicodianime]

I made one with pure clay in hs ceramics class, the burnishing is so satisfying and I mostly did it agonizingly by hand but I enjoyed the process and the product a lot. I still have it 7 years later

[@nicodianime]

I distinctly remember burnishing with my thumb nail, and eventually a piece of bamboo I found outside

[@itsConnorCreates]

Awesome! That does sound really fun and satisfying 🙌🏻

[@jorggrossmann7537]

I love turning moldable materials into spheres

[@itsConnorCreates]

😅🙌🏻

[@Crimmy17]

“Who needs sleep? I got priorities”

[@itsConnorCreates]

Wise words for sure

[@yeeteater51]

when you want a snowball but its the middle of summer

[@itsConnorCreates]

😆😂

[@anomonyous]

Your home is absolutely stunning.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks so much! Really thankful for the outdoor space here for sure 🙌🏻

[@MrBrashRooster]

Shalom, that was amazing! I live in Tennessee and Mississippi there is that red dirt here. I've seen yellow dirt as well. Imagine the Dorodongo's you could make adding a little of it to that! Also I have no idea where you live but your soil looks very rich. Reminds me of where I lived in Illinois.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Thanks for watching and supporting! Yes so true, good idea! You could make some really interesting ones for sure!

[@vertonimal]

Not sure if you'll ever do a progress report of how the ball is doing but they are known to dry even further after finishing causing the surface to crack. I've also seen it advised to use an aggragate like sand or fine straw to help prevent cracking or crumbling while working. My personal question is how the old alchemical clay recipe works with this. (Instead of using plain water, use pasta water, and then add in wood ash)

[@itsConnorCreates]

So far it’s doing good! And ya good idea 🙌🏻

[@lizzfrmhon]

That’s very sweet relating the special dirt with the place you married.

[@itsConnorCreates]

Glad you appreciated it

[@Beeb_boo]

I kind of want to see a uncut version of this (With the bag bit)

[@itsConnorCreates]

Didn’t cut out too much, just lots of the same thing and patience haha :p

[@st4ticree755]

Ladies and Gents... It currently is 3:47 am on a Sunday morning and I'm watching a grown man roll a dirtball. Now if this isn't the zenith of the KZbin experience, then I don't know what is... Good Video 👍

[@itsConnorCreates]

Haha love it! Glad you found your way here, and spent your 3:47am time with me 😄 appreciate the support!