I found the friendship ball!

[pegkerr]

You can buy it, too, here. This, I think, is the one that Kij and I have:



Here is another lovely one:



My quick research on the Internet mentions that it's a custom that dates back to Victorian times.

Comments

[tiellan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this! It's such a lovely idea I found one on E-bay that I like and will give to my god daughter for Christmas!

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Great! I hope that she enjoys it as much as Kij and I have.