Time Required:
~ 20 mins
What you’ll need:
Paper (I printed off double-sided sheet music from the internet)
Ruler
Scissors
Pencil
Styrofoam ball (I used about 1.5” balls)
Dressmaker’s pins
Cut strips of paper.
Using the ruler and pencil, mark cutting lines if needed (I did)
Erase any visible pencil markings
Cut the strips into about 3” sections
Pin the bottom loop onto the styrofoam ball
Pin folded strips to the styrofoam ball
Once finished, you can fill in any gaps with smaller paper loops.
Pin (and/or glue) ribbon to the top of the ornament
I used narrower paper strips (3/8”) for this tutorial, and thicker strips on my first trial that was photographed on spruce tree (1/2” first pic). I think the thicker strips worked better (& looks better).
Thanks for reading!
I am currently loving the scalloped Christmas tree look (see here), so I decided to apply the same technique to my Christmas ornaments.
Time: 30 minutes for a small (1.5” diameter) ball
Age: hmmmm…hard to say. Patience is a must. Fast drying glue is also a must for younger children. Probably age 12 and up? The small paper circles can be a challenge to align (and keep in the right position) if your glue does not dry fast.
Materials:
Styrofoam ball (showing a 1.5” ball)
Hole punch (I used a 3/8” punch)
Paper (I used thicker scrap-booking paper, but this can also be done using construction paper, wrapping paper, or even felt)
Scissors
Glue (clear, fast-dry glue would be best)
Ribbon
Dressmaking pins (optional)
Punch out circles
Glue (or pin) the bottom circle first:
Begin gluing first row of circles onto the ball. Overlap edges.
Continue adding rows.
(I have flipped ball over)
Once the entire ball is covered, you will be left with a small opening at the top.
Glue (or pin) the final circle onto the top of the ball
Glue (or pin) on ribbon
Done!
You can change-up the effect by using a variety of paper patterns & by altering the ball size. The ornament below was made using 7 different paper patterns on a 6” diameter styrofoam ball.
Have fun!
Thanks for reading!
