I shared this tutorial over at I {Heart} Naptime during my move and I want to share it here with all of you as well!
Ribbon Christmas Ornament
Here is how to make one for yourself!
Supplies:
-4 inch Styrofoam ball
-Low Temp glue gun (this way it won’t melt the styrofoam)
-Good pair of scissors
-4 spools of ribbon (2 spools of the same for main ribbon and 2 different spools for accents.)
How to:
-Take the main ribbon that will cover the ball and measure out to see how much it will take to go around the ball once.
-Cut both of your main spools to length leaving a little to overlap.
– Glue one end down and pull tight around the ball. Glue other end down.
**Do not place glue along the whole ribbon. You may need to slightly adjust the ribbon in the end to fill gaps.**
-Glue 4 ribbons first in an “X” pattern.
-Then glue four more in the centers where they cross.
-Then fill in the rest of the gaps.
-When completely covered, you may need to slightly shift the ribbon to fill in any gaps.
-Next, take your first accent ribbon and pull it around the center of the ball.
-Glue down along the center of the ball.
-Place a small dot of glue near the ends to make the loop but do not glue the ends together.
-Spread the ends of the loop and glue down to the top of the ball.
You can also use small pins if you’d like.
-Burn the edges of the ribbon so it doesn’t fray.
-Fold in half and add a little dot of glue to hold together.
-Cut short pieces again, and glue the centers the same way as the bottom fringe.
-Glue around the top loop.
And now it is all ready to hang on your tree!
You could add some fun buttons or beads to it if you like to add some more texture and if we didn’t just move and all my craft supplies weren’t still in boxes, I probably would have. So embellish to your heart’s desire!
Linking up to some of these parties.
Oh, and don’t forget the Holiday Open House starts tomorrow!! YEAH!
Check out the HOH announcement post to find out the details.
And if you’d like, you can check out my posts from last year to get an idea of what to share.
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4
Lindy
November 29, 2011 at 3:35 pmAllision this is adorable!!!! So cute! This would make perfect little co-worker or teacher gifts. Thanks for sharing! Happy Holidays!
Shannah @ Just Us Four
November 29, 2011 at 8:13 pmThis is so cute! I think this would make such a great gift for our preschool teachers!
laxsupermom
November 29, 2011 at 8:38 pmCute idea! Looks like a great way to use up some ribbon ends, too. Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
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Shiloh
December 2, 2011 at 6:55 pmThis is super cute! I love your super fun ribbon.:)
Anonymous
December 8, 2011 at 5:14 amSo cute! Thank you for linking up! I am featuring you tomorrow!