Sunday, December 1, 2013

25 Days of Christmas Ornaments DAY 1

I had such fun with this last year, that I'm doing it again.
 
Although we had such a fun and busy Thanksgiving weekend, I almost forgot to do today's project and it's currently drying.
 
I will share a couple of photos to show you the process, and then I will add the final photo tomorrow after it's complete.
 
I got this idea from Martha Stewart (although I can't imagine that she was the first to come up with it).
 
Ingredients
 
1 styrofoam ball
fabric strips (1/2"-1" thick)
scissors
fabric glue
 
 
I cut out the strips (around 12" in length).  The length varies depending on the size of the ball, and I wanted to be sure each piece overlapped with itself.
 
I dabbed a little glue on each end of fabric and wrapped it around the ball, layering one piece over the next. 

 

And here's the finished product


I loved making it and my girls helped me.  Jamie (age 7) helped me with the gluing, and Paige (age 9) cut cloth strips.  I could see myself filling a tree with these.  Accept that I am partial to glittery ornaments.  Hmmm....maybe I could add a few sequins or rhinestones?

3 comments:

wendipooh13 said...

oh yay I'm glad youre doing this!!! can't wait to see how it turned out!!

wendipooh13 said...

that turned out adorable!!!

Rose said...

so glad to see you are doing this again as i loved last years :)
this one looks like fun and you could really bling it up!!

 
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