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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Day 5 of Handmade Ornaments

Happy Weekend Everyone!
Welcome to Day 5 of the
12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornament Party!
Today, Angie at this and that is bringing us this super cute and easy ornament. I hope you all give it a try along with all of the other amazing creations we have seen over the last few days.
Here is Angie!




I am so flattered that I have been asked to be part of this awesome event!


I am Angie, from this and that. I have to say, when Kristin asked me to take part in the 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments, I had NO clue what I was going to do! I headed straight for the dollar store to get some inspiration…3 minutes later I had it…
Here is what I did:





Supplies- Styrofoam ball
Black acrylic paint and paint brush
Ribbon
1 straight pin
Cheap bead necklaces or beaded tree garland
Hot glue gun and glue

Step 1- Paint ball with paint. Dry.
Step 2- Stick the pin through the ends of the ribbon and stick it into the ball.



Step 3- Starting at the ribbon ends, glue a circle of beads at the top of the ball. Cut the bead string, and start a new row next to the first row by putting a line of glue on the ball and then putting the beads on top of it. So this until you get to the very bottom of the ball.


Step 4- Enjoy your new unbreakable Christmas ball and hang it on your tree.


I admit, when I first started doing this I didn’t have much faith that it was going to turn out cute. The pictures really don’t do it justice. I can just see a tree with these ball all over it, so pretty and shimmery!

Come and join me at
this and that for some more holiday inspiration!

9 comments:

  1. oh my gosh! that is SUPER cute! I HAVE to make one...or 2...or a bagillion

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  2. If the pictures dont do it justice...they must be OFF THE CHART! I have HUGE gold and red beaded strands that I didn't know what to do with em! HOW GREAT THAT I KNOW NOW! THANKS!

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  3. Ooh, this is gonna look great on my tree!

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  4. Ohhhh Soooo Pretty! I found bead strands at dollar tree. This is gonna be tomorrow's craft!

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  5. That is pretty cute! And easy! I'm gonna have to try it!

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  6. Ooohhh, I love it! Thanks for sharing your super fab ornament creation with us!!! God's blessings, Sarah :D

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  7. Great way to use old Mardi Gras beads! Or weird party necklaces, stuff you get from festivals. . . great project!

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  8. I have a ton of those beaded garlands, I'll have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

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