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Christmas Balls!

Turn a card stock image into a fun Christmas ornament!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/christmas-balls • Posted by Mark Montano

Take any image and turn it into a fun ornament for your tree!

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Take any image and turn it into a fun ornament for your tree!

Instructions

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    Holiday print out on card stock 8” medium gage wire Ruler Needle nose pliers Scissors 2 beads, 2 large sequins 1 drinking straw Large safety pin or needle Pin cushion 10” of ribbon

  2. Watch the short video tutorial here:

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    1. Trim your print out to 6" x 11" making sure the image falls at the 3" mark 2. Cut 6” x 3/4” wide strips as you see in the photo. You will need 16 strips so save the extra pieces for filler 3. With your safety pin, poke a hole on each end of each strip 1/4” up from the edge and right in the center 4. Poke a hole in the center of the large sequins if you need to 5. Cut the straw to 3" 6. Bend a loop in the end of the wire 7. Add a bead and then a sequin 8. Line your strips in a stack in order 9. Starting at the top of the stack, thread them on the wire FACE DOWN toward the sequin 10. Add the straw 11. Starting from the strip that touches the sequin, thread each strip on the wire one by one 12. Add a sequin, then a bead, clip and bend a loop in the wire. Hand on a ribbon and you're done!