Celestial Balls Christmas Ornament

Nov 09, 2009 4:10 PM by Amanda Fornecker

Posted in Holidays & Seasons / Christmas / Christmas Crafts & Decorating

Christmas Craft

Adorn vases and other bowls with holiday celestial balls. Great for all kinds of holidays, this craft is the perfect way to add a little holiday color to any room in your house.

Celestial Balls
Christmas Ornament

Materials

Tissue paper: white, red, green (or other colors of your choice)
STYROFOAM Brand Foam: Balls, 3", 5" (or size of your choice)
Gold markers, medium and narrow tip
Wooden skewer, chopsticks, or other pointed tool
Paintbrush brush with wide, firm bristles
Thick, white craft glue

Directions

1. Insert skewer, chopstick or other pointed tool into ball to use as a handle.

2. Tear tissue paper into small rectangles (do not cut).

3. Using paintbrush, spread glue on portion of ball. Place torn tissue squares on glue; cover with more glue. Continue, overlapping edges of tissue, until entire ball is covered. Let dry.

4. Remove chopstick. Following instructions in Step 3, cover hole with tissue paper.

5. Using gold markers, draw simple, repetitive designs on ball.

Models shown include swirls, stars and dots.

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