Paper Ball Ornaments

by The Chirping Frog

I am loving all the paper crafts I'm seeing on the internet these days. Beautiful stuff. One project in particular caught my eye- paper ball ornaments. They were beautiful. Put together using wire with little caps on the top and bottom using beads/buttons/ etc. Wow! Gorgeous! My only problem is money, unless you have a stash of supplies. I thought there's got to be a way of making them without any purchases needing to be made. Here's what I came up with. I've made a garland so far and would love to use them for ornaments on my tree this year. Who knows what else I'll come up with, any ideas?

how to make paper ball ornaments with paper scraps, christmas decorations, crafts, seasonal holiday decor

This is all the supplies you need. A magazine you don't mind cutting up, scissors and glue. Pretty easy to come up with for most of us.

Simply wrap the paper strip around on itself and glue in place....

Each ball uses four strips of paper. (I cut the magazine down into strips the short direction btw).

Here's some all glued together.

To add a little bit more to them I cut out "leaves" and glued three to the top. Then added the string to hang them with.

Here's a finished product.

I took some of them and squashed 'em into little bows. Simply add a drop of glue on the inside and press them together. They'd also make cute flowers. When I'm desperate for spring around here I might just have paper bouquets all around the house.

I used floral wire for the base of my vine and simply glued a few on before putting it in place.... then I filled it in while it was hanging....

If you don't have floral wire (again, working on the cheap here....) try using ribbon, twine or string of some kind.... even twisted paper.......... you could even glue them to a string of tree lights....

Here's when I've added and filled it in a little- not done quite yet.

Here's a close up. I love how each little ball is full of color and a variety of designs. Can't wait for Christmas trees at Home Depot. did you know you can go in and get cuttings for free. I plan to stock up this year! Hoping to add cuttings across the top of the hutch when they become available, and possibly some lights to finish it off.

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Laraine Harmon on Dec 05, 2014
very cool, approximately how long and wide were your strips?

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- The Chirping Frog on Dec 05, 2014
  @Laraine Harmon Started with a basic sheet of paper roughly 8.5"x11". I cut them into strips 8.5" x 3/4" or so.... some slightly larger some slightly smaller. I completely eyeballed it.
  
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Laraine Harmon on Dec 09, 2014
Thanks for the info!!

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