I'm so excited to share this fun DIY! It's really easy and amazing looking - let me know if you try it!
You will need:
Styrofoam ball
Clear faceted beads
Small sparkle beads
Wire cutters
Head pins
Glue (not shown)
Dip the end in glue and poke right into the ball. I worked in a flower formation to keep the coverage even. It took about two hours, while watching a cheesy Christmas film, to cover the whole bauble. It's pretty impossible to count the beads now they are all the ball, but I would say around 50 of each size for a 5cm bauble.
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When the entire ball is covered, glue a piece of ribbon or ricrak to the top and hang from your tree with pride!
I used PVA glue, but if you have little ones I would recommend a stronger craft glue to keep the beads in place.
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Have a beautiful day,
Katie x
11 comments:
Wow! It looks brilliant! So festive, and so simple to make!
oh that is stunning! No wonder you are so proud of it :) I have got all my decorations sorted for this year (visit my blog at http://anthea-talesfrommountpleasant.blogspot.com to have a peeka) but I will definately be 'borrowing' this idea for next year :)
Anthea x Forest Flower
Oh, these are SO darling! They'd look so pretty on a white tree with these little bits of color...
Wow! I would generally think styrofoam ball and plastic beads=cheap and tacky homemade, but this is totally fabulous. I had no idea how you made it, it just looked awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing work. Nice!
Absolutely stunning, thanks for showing it (desiredthings)
So pretty, thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial! I'll definitely try this and show you the results, until then: Greetings from Germany!
These ornaments are really cute, but impossible to make. I bought the same materials and it doesn't work. It took me half an hour to stick 6 beads on. The pins don't just poke right into the foam you have to pound them in with a scissors. Then while you're trying to stick the other pins in the already pinned ones fall out. Wouldn't recommend trying this!
This is a fantastic project to do with the children and grandchildren. They can also take them home with pride showing off what they did.
If you chop off the end of the pin how does it hold the bead on.
I’m guessing you cut some of the pointed end off.
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