Silver and Gold Christmas Ornaments: Easy DIY Christmas Craft
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Easy Christmas Ornament Craft: Silver and Gold Paper Bulbs
DIY-ing your own Christmas ornaments is one of the best ways to bring the family together for a time of crafting and fun. It also comes with the added benefit of creating something unique for your decor and saving some money. I stuck with simplicity for today’s easy Christmas ornament craft! These silver and gold paper ornaments are so simple to make and require very basic supplies but they certainly do not lack that Christmas fancy!
I kicked off the holiday season with some other fun ornaments this year and they have proven to be quite popular, especially for color lovers like myself. In fact I went full-color mode on my crafty Christmas tree this year!
Supplies
These supplies can also be found at most crafts stores
- Gold and silver paper (you can use any color if you don’t want silver or gold!)
- 2-3 inch foam balls
- Baker’s twine or ribbon
- Standard hole punch
- 1-inch circle punch
- Glue gun
Step 1
Cut out a bunch of 1 inch circles using your circle punch or your cutting machine. I ended up with about 30 circle per ornament, although everyone’s will vary.
Step 2
Pick a top point on your foam ball. Glue one circle to that chosen point. You will be working from this spot.
Step 3
Next glue 5 circles around that first center circle.
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Step 4
To cover the rest of the ornament, you will add glue to the top half of each circle piece and tuck it underneath and between the 2 circles above it.
Step 5
Continue this till you reach the bottom. When your circles meet at the bottom tuck one or two final circles overlapping each other to finish the bottom side.
Step 6
To hang the ornament, create a loop with some baker’s twine or ribbon and tie it off.
Step 7
Using a spare circle, punch a hole using your hole punch in the center, then thread the twine through.
Step 8
Add glue to the hole-punched circle’s underside, and press it over the very first center circle you started with. Let dry, then hang up your ornament!
I love to make these because anyone can do it, and when you make a bunch, they really sparkle on your tree! You could also use these to fill vases, place them on a wreath or even add one to the top of a gift box for a special touch.
They are definitely a good elegant statement piece of Christmas decor. I seem to have fallen into a trend of sorts this year with eye-catching Christmas crafts, when I decided to create a giant bough of paper holly and many other whimsical decor pieces for our home.Â
What is your preferred Christmas style? How would you display these lovelies?! Tell me in the comments!
Silver and Gold Elegant Easy Christmas Ornament Craft
You and your kids can make these elegant, DIY, easy Christmas ornaments. With just a few supplies and a little bit of time, you can create these shiny round decorations to make any tree, wreath, or party room feel magical.
Materials
Instructions
- Cut out about 30 1-inch circles using your circle punch or your cutting machine. You may need more or less as everyone’s circle use will vary.
- Glue a circle onto the top of your foam ball. This is your starting point.
- Glue about five circles around the top starting point circle, slightly tucking each circle under the top circle and the right side of the circle next to the one you are gluing down.
- Cover the rest of the ornament by adding glue to the top half of each circle and tuck it underneath and between the two circles above it and next to it. It is a lot like the scales on a fish.
- Continue adding layers as you work toward the bottom of the foam ball. As your circles meet at the bottom, tuck one or two under the others.
- Make a loop with your twine or ribbon.
- Use your standard hole punch to cut a small circle in the middle of a circle. Thread your loop through this hole, and leave the bottom of the loop under the gold circle.
- Glue the gold circle onto the top of your ornament, securing the loop over the first circle (the starting point) you added to the foam ball.
- Give your ornament a bit of time to dry, and then hang your dazzling ornament and watch it shine!