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Silver and Gold Christmas Ornaments: Easy DIY Christmas Craft

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Abbi Kirsten, dressed in white, holds stringed gold and silver Christmas ornaments made of shiny paper and paper scales. The text reads "Easy and elegant Christmas Ornaments."

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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

Elegant DIY Silver and Gold Paper Ornaments can be made easily by following these picture instructions. The first four steps are shown in four pictures. The first picture shows the supplies needed. The second photo are completed gold circles/ The third picture shows Abbi's hands placing one circle on the top of the foam ball. The fourth picture shows how to layer the circles around the foam ball.

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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A grid of four photos showing steps 5, 6, 7, and 8. The first photo shows Abbi layering the gold circles on the foam ball. The second photo shows the foam ball half covered in golf circles. The third photo displays how each layer of golf circles is tucked under the layer above it. The fourth photo shows Abbi adding the final gold circle. Kid friendly DIY Christmas ornaments to deck your halls this holiday season!

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.

DIY Christmas ornaments. Pictures 9, 10, 11, and 12 show how to punch a hole in in a gold circle, thread twine through the hole, how to add the circle with the hole to the top of the ornament, and how the gold circle ornament is now finished and ready to hang.

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!

Easy Christmas Ornament Crafts you can do with kids. Abbi Kirsten's arm extends outward with gold and silver circle ornaments hanging from her fingers.

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. 

What is your preferred Christmas style? How would you display these lovelies?! Tell me in the comments!

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Silver and Gold Elegant Easy Christmas Ornament Craft

Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

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.

Instructions

  1. 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. 
  2. Glue a circle onto the top of your foam ball. This is your starting point. 
  3. 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. 
  4. 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. 
  5. 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. 
  6. Make a loop with your twine or ribbon. 
  7. 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. 
  8. 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. 
  9. Give your ornament a bit of time to dry, and then hang your dazzling ornament and watch it shine!

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Abbi's smiling face is in between her signature featuring a pink "X" and a pink and yellow flower for the "O," and the pink text that reads "Thank you for letting me be a part of your day! If you enjoyed this, don't forget to pin for later!"
A graphic with text and a combination of pictures featured in this post. The top photo shows Abbi holding multiple handmade silver and gold Christmas ornaments. The bottom photos show the steps needed to make these bulbs. The middle text reads "Easy DIY Christmas ornaments."

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