{Tutorial Tuesday} SJ Homemade Christmas DIY Ornament....

So a few weeks ago I did a tutorial at Under the Table and Dreaming. It was so much fun to brainstorm on what kind of ornament I was going to do. I  had an internal battle with myself when trying to decide what type of ornament to make and I finally decided that to stick with my love of hot glue...yes, it is a love like no other;)

So let's get started! I love cheap deals and amazing IDEAS. That's kind of why I love this time I year. I get totally psyched for Black Friday and I have this weird obsession with clearance racks. I get giddy over making things for little to no cost and I just love finding things that are so cheap that I feel as though I am ripping off the store.

 

These ornaments totally fall under the cheap, easy, and "oh so pretty" categories!


For this project you will want:
*Styrofoam balls
*ribbon
*tissue paper (cut into 1 1/2 inch strips)
*embellishments
*glue gun



 I used a pen to poke a hole through the stryrofoam ball for the ribbon.


I then used the pen to push the ribbon through the hole. NOTE: Make sure to glue the ribbon to the underside of the ball.


While the glue dried I started to make the tissue paper rosettes.I took one of the strips of tissue paper and crumpled the end.


Then I began to twist the tissue paper around the crumpled center. Every so often I made sure to put a dab of hot glue on the rosette so it did not fall a part. As I wound the tissue paper around I would switch between twisting inward and twisting outward. It helped give a different kind of effect to the rosettes.


Here is what the rosette looked like when I finished.


For a small ball I made twelve rosettes--you may use more or less depending on how big or small you make YOURS ;)


I then took the dried rosettes and started to glue them to the ball. NOTE: You will want to start at the top and work your way down.


There were gaps in between some of the rosettes so I took scraps of the tissue paper and stuffed them in the open areas.


Cool. Huh?

BUT WAIT...I am not going to sell you a Sham-WOW!!! Jokes.

I love shiny things...yes, I am a typical girl. So I decided to spice up my ornaments!


I used a variety of embellishments, any type will work: buttons, brads, pearls, faux gems.

Finished product:

Tissue paper: FREE

Styrofoam balls: S1.00

embellisments: FREE

Style: Rock n' Sock um' awesome!

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