More Crafts ~ Decorative Paper Ornament

O.k....now you know I am not a crafty person...BUT...I got such a positive response to my Sweetheart Paper Garland post the other day, that I actually went out and bought a book of patterned paper at Walmart. There were a few ideas on the back of the paper books so I thought I'd just Google them when I got home. Unfortunately I couldn't find what I was looking for, so I had to go on the pure memory of what I saw on the back of one of the books. I thought this little decorative ornament was simply adorable.

 

This is all you need to create this delicate little ball...

Or if you have a Die Cut crafting machine you could easily forgo the tedious task of cutting each individual shape. (Like I did)

So I cut about 50 flower shapes to cover my 3 inch diameter Styrofoam ball. I took one flower and pierce it with the pin and then pushed it into the Styrofoam ball...I repeated until the ball was completely covered.

Then I took a piece of ribbon (I used 30 inches of ribbon) and tied the ends together to create a bow. I pushed another pin through the center of the bow and then pushed into the ball and I was done!

Have fun with it!!

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