I found a great tutorial for making a cool paper ornament on the blog "How About Orange." Here's my version of the ornament:
If you didn't want to hang it, the ball will actually stand up by itself!
Cool, right?!
Some tips:
- I followed the basic instructions from this tutorial.
- I created a digital cutting file for the pieces of the ball. It's slightly different than the one in the original tutorial because after some trial and error I found it was easier to curl the paper with a narrower wedge. I'm happy to offer you my cutting file for FREE! (For personal use only, of course.) Download an .svg file HERE or an .fcm file HERE.
- I cut the pieces of my ornament from copy paper on my low-tack mat with a blade setting of "2" on the standard cut blade.
- I found the rolling easiest around a tapered chopstick rather than a pen. The tapered chopstick helped me get the smallest and tightest roll possible.
- I used a toothpick to apply the glue while the chopstick was still inside the roll.
- Because my template has a hole in the center, I needed to tie a knot in the end of the string.
It's a bit time consuming to do all that paper rolling, but I think the finished ornament is well worth the time! Don't you?
Happy crafting!
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I am a paid spokesperson for the Brother ScanNCut, but of course, all of the enthusiasm and creativity is my own!
Super cool and thanks for the free cutting file!
Super cool and thanks for the free cutting file!
Super cool and thanks for the free cutting file!
Super cool and thanks for the free cutting file!
Super cool and thanks for the free cutting file!
I love this ornament, but I am doing the Polish Star, very much the same thing and I saw the video on you tube. Check it out, they make the points pointier, doing the end tightly around the pencil tip.
I just love the effect of this one. Thanks for sharing Julie!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to a very creative New Year!
I love this ornament, but I am doing the Polish Star, very much the same thing and I saw the video on you tube. Check it out, they make the points pointier, doing the end tightly around the pencil tip.
I just love the effect of this one. Thanks for sharing Julie!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to a very creative New Year!
I love this ornament, but I am doing the Polish Star, very much the same thing and I saw the video on you tube. Check it out, they make the points pointier, doing the end tightly around the pencil tip.
I just love the effect of this one. Thanks for sharing Julie!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to a very creative New Year!
I love this ornament, but I am doing the Polish Star, very much the same thing and I saw the video on you tube. Check it out, they make the points pointier, doing the end tightly around the pencil tip.
I just love the effect of this one. Thanks for sharing Julie!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to a very creative New Year!
I love this ornament, but I am doing the Polish Star, very much the same thing and I saw the video on you tube. Check it out, they make the points pointier, doing the end tightly around the pencil tip.
I just love the effect of this one. Thanks for sharing Julie!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to a very creative New Year!