Christmas ornaments

A few years ago, I saw 3-D ornaments made out of paper, and I thought they were really cute. You can do them in any shape, as long as the template you are using is symmetrical.
These are great for using up scrap pieces of paper, or paper that you are not overly fond of (we all have some of that lurking in our stash- purchased because it was an amazing deal, or came as part of a paper pack!) I have oodles of odds and ends laying around, and I thought it would be the perfect way to use up some paper, and give you ideas for the 12 days of Christmas- day 9.

For the circle ornament, I used 6 Real Red 2-inch circles and 7 of the gumdrop paper from the Candy Cane Lane DSP pack.

No matter the shape, all you need to do is find the centre point and either fold or score them in half. Tape the circles together, creating a book as you go. Attach the two end pieces to form the completed shape (you should end on a solid and patterned piece touching.)

To finish, them, I attached a jingle bell to stop it from pulling through, and threaded wire through to hang it. I envision making several balls in different sizes from retired papers. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Happy crafting. 



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