Jeweled Ribbon Spheres

Jeweled Ribbon Spheres
Designed by: Ed Smith

Typical Project Completion Time: 1 hour each

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Materials Needed

STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
Ball, 4"

Other Materials:
Ribbons, 1-1/2" wide: gold metallic, 4 yds.; sheer burgundy, 2 yds.; desired color, 2 yds.
Violet/blue fiber assortment
Craft wire: 22-gauge magenta; 24-gauge gold
Assorted beads, jewels and gems
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Pins: straight; pearl-head corsage, 2"
Wire cutters
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Wrap foam ball with gold ribbon, covering surface. Dip several straight pins in glue and insert into ball to secure ribbon.

2. Wrap gold wire randomly around ball. Wrap wire around random straight pins to secure. Glue and insert wire ends into ball to secure.

3. In same way, twist and wrap remaining ribbons around ball, allowing gold ribbon and wire to show through.

4. Cut 36" length from magenta wire. Wrap wire around pencil to curl. Thread wire with beads and gems as desired, twisting wire around beads to secure. Glue and insert one wire end into ball, then randomly wrap wire around ball, securing with pearl-head pins inserted through some beads. Glue free wire end into ball.

5. Wrap ball with fibers; secure with pins and glue. Continue wrapping ball with wire and fibers until highly-textured surface is achieved.

6. To make ornament, cut 12" length from wire. Twist wire ends to secure and glue into top of ball for hanger.

Form No. 179-01014

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