Christmas Carol Ornament

Christmas Carol Ornament
Designed by: Kathleen George

Typical Project Completion Time: 1 hour each

Materials Needed

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
Ball, 4"

Other Materials:
Christmas carol sheet music or photocopy
Artificial berry or holly pick
Decoupage medium
White/iridescent glitter
Silver jingle bells, 1", two
Sheer white/iridescent ribbon, 1/2" x 1/3 yd.
Silver cording
Pencil
Ruler
Wooden skewer
Wide, soft paintbrush
Water basin
Paper towels
Scissors
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Cut title from sheet music and cut rest of page into 1-1/2" squares. Insert wooden skewer into bottom of foam ball to use as handle.

2. Follow manufacturer's instructions to apply decoupage medium to small area of ball and to back of one paper square. Smooth paper onto ball; if paper won't lay flat, cut tiny slits into paper edges and press to ball. Cover entire ball in same way, overlapping paper edges.

3. Trim music title as desired and glue to ball in visible location; place skewer in heavy glass or jar to dry. Apply generous coat of decoupage medium to entire ball; while wet, sprinkle with glitter. Let dry. Remove skewer.

4. Cut 8" length from cording; knot ends for hanging loop. Use skewer tip to make small hole in center top of ornament. Apply glue to cording knot and use skewer to push knot into hole. Tie ribbon bow and glue to base of hanger.

5. Cut two 6" lengths from cording and tie a jingle bell to one end of each length. Place dot of glue into hole at bottom of ornament and use skewer to push cord ends into hole. Glue small bit of greenery to ornament to cover hole.

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