{"id":2791,"date":"2011-12-23T09:39:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2020-07-21T23:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T03:54:44","slug":"ribbon-wrapped-christmas-ornament-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/ribbon-wrapped-christmas-ornament-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"Handmade Ribbon Wrapped Christmas Ornament Ball | DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am going to teach you a little known fact about Christmas that I&#8217;ll bet you&#8217;ve never heard before. The seven swans-a-swimming and the eight maids-a-milking were actually all given by my true love (and your true love, too) on the same day. It turns out that our true love liked to wait &#8217;til the last minute. Which is SUCH a coincidence, because I just happen to be doing my Twelve Days of Christmas Ornaments Day 7 and Day 8 DIY&#8217;s on the same day, too.<\/p>\n<p>My last few ornament DIY&#8217;s have been more non-traditional colors and style, so today I wanted to make one that was totally Christmas-y. :)<\/p>\n<p>This one is simple, too. And, it&#8217;s a great way to use up some leftover Christmas ribbon that you might have.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a title=\"smooth foam balls\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/3-inch-smooth-foam-balls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smooth styrofoam ball<\/a> (I used a 3&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Narrow ribbon. I used a little more than one 9 ft roll of \u00a03\/8&#8243; wide ribbon. That is about as wide as I would go for a 3&#8243; ball&#8230;any wider, and it won&#8217;t lay as flat on the ball. I also used a foot and a half or so of another ribbon to decorate the middle of the ornament, and for the hanger.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/3-in-1-beacon-craft-glue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craft glue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine sandpaper<\/li>\n<li>Some sequins, seed beads, and a pearl head pin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>If the styrofoam ball has a bumpy &#8220;equator&#8221; around the circumference, sand it down lightly so that it&#8217;s smooth.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2798\" title=\"styrofoam ball ornament\" alt=\"styrofoam ball ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/styrofoam-ball-for-ornament.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/styrofoam-ball-for-ornament.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/styrofoam-ball-for-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Starting at one of the &#8220;poles&#8221;, draw a thin line with your glue to the opposite side of the ball. Don&#8217;t worry if it&#8217;s not perfect; you will be covering the whole ball anyway.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2799\" title=\"glue styrofoam ball\" alt=\"glue styrofoam ball\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-styrofoam-ball.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-styrofoam-ball.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-styrofoam-ball-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Then, lay your ribbon on the glue, making sure it&#8217;s smooth and straight.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2800\" title=\"glue ribbon to styrofoam ball\" alt=\"glue ribbon to styrofoam ball\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-to-styrofoam-ball.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-to-styrofoam-ball.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-to-styrofoam-ball-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Do the same to bring it back up around the ball to where you began:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2802\" title=\"glue ribbon all the way around ball\" alt=\"glue ribbon all the way around ball\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-all-the-way-around-ball.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-all-the-way-around-ball.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-all-the-way-around-ball-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Now bring the ribbon down right beside your first line, just slightly overlapping the edges of the ribbon that is already glued down. (Put some glue on the ball first.)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2803\" title=\"overlap ribbon at edge\" alt=\"overlap ribbon at edge\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-edge.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-edge.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-edge-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Cross over the first line of ribbon at the bottom of the ornament, before bringing the ribbon back up to the top:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2804\" title=\"overlap ribbon at bottom of ball\" alt=\"overlap ribbon at bottom of ball\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-bottom-of-ornament.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-bottom-of-ornament.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/overlap-ribbon-at-bottom-of-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Continue doing this, working your way around the whole ball:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2805\" title=\"keep covering styrofoam ball with ribbon\" alt=\"keep covering styrofoam ball with ribbon\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/keep-covering-styrofoam-with-ribbon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/keep-covering-styrofoam-with-ribbon.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/keep-covering-styrofoam-with-ribbon-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>When the ball is covered, glue the end of the ribbon securely at the top of the ball (so that you can cover the raw edge with the hanger).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2806\" title=\"glue end of ribbon\" alt=\"glue end of ribbon\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-end-of-ribbon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-end-of-ribbon.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-end-of-ribbon-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Put a little glue on the back of a piece of coordinating ribbon, and glue that around the center of the ornament:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2807\" title=\"glue ribbon around center of ornament\" alt=\"glue ribbon around center of ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-around-middle-of-ornament.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-around-middle-of-ornament.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/glue-ribbon-around-middle-of-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Make a hanger by creating a loop with another piece of ribbon, and pinning it to the top of the ornament with the pearl head pin and a sequin:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2811\" title=\"ribbon ornament hanger\" alt=\"ribbon ornament hanger\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-ornament-hanger.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-ornament-hanger.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-ornament-hanger-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Just to dress it up a little more, I added some gold seed beads and red sequins to straight pins&#8230;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2812\" title=\"sequin and beaded pins\" alt=\"sequin and beaded pins\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sequin-and-bead-on-pin.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sequin-and-bead-on-pin.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sequin-and-bead-on-pin-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>And pinned them around the ornament just above and below the red ribbon:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2813\" title=\"pin sequins around ornament\" alt=\"pin sequins around ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/pin-sequins-around-ornament.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/pin-sequins-around-ornament.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/pin-sequins-around-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>All done! Simple and quick, but very festive.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2814\" title=\"ribbon wrapped handmade Christmas ornament\" alt=\"ribbon wrapped handmade Christmas ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-wrapped-christmas-ornament1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-wrapped-christmas-ornament1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ribbon-wrapped-christmas-ornament1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am going to teach you a little known fact about Christmas that I&#8217;ll bet you&#8217;ve never heard before. The seven swans-a-swimming and the eight maids-a-milking were actually all given by my true love (and your true love, too) on the same day. It turns out that our true love liked to wait &#8217;til&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[177,330,180,178,245],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-being-crafty","tag-christmas-ornaments","tag-free-tutorials","tag-ornament-ideas","tag-ornaments-to-make","tag-wrapped-ribbon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}