Handmade Christmas globe ornaments

Once again this year I made a few more paper globe ornaments. I have this thing for paper . . . and instead of scrapbook paper I'm using Christmas cards from Christmas's past. What a great way to put these treasures to use and to honour the people who have taken the time to send cards to me over the years. These are just so simple to make (see tutorial at end of post) and they give me so much pleasure. I'm hoping they become cherished heirlooms someday. You can add sparkle to the edges, a tassel, just anything you can think of. Here I've added little red and gold gems just to give it a bit of bling.

my handmade paper globe ornament from Christmas cards past

Here's a quick 'how-to'

Use a punch to cut 20 - 2 inch circles. Make an equilateral triangle out of brown cardstock that is 1 3/4 inches on all sides. The angles of an equilateral triangle are 60 degrees.




Use it to make three marks on your circle to use as a guide for folding. Score, and then fold up the three sides of your circle. You can use a bone folder and a ruler to score, but I use my small paper cutter with the blunt folding blade - but use it ever so lightly or you will cut through the paper.

mark the three points on your circle using the paper triangle, remove the paper triangle and score along the triangle edges using the marks you just made as a guide - then fold up the sides of your circle as shown above

how neat to have a message handwritten inside!

fold as shown

glue 5 circles together  as shown above to make the top and bottom domes of the ball then glue 10 circles in a line to create the middle part of the ball - add a ribbon holder to one of the domes as you are gluing it together

glue the top and bottom to the middle

voila!

Let dry for 15 minutes or so, then hang on your tree and enjoy!


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