A Fabric Christmas Ball Ornament
Requires deft fingers, but fun to make for a more homespun Christmas!
Materials
- Fabric (satin or thin cotton works best)
- Plastic craft ornaments (the kind with the tops that come off)
- Small clear hair rubber bands
Instructions
- Take the top off one of your ornaments and set it aside.
- Cover the ornament with fabric, pulling it tight at the top as shown in the photo.
- Arrange the fabric folds as you like before the next step. Smooth out anything you don’t like.
- Holding the fabric at the top as shown, cut it short, but leave a couple of inches.
- Now take a rubber band and put it around the top.
- Now trim off the fabric until it is level with the top of the ornament, but still above the rubber band.
- Now get the ornament top and spread it wide.
- Put it back on the ornament, then press the sides back down tightly over the fabric as shown in the photo.
- All done!
Notes
Tips for best results:
- Use thin fabric. The more bulk you have, the harder it is to put the top back on.
- Keep in mind that the larger the ornament, the more fabric bulk at the top.
- Thin velvet fabric works better on the 3-inch ornaments.
- Small, clear hair rubber bands have less bulk and are less visible.
- Most ornament tops come in silver. I spray-painted mine gold.
- Patience.