Still not decorated yet for Christmas? Don't worry, we've got you! With this easy, simple and cost-effective DIY you'll have you tree decorated in no time!
I had a lot of fun making these tree ornaments (or baubles as we often call them here in the UK!) and came up with the idea as I was watching one of many Channel 5 Christmas films. There are a lot of paper ornament ideas already out there and so I wasn't sure if the tutorial for them would be of interest to anyone. Thankfully instagram came to the rescue and I used it's poll feature in one of my insta-stories to ask you guys what your thoughts were. Despite a couple of resounding 'no thank yous' - one of which was actually mine as I not only managed to accidentally vote in my own poll, I also managed to vote negatively in it, ha! - you voted for me to share the tutorial, so here it finally is! I had some issues with lighting in my flat this week and so I wasn't too happy with my photos, but hopefully you get the idea. Keep reading to find out what I used and how I made them...
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First of all, you want to cut strips of approximately 0.6cm in width and 14.5cm in length from your coloured paper.
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Next, take four of these strips and start by bending one into a loop and securing it with some tape (Loop 1).
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With the next strip, bend it around Loop 1 so that it is just a tiny bit larger and secure it into a loop (Loop 2). Once secure, place Loop 2 around Loop 1. Repeat this with each strip until you have four loops stacked together.
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Position each loop with the tape in the same place and using a pin and rubber create a hole all the way through.
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Hold the loops together and carefully remove the pin so that the holes remain lined up. Next, push a jewellery headpin through so that the bottom (the end with the flat or ball-shaped head) is on the inside of the loops.
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Next, trim the headpin with wire cutters so that there is about 1cm sticking up from the outside of the loops.
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Using round nose pliers, create a loop in this 1cm length so that the paper loops are secured together.
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Now the loops are secured together, seperate the outer two loops and position them so that they are perpendicular (form a cross from the top). Use some tape where they cross (opposite the headpin/loop) to fix them in place.
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Next, seperate the inner two loops and position them so that they are in the spaces between the two loops you have just secured.
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Finally, pull some string or thread through the headpin loop and secure this with a knot. Your paper ornament is now ready to hang!
