I love these paper ornaments. They look so complex, but they really aren’t.
To start, you need 20 paper circles of whatever patterns you choose. I made mine about 1.5″. If you have a circle template or jumbo punch, it makes it really easy.
Fold the edges of each circle up in three places, so that it looks like a triangle with three tabs.
To make the top of the globe, take five of your circles. Glue the tabs together so that the five form a ring. Repeat this for the bottom of your globe.
To make the center of your globe, glue 10 of your circles in a line. The “triangles” will alternate pointing up and down, so that you have a straight band. Then glue the end circles together to make a ring. Glue the top and bottom pieces onto your ring.
I made a little paper dangle for mine. Once your done, just punch a few holes, put on a wire or ribbon hanger, and voila! All finished.
Enjoy!
Lisa
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11 Comments
December 5, 2007 at 5:09 am
That’s so clever! I love the effect.
I’m slighlty confused by the instructions though… Should it be 10 circles for the centre ring, not 20?
December 5, 2007 at 5:29 am
Ooops! My bad!
It is 10 for the center ring, I changed it in the post. Thanks for pointing that out!!
December 5, 2007 at 2:51 pm
When I was a kid we made these out of old christmas cards. Great recycle project.
December 9, 2007 at 8:20 pm
These can be made too with fabric ironed onto heavyweight interfacing. Really neat if you can embroider & personalize!
Blessings Diana
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December 13, 2007 at 5:52 am
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December 17, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Love these decorations – well done!
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December 18, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I love these ornaments! We made them a few years ago and they come out sooo cute!
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December 28, 2007 at 12:27 am
Its a great idea. Well done. Keep posting.
February 5, 2008 at 6:07 am
Very neat! I’ll have to try to make them sometime! They look really cool!!
February 7, 2008 at 6:48 am
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