Easy Fabric Ornaments
Decoupage fabric scraps onto papier mache balls for the easiest homemade Christmas ornaments. This technique from decoupage enthusiast Amy Anderson is great for kids too! Set them up with fabric scraps for a fun Christmas craft for kids.
Materials:
- Mod Podge® - your choice of flavors. I used Glitter Gold, Glitter Silver and Gloss
- Paper mache ornaments - as many as you want to make
- Fabric scraps - I didn't have any holiday ones specially so I bought 1/8 yard pieces from JoAnn. They were only around $.30 a piece with the sales right now
- Embellishments - whatever you have laying around; I used ribbon and buttons
- Flat Paint Brush - one for everyone!
- Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue
- Scissors
Instructions:
Here are the goods. A couple of paper balls and some fabric. Oh, styrofoam works too, but I liked these because the hanger was attached. I have little patience when it comes to hanger-ing.
Cut your fabric into manageable bits - circles, sqaures, octahedrons - whatever! Parents, you obviously might want to do this part depending on the child's age.
Kids love to get messy, and so do I! Work one or two shapes at a time, putting Mod Podge down on the ball and then placing the fabric squares. Tell the kids not to do too big of an area at once - we don't want crying when the Mod Podge dries and nothing sticks!
Kids should keep coating and adding fabric. I had a great time! Cover the entire ball.
Use your Glitter Podges to coat the outsides. It's so fun and it really sparkles. Add as many coats as you like!
Set the ornaments asie to dry for 15 - 20 minutes. Use your Beacon craft glue to add embellishments. I added buttons, ribbon, etc - whatever floats your boat! Again, make sure your glue is child safe if the little ones are going to be attaching embellishments. Set to dry for at least a few hours before hanging on the tree.
Your kids had a great time, didn't they? This might be good for them to make as gifts for family members. You can even have them Mod Podge pictures of themselves or names on top. And as I said, you can use Christmas fabrics, but it would also be fun to use any fabrics and embellishments you have lying around.
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quanahs 5032097
May 05, 2016
I've made dozens of decoupage ornaments over the years for my Christmas tree. I usually use egg shells and found that jewelry findings bell cap glued on to the top makes the perfect support for a hook.
Grasshopper65
Oct 23, 2015
these are great for any shape item you wish to cover. I also use colored tissue paper. if colors "bleed" it gives a wonderful effect. works on all surfaces including stryofoam,wood.paper -machae plastic or reverse side of glass. Hand wash. have fun, i sure did.
jillshope 123
Dec 28, 2010
I used old flower vases and styrofoam eggs. The vase, I put flowers from tissue wrapping paper. The eggs, I made for Easter. This was a great idea. jillshope@yahoo.com
steadmanrhoda 7119 470
Dec 05, 2010
these are really great and looks like alot of funI'm so poor that I can't afford the things to make them but If I could I would make the3se for family gifts
sweetchesia 696187 6
Dec 04, 2010
GREAT IDEA! I USED OLD CHRISTMAS PLASTIC ORNAMENTS AND USED ZEBRA AND TIGER AND CHEETAH FABRIC, WILL EMBELISH WITH MARABOU FEATHERS AND RIBBON WHEN DRY. CAME OUT PRFECT AND SAVED ALOT ON THESE STYLE ORNAMENTS.
ladygowers53
Dec 04, 2010
I LOVE THESE, USED THE STYFOAM BALLS, THEY CAME OUT GREAT AND THEY LOOK WONDERFUL ON MY TREE, AND GAVE SOME AS GIFTS, TRY MAKING THEM, IT'S EASY
judyyak
Aug 15, 2010
I want to try these.but I wonder how well it would work with Styrofoam balls judyyak
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