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“S” is for Styrofoam

November 19, 2011

Glittered snowflake ornaments made from STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam.

Simple, easy ornaments you can make to add sparkle anywhere for the holidays.

Inspired by the large bead snowflake from Pottery Barn:
You could glitter these any color to match your decor.

Here’s how I made the ornaments:


Supplies needed:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
– 1″ balls
– 1 1/2″ balls
– flat sheet goods (any size)

– Krylon spray glitter

– loose glitter

– wire hangers (& wire cutters)

– hot glue gun

– tiny measuring spoons or melon baller

1. Begin by cutting the wire hanger into pieces, one 5″ piece and 4 – 2 1/2″ pieces:

2. Prepare the smaller balls.
Using a metal measuring spoon scoop out a small ball shape from the flat sheet:

Dig down deep and then twist in a circular motion:

This is what comes out:

3. Take the ball and roll it between your hands like a meatball to smooth the edges and achieve a nice rounded shape:
4. Make at least 6 1/2″ balls and 6 3/4″ balls:
5. Begin assembly.
Use the 5″ wire piece and slide the balls on in this order:
(Use a drop of hot glue on the wire then slide the ball over the glue.)
6. Take the 2 1/2″ wire and poke into side of large center ball.
Add same balls into place.
7. Repeat on other side for equality:
8. Spray the glitter spray paint onto the balls, then sprinkle loose glitter onto the paint:
(Do this in sections over a scrap paper to collect glitter for re-use.)
9. Make a resting cradle for the center ball with straight pins to let paint/glitter dry:
10. Hang using ribbon and a straight pin glued into the outer most ball:
Ready for Christmas.

This project was recently part of the Handmade Holiday series at Under the Table and Dreaming:

UndertheTableandDreaming

Check out all the STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam projects from the series, there are a lot of great ideas, especially using the cone shape for trees.

I was one of the few who made ornaments.

A little STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam can go a long way.

Disclaimer: The STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam materials used in this project were provided by The Dow Chemical Company.  The opinions in the post are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish this project.

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  1. melanzana says

    November 19, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Prekrasno!!!!hvala za tutorial….

    Reply
  2. [email protected] Road says

    November 20, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    Those are really cute! Who knew you could make your own Styrofoam balls?

    Reply
  3. sabrymagic says

    November 20, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Sono bellissime queste tue decorazioni…..
    sei veramente molto brava:)
    Un bacio
    Sabry!!

    Reply
  4. Jenny @ Simcoe Street says

    November 21, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Wow, this looks sooo great! Love how little ornaments turned out.

    Jenny
    http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. cheapcraftymama says

    November 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Those are very cute and look fun to make!

    Reply
  6. shopannies says

    November 22, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    love these I think I will make some to hang from my picture window thanks

    Reply
  7. Shannon says

    November 23, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    That's the best use of styrofoam balls I've ever seen!!
    Shannon
    http://www.akadesign.ca

    Reply
  8. Sherika Lovett Alston says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    What a beautiful idea!! I love them! You have to come link up over at passionatelyperfect.com! We also have a giveaway going on!!

    Reply
  9. Kerryanne English says

    November 25, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    They look fantastic and probably an easy enough project for the kids to tackle.

    I'd love it if you could link this project up at my Simply Christmas event at: http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspiration-friday.html

    Reply
  10. cheapcraftymama says

    December 6, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Love these! I featured them on "Top 10 Ornaments to Make" @ http://www.cheapcraftymama.com! Feel free to stop by and grab a button to show that you are featured!

    Reply

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