Christmas ball to make yourself: 9 DIY suggestions

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Christmas balls are among the most popular ornaments for party decoration. Historically, they take the form of apples that used to adorn the first trees during the period of December.

The first balls were imagined at the end of the 16th century in Germany and when a certain Hans Greiner began making them out of glass. Nowadays, these ornaments are so widespread that they are mass produced and are usually made of plastic. Durable, they can be kept for several years but, at the same time, they often lack a natural look and personality. Fortunately, there are also plenty of ways to create your own ornaments of this type to beautify your home. If you like modern and personalized decorations, you can try one of our 9 self-made Christmas ball projects.

Self-Made Christmas Ball Project # 1: Styrofoam ball with pompoms and custom decoration

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Polystyrene balls are now available in almost all shops specializing in the sale of DIY products and creative activities and many sites on the web. A white ornament of this type is very easy to decorate with a little paint. But such a Christmas ball to do yourself will be even more interesting if you add a pompom connected to the son used to attach the ball on the tree!

Christmas ball idea to make yourself # 2: transparent ornament filled with shiny glitter

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Another popular product that can be found easily in stores or online: transparent plastic balls. Working, they can be filled with multicolored glitter (to buy or cut yourself) that match the dominant color in your Christmas decor this year. So that’s a pretty simple idea that will not take you more than a couple of minutes!

Proposal of manual activity and Christmas decoration to manufacture n ° 3: ball adorned with thread or fabric

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Our third self-made Christmas ball project can be done with polystyrene ornament or an old plastic decoration that has lost its luster. Use this item as a starting point for your custom creation using a little glue and a thread of your choice (burlap, old t-shirt, worn tablecloth, etc.).

Creative Activity Project # 4: Making a Fabric Christmas Ball

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Do-It-Yourself DIY Christmas Ball Tutorial: Decorative Pattern of Cloth Balls and Materials Needed

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Our next idea will appeal to those who love vintage ornaments and decorations made of organic materials: a self-made Christmas ball made of fabric!

Cutting round fabric for original Christmas bauble

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To achieve this beautiful project, you would need a fabric, a little paint and brushes (or paint pads), scissors, a product of your choice to fill your balls, son and d a needle (or a machie sewing).

Example of a ball made of fabric for modern and natural Christmas decor

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Make your original balls (the one in the example above is about 12 cm in diameter) using two rounds of identical fabrics cut out of fabric and stitched together, as in the picture above.

Christmas ball template to make # 5: decoration inspired by natural pine cones *

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This self-made Christmas ball is inspired by natural pine cones. It is made using an old ornament on which cardboard circles were glued to imitate the appearance of a natural decorative object.

Idea of ​​Manual Activity for Holidays # 6: How to Make a Cheap Christmas Decoration in Paper

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If, for one reason or another, you prefer to bet on cheap Christmas deco projects this year, consider trying this paper ball suggestion.

Stages of making paper Christmas ornaments

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It will take a little more effort at first, but once you understand its basic principle, you could do a whole bunch of ornaments for your tree, for a garland, or simply to offer with your gifts. !

Easy DIY for Christmas # 7: adorn a ball of pearls or vermicelli

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To customize a plastic ball, you can also count on small mutlicolores DIY beads or even on vermicelli for decorating cakes!

Personalized DIY Christmas ball photo

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Nice way to use gourmet products with expired date of consumption, is not it?

DIY Ornaments Project # 8 with Japanese Kitsugi Art

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Do you know the Japanese art of Kintsugi ? This is a technique invented in the land of the rising sun to repair broken objects with a lacquer that contains gold powder.

How to make a Christmas ball or repair a broken ornament

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This technique can be applied to almost any broken object, deliberately or not. We suggest you use it to create an original and very elegant Christmas ball.

Break a little Christmas ball in a precise way

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Apply this technique to a broken glass or porcelain ornament or ball that you made (for example, papier mâche or clay).

Photo of damaged Christmas ball to repair using the kintsugi method

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To break the ball in a precise way, help yourself with some paint protection scotch and a jeweler’s hammer.

Christmas ornament to personalize with glue and golden paint

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Once the ball is broken, stick it with the special kintsugi glue.

How to make a custom Christmas decoration and replace the kintsugi glue

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If you do not have access to this type of glue, here is a very accessible alternative technique: apply a small amount of gold paint on the broken edges, then let dry; then glue the broken ends with glue suitable for the surface.

Golden glue to repair a broken Christmas ball

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So that’s another great way to make your own Christmas balls or bring back a beautiful broken ornament.

Example of a Christmas ball made with the kintsugi technique

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Example of Christmas manual activity n ° 9: decorate a transparent ball with paint

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To finish, we offer two ideas of easy decorating balls with a technique that consists of dipping them in a painting of your choice.

Christmas ornament easy to do with paint

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It’s up to you if you want to apply this technique to the entire ball or if you prefer to adorn just a part!

Photo of Christmas ball painted in pink

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Transparent Christmas ball painting idea

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* Photo and design by Lia Griffith