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Holiday Tree Ornaments Required tools and
supplies:
- X-acto knife and fresh
blade
- Metal straight-edge
ruler to use to press against and make perfect
creases
- Tweezers
- Cutting mat
- Detailing scissors
- Fast-grab, quick-dry
white craft glue that dries clear
- Small piece of aluminum
foil to use as a glue pot
- Artist's paint brush to
apply glue
- Thick piece of
styrofoam
- Wide headed
screws
- Sticky clay
substance like the sticky clay sold for adhering
posters to a wall.
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1. Use a standard hole
punch (1/4") to punch out the ornament decorations
for the larger ornaments.
Otherwise, use a pair of small
detailing scissors to cut them out. |
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2. Take a small wad of
sticky clay and affix it to the head of one of the
screws. Screws work better than nail heads because
the indentations meant for the screwdriver grabs the
clay and helps keep it in place. Plant the
screw(s) into the foam.
Secure one of the
ornament balls into the clay. Repeat for all 6
projects |
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3. Make a loop
of the gold thread and paint a drop of glue to the
raw ends. The glue will help make it easier to
thread the ends through the gold cap. |
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4. Thread the
ends through the gold cap. |
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5. Place the cap
onto the crown of the first ornament ball. Repeat
for all 6 ornaments. Allow to dry thoroughly, then
snip the stray ends of the gold thread. If you can't
get the stray thread with scissors, then use a new
x-acto blade tool |
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6. Paint glue to
the back of a chosen decoration. Allow it to get
tacky dry. |
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7. Position it
onto the ornament ball. Take your time and work it
with the end of a toothpick until the edges are
smooth. Be very gentle while doing this, so as not
to wear away the ink. |
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8. For the long
strip decorations, take the end and apply glue to
about an 1/8". Position it to the ornament's
equator, then allow it to dry completely. This
will help you to keep your sanity while positioning
the rest of the strip. |
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9. Once the end
has dried, wrap the strip and then trim excess.
Next, paint glue to the back of the rest of
the strip and allow it to get tacky dry. Gingerly
work your way around the ornament affixing the
strip. Again, take your time and make sure that you
have worked out any bumps and rumples. As stated
previously, don't wear out the ink surface. |