diy | wrapped ornaments

Ever since I saw these ornaments a few months ago, I’ve wanted to create my own version. They turned out better than I expected and even inspired a few other diy ornaments.The yarn wrapped ornament takes less than five minutes and requires only a few materials. Take a look.

what you’ll need:

• one skein (ball) of yarn in the color of your choice (choose a thick yarn – I used this)
• one 3 inch styrofoam ball (or recycle old ornaments you no longer have a use for)
• two 1 inch nails
• hot glue gun
• pencil
• scissorshow to make:

With your pencil, make a small mark at the top and the bottom of the styrofoam ball – you will use this as a guide while you wrap the yarn around the ball. Next tie yarn in a knot around the end closest to the nail head (do not cut the yarn from the skein after tying it around the nail) and stick the nail all the way in the bottom of the ball (through your pencil mark). Using the hot glue gun, attach the yarn around the nailhead and begin wrapping in a circular motion around the bottom of the ball. I recommend several dots of glue every few centimeters to ensure the yarn is secure and overlapping each row of yarn for complete coverage around the styrofoam ball. Use your pencil marks as a guide as you make your way to the top. Continue gluing and wrapping until the entire ball is covered in yarn. It gets a little more difficult when you get towards the top. Give your glue enough time to dry – this will help the yarn stay in place and make it easier as you move up. To make a hanger for the ornament, stick the second nail halfway through the pencil mark on the top of the ball, wrap the yarn several times around the nail, make a loop to desired length (mine is three inches long), tie ends into a knot around the nail head and push the nail all the way into the top of the styrofoam ball. Cut the yarn tail and hide the knot underneath the nail head. Repeat in different colors or different sizes and hang them on your tree!