{Paper Ornament}

Here is an easy DIY ornament that cost pennies and can be customized to any color scheme. Just grab your supplies and plop down in front of "A Christmas Story" to pump yourself up for the holidays and get crafting! The ornament pictured is from a tree my sister and I decorated and donated to the Festival of Trees that benefits Primary Children's Medical Center here in Salt Lake City. We made a scrapbooking-themed tree (I'll add pictures of it later...)

Supplies needed:
Styrofoam ball (3-4" for the circle sizes listed)
1/2" circle punch
1" circle punch
2-4 coordinating cardstock papers/patterns
Straight pins
Clear seed beads
3/4" ribbon

1) Punch out an equal number of 1/2" and 1" circles from your cardstock. You can choose how to coordinate the different colors and patterns, but it looks really cute if there is a good mix of all of the patterns/colors between the two sizes. If you only have two colors, make both sizes circles of both colors.
2) Take a straight pin, and layer as follows: clear bead, 1/2" circle, clear bead, 1" circle
3) Poke the pin into the styrofoam ball
4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 and until the entire ball is covered, leaving a space to attach a ribbon
5) For the ribbon hanger, make a long loop, and attach the ribbon to the ball with straight pins. You can make it as long as you would like.

These don't have to be Christmas ornaments, they can be used as decorative balls matched to any decor. You can also hang them from fishing line or twine as decoration.