Things You'll Need:
- Straight pins
- Sequins
- Beads with small holes
- Styrofoam balls (2" in diameter or larger)
- Hot glue
- Gold string
- Black marker
- Scissors
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Step 1
Decide whether you are going to use sequins or beads for your ball. Sequins will be less time consuming, but they are harder to make pictures with. If you go with sequins, you should either pin them on the ball randomly or just make a pattern. You will not be able to make a sharp picture. Beads are far more time consuming to apply, but they make beautiful, intricate pictures. Some people stack the beads and sequins, but you probably should not do this for your first ball.
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Step 2
Draw a design lightly on the Styrofoam ball. Make simple shapes or patterns, such as zig zags, Christmas trees or gifts. Remember, you will probably not be able to shade your drawings, so they need to be relatively easy to recognize if you are going to make pictures with the beads.
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Step 3
Hot glue a loop of gold string to the top of the ball. The loop should be large enough to attach an ornament hanger to it--at least the circumference of your thumb. The longer the loop, the farther down off the branch the ball will hang. Use a tiny dot of glue to hold the loop in place.
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Step 4
This ball is not entirely covered with sequins, giving it a polka-dot look.Fill in the design using the beads or sequins. Stick a straight pin through the tiny hole in the center of each sequin or bead. The pin will fit flush with the top of the bead or sequin and penetrate the Styrofoam ball, holding the decoration in place. The head of the pin will hardly be visible, so it will look as if the ball is made of beads or sequins once you have covered the entire thing.
