This time-lapse was recorded in 2010 in SD and is best viewed on a small screen or browser window.

Materials

• one 8 cm smooth foam ball

• 1/2 inch sequin pins*

• 3/4 inch sequin pins*

• 15/0 clear iridescent seed beads*

• 5 mm sequins in silver hologram*, light blue, light pink, light green, and light orange*

• clear iridescent “opal” glitter glue

• 5 mm wide ribbon in dark green, dark blue, hot pink, yellow and orange

• four yellow pearl-topped corsage pins

• small smooth, round, clear, iridescent beads

• three larger, smooth, round, clear iridescent beads

• one 15 mm silver hologram plum blossoms*

• craft glue

*purchased at Cartwright’s

Instructions

First, pin one row of each color onto your foam ball, as shown in the video. Make sure the ribbon is evenly spaced.

Next, outline all ribbons in silver hologram sequins.

Then, add rows of colored sequins. Rows of light blue that trace the blue ribbon, rows of light pink that trace the hot pink ribbon, and so on. I didn’t have yellow sequins, so I used orange instead, creating a really nice effect.

Once all colored sequins have been placed, fill in the exposed foam with glitter glue.

Once the glue has dried, add accent beads on the ribbon using your 3/4-inch pins. This gives the ornament some dimension.

Using a corsage pin, create the hanging ribbon with orange ribbon and the bow using individual loops of each color ribbon you used in the body of the ornament. I used two loops of each color to create an eight-looped bow. Then, secure the bow and hanging ribbon with two more corsage pins and accent beads at the top.

Lastly, add the bottom cap using a silver hologram plum blossom, one large clear iridescent bead, and a corsage pin.