in this video I’m tackling a long-overdue experiment — using a hot foam cutter on high-density polystyrene foam to make a kimekomi-style ornament!

If you’ve ever struggled to cut those dense foam shapes (yep, the ones you bought years ago and tucked away in a drawer like I did 🙈), this one’s for you.

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through:
✨ What kimekomi is and how I use it for Christmas and Easter ornaments
🧰 Unboxing and testing the Clean Cut foam cutter by FloraCraft
🔥 My process for melting grooves into hard foam
🧵 Tucking in fabric and working with dense, brittle foam
🎀 Finishing touches with batting, cord, and bead caps
💡 Plus, what I learned the hard way (so you don’t have to!)

This video isn’t sponsored — just me sharing my honest thoughts and crafting process. If you’ve been thinking about getting a hot foam cutter, I hope this helps you decide if it’s right for you.

• 00:00 Introduction

• 01:10 Setting up my hot foam cutter

• 03:48 Cutting the grooves with my hot foam cutter

• 09:17 Sanding the rough edges

• 10:42 Making a cutting template

• 11:08 Batting

• 11:38 Fabric cutting

• 11:52 Tucking

• 17:17 Cord trim and caps 2

• 20:06 Lantern ornament

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