It's not too late to add one more ornament to your tree, especially one as cute and easy to make as this one! When I arrived at my aunt, uncle and cousins' house in Washington I noticed some cute handmade ornaments in their tree. When I asked about them my cousin Jaheily told me she had made them herself out of duct tape. I immediately told her she had to teach me and when she did I was surprised at how simple the process is. So without any further ado, here's what you need and the directions...
Materials:
- Colored duct tape (2 colors)
- Small foam balls
- Scissors
- String
In the instructions I'll refer to "red" and "green" duct tape. But, of course, you can use any color you like. ;)
The first thing you gotta do is cut an inch of red duct tape. Then, fold the top corners, as shown in the picture, and stick the piece of duct tape to a foam ball.
The first thing you gotta do is cut an inch of red duct tape. Then, fold the top corners, as shown in the picture, and stick the piece of duct tape to a foam ball.
Repeat the process two more times. This will be the bottom of the "pine cone."
Look at those adorable helpers! <3
Next, cut an inch of green duct tape, fold it in the same way you did the red, and stick it to the foam ball. The first green duct tape's point will be in the middle of two pieces of red duct tape, as you see in the first and biggest picture. The second one will be in the middle of one piece of red duct tape, as you see in the small pictures. Repeat the process. We ended up with six pieces of green duct tape.
After that, cut an inch of red duct tape and stick it on the foam ball, only between the pieces of green duct tape, as clearly shown on the largest picture on the bottom. Do the same thing with green duct tape afterwards.
Repeat the same process with the red duct tape one more time. Afterwards, cut a square piece of green duct tape to cover the part of the foam ball that is still exposed. Then, cut about 1/2 an inch of red duct tape and fold it in half. Cut a very small strip of red duct tape. Form a ring with the first piece and secure it with the tiny strip of tape as shown in the third small picture from top to bottom. Then tape this ring to the ornament with a green piece of tape as shown in the first and second small pictures from left to right.
Tie a piece of string to the ornament and hang on your Christmas tree. Hope you're all having a merry season. God bless you all! :)