It's been a while since I blogged anything, so I thought I'd show off my Christmas Baubles.
These are so simple to make and look quite good! You can create a template in different sizes and shapes and use them to cut out your pieces if you want, but I 'cheated' and used punches for them all, much quicker and easier.
The basic instructions are simply to cut/punch eight copies of the same shape. If you want you can use two different DSPs. Glue 4 together (alternating the DSP if using two), set them aside and glue the other 4 together. Place some adhesive down the middle of one half and attach a piece of string or cord, then glue the two halves together. If you're using two DSPs, make sure your second half matches the first half so that your bauble has alternating paper all around.
Let me show you my baubles.
Basic Bauble
I used Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper, which was a free Sale-A-Bration item and is, sadly, no longer available.
I punched 4 of each of the two designs of DSP, and then put it together as mentioned earlier. I used the Starburst Punch (retired) to punch out the circles.
Shaped Baubles
I thought that different shaped punches might make interesting baubles. From the left I used
Label Me Lovely Punch, Pretty Label Punch (retired) and Scalloped Heart Punch from the
Heart Punch Pack, all with with
Painted Christmas DSP. I think they turned out rather well - the photos don't do them justice, although the one on the right looks more like a strawberry than a heart, haha.
The Other Baubles
I don't know what to call these ones. When you put these together, you only glue the top third of each shape as per a Basic Bauble. After you've joined them all together, you go through and glue the bottom thirds of the ones that aren't glued. It makes sense when you're doing it. The one on the left is the first one I made (at home) using Wrapped in Plaid DSP (retired). The middle one was one I tried to make at our Craft Group night using
Painted Christmas DSP, but I mistakenly glued all of the pieces together (so a Basic Bauble as above) and then went through and glued the tops and bottoms of the alternate sides. Of course it wasn't right but I decided I'd just made a new design rather than a mistake :). Then I made the one on the right with some more Wrapped in Plaid DSP (retired) to prove to myself that I could get it right. Obviously you need to choose paper that has suitable patterns or images on both sides as you get to see both sides.
I donated all of my baubles to the Woomera Community Centre Christmas tree because it only had tinsel and no decorations, lol.
Anyway, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Happy crafting!
