I was inspired again by Martha Stewart this year to make snow [crab] ball ornaments for around the house (remember the Martha-inspired glittered crab cards from last year?). I figured making paper ornaments out of recycled paper from my school would be the perfect way for this grad student to spread holiday cheer on little-to-no dough! (Although I will be making cookies too... does that count? Hey-oh!)
recycled papers and old folders = craft supplies
Let's get to it! The paper ornaments I found are so easy to make. They're actually little cubes with pretty designs.
I really like the look of these ornaments, but let's make them crabby!
Directions:
1. Print out 6 circles (or 3 of these templates):
so pretty!
2. Fold the edges up so that you have nice surfaces to glue your squares together into a cube.
halfway there!
(and yes, those are mini clothes pins)
3. Add a ribbon or fishing line and hang with glee!
For the daring decorator, you can also make this behemoth using 20 circles!
brilliant! But not crabby enough!!
Directions:
1. Print out 20 circles (or 10 of these templates):
2. Bend the edges up and glue 5 of the circles together to form a dome. Do the same with 5 other circles so that you have 2 domes. These will be the top and bottom of your ornament.
3. To each dome, attach 5 more circles along the bottom edge to make a sort of jagged row/star shape. Do you see where this is going?
4. Glue the jagged edges of the top and bottom dome together to get your ball! Don't forget to add string or ribbon so you can hang it proudly in your home!
If you want to make your own crab design, here are some blanks:
oh, the joys of creative freedom!
And if you want to make a king crab ball to go with your snow crab balls, click here for the directions to make this crab pod from World Animal Day:
another Martha-inspired, crab-tastic ball!
Happy decorating and
Happy Holidays!
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