Do you love a country Christmas, with homemade Christmas ornaments and your own decorations? If so, here's a beautiful and relatively low-cost craft project that will take you around an hour to complete.

Steps

  1. 1
    Obtain the needed materials.
    • 3 fat quarters, or a quarter yard each of light weight fabrics in complimentary colors
    • Scissors and/or rotary cutter with cutting board
    • 350 pins
    • A 3 inch (7.5 cm) Styrofoam ball
    • 12 inches (30 cm) of inch (2.5 cm) wide lace (covers raw edges)
    • 18 inches (45 cm) of 1/8th inch (3 mm) ribbon (hanging loop)
    • Approximate cost to make 4 ornaments is US/CAD$10, 6 pounds (UK)
  2. 2
    Cut the fabric into 2 inch (5 cm) by 2 1/2 inch (6.5 cm) rectangles. For smaller or larger Styrofoam balls, you can measure the circumference of the ball and divide by 8, then add half an inch (or centimeter) for the height and width.
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  3. 3
    Place a square or rectangle of fabric on the ball and pin it in place by its corners.
  4. 4
    Poke a pin through the center of the starting square and then into the ball. This will mark a starting point.
  5. 5
    Poke a pin through the center of a piece of fabric.
  6. 6
    Poke that same pin into the cloth covered area of the ball near the starter pin.
  7. 7
    Fold the cloth down in half over itself.
  8. 8
    Fold the corners down the center from the pinpoint to form a folded triangle.
  9. 9
    Pin the bottom edge of the triangle with 4 pins. Use one for each end of the raw cloth edges.
  10. 10
    Repeat this pin and fold action many more times, for a total of three rows per hemisphere as follows:
  11. 11
  12. 12
    Repeat the process of making rows of points from the "South Pole".
  13. 13
    The ball should be totally covered by now, with a row of raw edges. The poles will appear as a "country star".
  14. 14
    Pin and/or glue the ribbon or lace around the equator to cover up the raw edges.
  15. 15
    Pin and/or glue a loop of ribbon to allow you to attach the ornament to your Christmas tree.
  16. 16
    Graciously accept your friends' compliments and show them how you did it!
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Can you tell me where I can find a pattern for a folded ribbon ornament?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    I think your best bet is at A.C. Moore. They carry patterned construction paper. If you don't find anything there, check Amazon.
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Things You'll Need

  • 3 fat quarters, or a quarter yard each of light weight fabrics in complimentary colors
  • Scissors and/or rotary cutter with cutting board
  • 350 pins
  • A 3 inch (7.5 cm) Styrofoam ball
  • 12 inches (30 cm) of inch (2.5 cm) wide lace (covers raw edges)
  • 18 inches (45 cm) of 1/8th inch (3 mm) ribbon (hanging loop)
  • Approximate cost to make 4 ornaments is US/AUD/CAD$10, 6 pounds (UK)

About This Article

Lois Wade
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This article was co-authored by Lois Wade. Lois Wade has 45 years of experience in crafts including sewing, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, drawing, and paper crafts. She has been contributing to craft articles on wikiHow since 2007. This article has been viewed 149,143 times.
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Updated: January 31, 2023
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