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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    How to Make a Paper Poinsettia Christmas Ornament

    Updated: Jul 25, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 1 Comment

    These beautiful red and black Poinsettia Christmas Ornaments are so much fun to make and simple too! All you need is a styrofoam ball, paint, pins & paper! No sewing or special skills are required.

    image of red christmas ornaments in straw bowl

    Hello friends! It’s Julia from Bayhill Studio. I am starting a series of monthly ornament tutorials, and the first tutorial features the classic red Poinsettia we all associate with the holiday season. If you enjoy crafting with paper, this project is for you!

    red and black christmas ornament in straw basket
    Table of Contents
    • Supplies
    • More Christmas Ornament Tutorials
    red and black christmas ornament in straw basket

    These ornaments are so easy to make and beautiful that you will want to make extras to give as gifts to family, friends, and coworkers. My advice is to get all of your supplies ready, pop in a good movie, and get started!

    Supplies

    • 1 – 3” Styrofoam Ball
    • Glass Head Straight Pins in the color of choice.
    • 5-6 Shirt Pins
    • 25mm Flower Punch.
    • ⅜” Ribbon of choice.
    • Tacky Glue or any craft glue
    • 2-3 sheets of Red Card Stock.

    image of red christmas ornaments in straw bowl

    Paper Poinsettia Christmas Ornament Tutorial

    Julia Fraizer
    Create a beautiful Poinsettia inspired red and black handmade Christmas ornament from paper flowers.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Active Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 30 mins

    Equipment

    • Flower Paper Punch

    supplies

    • 1 3" Styrofoam Ball
    • 1 box Glass Head Straight Pins in the color of choice
    • 5-6 Shirt Pins
    • 25 mm Flower Punch
    • ⅜ yard Ribbon of choice
    • Tacky Glue or any craft glue
    • 2-3 sheets Red Card Stock

    Instructions
     

    • Step 1:
      Begin by painting the styrofoam ball red. This step is important so that the white styrofoam doesn’t show through from behind the flower petals.
    • Step 2:
      Punch out the flowers. I used a little over 2 sheets of card stock to cut out enough flowers for one ornament. Set the flowers aside until Step 5.
      red punched flowers on white cutting mat
    • Step 3:
      Cut a 7” length of ribbon. Fold over the ends and insert a shirt pin through the overlapping portion. Dip the straight pin into the craft clue and insert the pin into the foam ball along the “equator line” marked on the ball. If your foam ball doesn’t have a line, that’s fine as it will not make a difference.
      black and white ribbon on red ball
    • Step 4:
      Cut another length of ribbon, approximately 11” long and wrap it around the center line on the ball so that the ends overlap over the loop in Step 3. Dip straight pins in glue and insert along several points to hold the ribbon in place (I inserted four pins at roughly four quadrants of the circumference).
      black and white ribbon on red ball
    • The final pin holds the ends in place as shown. Notice the overlapping ends are directly over the overlapping ends of the loop in Step 3. Each time you insert a pin, first dip the end of it in glue.
      black and white ribbon on red ball
    • Step 5:
      Gather up your flowers, it’s time to start adding them to the ornament! To create the Poinsettia look, take one flower and add a dab of glue to the center.
      White glue on red paper flower
    • Step 6:
      Place another flower on top of the first so that the petals are alternating as shown here.
      hand holding two red flowers
    • Step 7:
      Insert a Glass Head Pin through both layers of paper flowers to create the Poinsettia.
      black pin in center of red flowers
    • Step 8:
      Dip the end of the pin in the glue and insert it into the foam ball. Continue until the entire ball is covered.
      flower pinned to red ball
    • **Note: I like to “pinch” my loop, so I doing pin any flowers in-between the loop. Instead I pin a flower on all four sides. Watch my YouTube video where I demonstrate exactly how I do this.
      red and black christmas ornament in straw basket

    Video

    https://youtu.be/HEigpLS-Ml4
    Keyword Christmas, Crafts
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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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      August 20, 2022 at 10:19 am

      Thank you for all of the wonderful ideas and projects you are sharing.

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