Make a garland from woven paper balls
I love paper Christmas decorations, so when I bumped into The Cheese Thief's woven paper ball tutorial, I had to give it a try. They're curiously addicting. Maybe I should carry some supplies with me to pass the time in long check-out lines, boring holiday parties, or during that weird Choreography number in White Christmas.
These are made out of paper and one piece of tape. You can cut your own strips (mine are 1/2" wide and 11" long, which yields a ball that's about 1 1/4" in diameter) or use shiny paper ribbon. 
Hang them individually or glue them onto a wreath form. I'm stringing mine on baker's twine to add to the tree. Taping the end of the twine to a toothpick "needle" makes stringing them easier. I plan to space them out along the string, using a dot of hot glue to hold each ball in place where the twine passes through. Get the weaving instructions here!
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i can see myself making these with birch bark once i'm back home. it's so easy, too! i never knew.
These are adorable!! A fun craft for a community tree.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs~
Thanks so much for linking back. Your woven ball garland looks great.
I am a HUGE fan of your blog!
No, thank YOU for posting the directions!
Ha! I'm totally there with you on that choreography song.
If you make them all the way here, it could be a pretty good-sized garland by the time you arrive! ;)
so cute!
But wait I love that number...not as much as I love the rest of the movie, but I still love it!
Cool! Great paper craft. :)
Anonymous, what can I say. Every year I fast forward through that part of the movie. :)
How about throwing a bell in the middle of it?
Fun and so easy!
what length paper did you use?
Oops, good question. 11" long; I sliced letter-size paper into strips vertically. I just updated the post with that info.
Oh, sylvi...birch bark bobbles...beautiful brilliance!!
Love them!!!
So rad! You can show these off at Amber Ink's Pinny Party, where we show off things we learned on the internet (on pinterest) these look like they'd totally fit the bill. I love the neon colors too. http://amberinklings.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinny-party-4.html
Hi! I found your inspiring blog when i googled for instructions on a paper bow. The orange one.
A had the chance to do some christmas crafts on finnish television (I'm a finnisch-swedish blogger) and jused for instance the paperbow.
Here also a post on my blog, about reusing materials when packing presents. http://hannasvirrvarr.blogspot.com/2011/12/ateranvand-nar-du-paketerar.html
Thanks for an inspiring blog and merry christmas!
/Hanna
How cute! I'd love to make them for our Christmas tree.
I just wish there were more hours in a day. •Linda•
That is the cutest ever.
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Fun paper balls! And I totally agree with you on that song..ugh, I actually hate it. White Christmas has been a favorite (all year!) of my youngest daughter since she was 3. She is now 16. Yes, I have had to listen to that song that many times... Thank goodness we all love the rest of the movie.
I want to try to figure this out!
Ohhh...I want to make these with little jingle bells inside!
Around these parts, they will most likely end up as kitten toys, like anything else round. Or made of paper. Or on the tree. Etc.
Lovely - and totally addictive! Thank you for the tip!
I'm having trouble accessing the Cheese Thief blog. I've clicked on your links as well as googled "The Cheese Thief Blog" but none of them will access the site.
I just checked the links again and they work for me... not sure what to tell you!
Best part about this? If you are making single-colored balls, you don't even need the piece of tape. Just cut a strip twice as wide as you need, then slice it in half to about 1/2 inch from the top. Voila -- perfect strips, and no need for tape!
[Discovery of which was mostly born out of necessity, since I didn't have any tape on hand...]
GT, why didn't I think of that? Ha! Seems so obvious in hindsight. Thanks for the tip!
Totally cute!
i will try this for sure....
Very nice idea! I'll tell my sister about your blog. She just started her art studies and loves paper works
Greetings from Vienna/Austria
yours,
Dominik
Thanks for the wonderful tutorial! Just to let you know, I featured it here: http://bluegreenorange.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html
:)
So pretty! I wish I'd seen these before twelfth night. Earmarked for next year now!
I can't see the instructions! The cheesetheif website won't open for me, did anyone save the instructions!?
I just clicked the Cheese Thief link, and it worked for me. Here's the URL:
http://www.thecheesethief.com/2011/11/how-to-weave-paper-ball-ornament.html
These will be adorning my Christmas tree this year, can't wait! Thanks for another gorgeous craft x
your beads are so cute... mine are elongated:(
Mine are bad but you gotta try anyway, right?
so cute!! it saved my sukkah from being decorated with only bought decorations :)
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