The second photo shows part of the process. The only tricky part of this ornament is keeping the ruffled background paper in a circle while the glue dries. I solved that by using paper clips. If your paper is stiff (this one isn't) you can just place something on top and that will also keep the circle shape. That is how I made the personalized ornament/tags in this post.
I'll attempt to give you an explanation of my process. It will be pretty rough, but hopefully, you can get the idea.1. Cut your background paper into a strip 3 inches wide. The length will depend on the size of your background paper. Here, I used text from an old book so my length was pretty small. I used 4 strips of paper glued together to make this circle. You can use less if you want less ruffle or more if you'd like a tighter ruffle.
2. Apply Stickles or glue and glitter to the edge and allow to dry. I like to wait overnight.
3. Fold each strip accordion style every 1/2 inch. Then glue your strips together so you have one long strip. Glue the ends together of your strip to make a circle. It is going to buckle up and look funny. Don't worry yet.
4. Take a scrap piece of heavy-weight paper and cut it into a circle. (This will be the back of your ornament.) Put a puddle of glue on that scrap circle and place your ruffled circle on top. Use more glue than you think, but don't let the glue leak off the scrap circle. Keep the circle shape by adding weight to the top or by using paperclips. Allow to dry.
5. Add stuff to the center of your circle to cover up the hole. I used a Heidi Swapp big flower, a circle of Flair paper and a sticker. I adhered everything using Elmer's school glue. Punch holes in the back scrap circle to attach your hanging ribbon.
My next ornament is made with a paper mache ball that I purchased ages ago. This is pretty easy to do too.
Cut your pattern paper into flower petals like the one below. Adhere using Mod Podge glue. There will be wrinkles. Lightweight paper is best for this project. Apply Stickles or glue and glitter to the edges of each pattern paper petal. Tie on some ribbon and voila! Fini!
The final ornament was made using a toilet paper roll. This one is a little bit more complicated, but it is certainly doable. I originally was going to use pattern paper to cover the roll in the center, but decided that it looked better glittered.
1. Apply glue to your toilet paper roll and dump on glitter. Allow to dry. TIP: When I use glitter, I like to place a manilla file folder under my space so that I can easily pour the glitter back into its container when I'm done. A piece of paper will work too, but I like the weight of the file folder and that fold in the center is a wonderful pouring spout.
2. With your pattern paper, cut it just slightly longer than the toilet paper roll so that you can have that stick-out part in the center. Your width should be about the diameter of your roll. You don't want too much overlap or your folds will look funny. You can see what I did below.
3. I left about 1 inch on the top and the bottom (see the ornament) and I used my exacto knife to cut slits every 1/2 inch in the middle. See below.
4. Fold your paper so that you have that Chinese lantern part sticking out. (See that line going down the center of my paper? That is my fold line. Glue to your glittered toilet paper roll using Elmer's Add Stickles circles for decoration and ribbon to hang. If you'd like, you can add circles to the top and bottom of the roll so that you can't see the unsightly cardboard center. That is what I did with mine, although you can't tell in my picture.
I hope that these little tutorials have been helpful! Have fun with these projects!
By the way, I know that I promised a step-by-step tutorial with pictures of my toilet paper album, but I just don't have the time right now to put it all together. So I found something even better! Ania's original class at Bad Girls! You need to be a registered Bad Girl to view the messageboard. But I don't think that's a problem since it is not only free, but a wonderful place to hang out. Right now I think there are at least 10 different free classes to browse. If for some reason the link above doesn't work, when you go to the messageboard scroll down to the Summer Workshop Classes and click on Class One. You'll find everything you need there and more. Have fun! Happy creating!
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