ornament transformation

Somehow some oversized blue Christmas ornaments ended up at my house. They don't go with my tree and I was about to goodwill them when I spent an extra hour in a doctor's waiting room. I leafed through a current issue of GH while trying to remain calm about this total waste of an hour. In the magazine I happened upon a clever remake of similar sized ornaments--well actually they may have used styrofoam balls. I loved the idea and went for it.

Two sturdy rubberbands are placed around the ball, as above, to hold in place the ribbon that the ball will hang from. Make sure you like the length of the ribbon.

Take a fourteen inch square of fabric, pull up on  four corners and wrap around the ball, holding it together with a ribbon tied in a bow.

It only takes a couple of minutes once you have your supplies together.

They call these "kissing balls."

I looked them up and learned they are related to mistletoe. A sprig of flowers would add to the simple beauty. Sometimes they are made with flowers fashioned into a similar small ball and used in weddings. I was delighted with the transformation!

For more Transformations, see Between Naps on the Porch's Metamorphosis Monday.