Patriotic Ornament Craft

Honor military service and celebrate the holiday season with this beautiful Patriotic Ornament Craft. This handmade ornament uses red, white, and blue sequins to create a festive keepsake that looks lovely on the Christmas tree or as a thoughtful gift for a veteran or active service member. Because of the pins and detailed design work, this craft is best for older kids, teens, and adults with supervision.

Supplies

• 2-1/2-inch Styrofoam ball
• Approximately 200 blue sequins
• Approximately 100 red sequins
• Approximately 100 white sequins
• Sequin pins
• Small ribbon bow
• Tacky glue
• Hair pin
• Thin rubber band
• Wax paper

Instructions

1. Push a hair pin halfway into the top of the Styrofoam ball to create a hanger for the ornament.
2. Stretch a thin rubber band around the middle of the ball to use as a guide line.
3. Squeeze a small amount of tacky glue onto a piece of wax paper.
4. Pick up a white sequin with a sequin pin. Dip the tip of the pin into a little glue, then press it into the Styrofoam ball just below the rubber band.
5. Continue pinning white sequins all the way around the center until the rubber band is completely covered.
6. Below the white row, add a row of red sequins, then another row of white sequins. Keep alternating red and white rows until the bottom half of the ball is covered.
7. Cover the top half of the ball with blue sequins, working carefully around the hair pin hanger.
8. Glue a small ribbon bow near the top if desired. Let the glue dry before hanging your ornament.

Fun Facts

Christmas tree lights became popular after early electric light displays inspired people to decorate trees in a new way. Before that, many families used candles on their trees.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

This craft does not require a printable template. Gather the supplies listed above and follow the step-by-step instructions to create your ornament.