Showing posts with label Disco Ball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disco Ball. Show all posts

Thursday, December 30, 2010

A Super Last Minute New Year's Eve Decor- Another Disco Ball

I really had no plan of making this little ditty, but I saw shiny foil cupcake wrappers and as I find myself influenced by Aunt Peaches creative uses for culinary accessories, I was sold.



So to start with, I bought 3 containers of the cupcake wrappers and it ended up being just enough.

P.S. You get double the papers since there is a white liner between the foil ones...just look at the pile of crafting fodder I have left! Maybe I'll have to make a Lotus Blossom Ball like Aunt Peaches' in the link above.


You'll need:
  • Some kind of large ball, I used a paper lantern from Halloween (Dollar Store item!)
  • Foil Cupcake Wrappers 
  • Hot Glue and Gun



1) Begin by gluing the  wrappers onto the ball. **Remember that foil heats very well so be careful.







2.) When the ball is covered, you will glue another wrapper inside the ones already attached. First squish it a little...

...then glue it into the center of a wrapper.
I don't know if you can tell what you're looking at, but take a look at the wrappers below and you'll see the difference.


That's really it. Just hang it in a spot where it will catch the light and you will have a beautiful party decoration.




Sunday, December 26, 2010

New Year's Eve Disco Ball- Party Favor (Kid Friendly) Craft

Ahhh New Year's Eve... proof that there really is something even gaudier than Christmas decorations (I say this with a great deal of fondness). Christmas may have the childlike, multicolored, cuteness, but New Year's Eve? Well NYE has all the spangle and sparkle of a Vegas Show Girl's undies.

In that vein, what could be more fun than a mini disco ball as you watch that famed ball drop? This would also work for a kid or tween's themed party.






For this you will need:



  • Styrofoam Craft Balls (I used 3 in)
  • A Bag O' Sequins (for a traditional disco ball look, you can use all silver)
  • Silver Straight Pins
  • Ribbon


First, I used a little hot glue to attach the ends of my ribbon to the Styrofoam ball.





For added strength, I started pinning sequins right on top of the ribbon.



Continue pinning the sequins to cover the ball surface.







(Fairly) Soon, you will have a little disco ball, ready for the dance party!  5...4...3...2...


Happy New Year!