Random Knick Knack Orbs

In America, I love to decorate my house with orbs/decorative balls {whatever you want to call them- I personally like "Orbs"} but here they aren't really a decorating staple. So I have had to get a little creative and make my own. 

Like everything else, styrofoam balls aren't easy to come by either, so I had to come up with another solution. SO i went with some of those playplace ball pit balls, and ping pong balls- because what else would make more sense here than ping pong balls?  

One day I just started using random things to make them with. 

My best friend had linked a Martha Stewart project on her pinterest page in which you decoupage decorative napkins to eggs. I had these SUPER cute Ikea napkins and thought it would be a great idea to make an orb with them.    

So I started by covering one ball with yellow crepe paper. 

Then I cut out the leaves and branches and added those. 

Then for the smaller ball, I used the print from the background of the napkin and covered it. 

Next, I went with yarn. First I did the teal one and spiraled all the way around using a lot of hot glue.... which was too tedious for more than 1, so for the other 2 I just wrapped it like a ball of yarn. 

Then I cut up some scraps of scrapbooking paper into squares, and mod podged them on another one. Tedious easy enough! 

Then to go along with it, I cut strips of paper, sewed them all together at one end and secured them all together on the inside and outside with beads. Then I brought them all together at the other end, sewed them together again, doing the same thing with the beads, and then fanned them out to make a sphere.

Then I got a little crazy. I thought buttons would be fun and had this bag of really old ones so I decided to use those. I think I originally envisioned a cute little ball with little pastel color buttons covering it in a nice pattern.... but that's not quite how it turned out. I have to say though, I really do like it. 

another side....

and another....

I wanted to add a little something to the vase I was putting them in, so I used some of the velvet ribbon that I bought at the fabric market in the fall. 

Ta-Da!

It's pretty random, but I like it. 

I put it on top of this plant stand since {surprise, surprise} the plant that I did have there died. 

Now, what random things can you come up with for me to make more orbs with?

Joyfully Orbed,

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