Pokeball Xmas Tree Decoration
My latest creation is a rather small and simple one (and again I apologise for reminding people that Christmas is all too soon again on its way – and a secondary apology as it won’t be my last Christmas themed project for the year…)
Materials
Styrofoam ball
Red & white paint
Black marker
Paint brushes/water/newspaper so as not to get paint everwhere..
Pin
Ribbon
Craft glue
Pen
Milk bottle lid
STEP 1
Draw the middle circle part of the pokeball on your Styrofoam ball.
STEP 2
Paint the top red half of your ball. It doesn’t have to be perfect as you will draw a line around the middle of the ball later. However, make sure not to go too much into the white bit as it’s hard to paint white over colour. I think I did two layers of red paint, waiting for it to dry in between coasts.
TIP: I rested the ball in the lid of a milk bottle to hold it still whilst it was drying.
STEP 3
Paint the bottom half of the ball in white. The balls come white anyway, but I thought it gave it a smoother and nicer effect when painted. When dry repeat.
TIP: when washing out paint brushes put a bit of soap or dishwashing liquid in your hand and swirl the brush around in that – it’s really good at helping to get more of the paint out.
STEP 4
Using the black marker, draw around the centre of the ball and around the circle in the middle again.
STEP 5
Cut a piece of ribbon about 15cm long. Fold it over itself at the ends and put the pin through it. Put a bit of craft glue on the end of the pin then push in to the top of the ball.
Now you have a pokeball decoration for your Christmas tree!
I plan on making more with glitter and other colours and hanging then on my geeky Christmas tree