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Mini Gumball Machine Christmas Ornament Tutorial

December 20, 2014 By Greta Brinkley

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Make these adorable Gumball Machine Christmas Ornament for everyone on your list!

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I am a notoriously late Christmas shopper.  Really, for just about any occasion, but Christmas especially.  One year, when I was about 8 or 9, my grandmother took me Christmas shopping.  On Christmas eve.

As we were gallivanting from store to store, and place to place, I happened upon the best gift for just about everyone on my list – gumball machines.  I mean, who doesn’t want a gumball machine?  And for Christmas?!?!  HECK YEAH!!  Long story short, but some people recognized that gumball machines are, in fact, awesome while others didn’t.

Gumball machines hold a special place in my heart, because of this event.

Mini Gumball Machine Christmas Ornament Tutorial

Supplies

  • 3/4 x 5 inch Cardstock
  • Scrap of silver cardstock
  • 1 1/2 inch Clear Glass  Ball Ornament
  • Multi-colored seed beads – Size 6 or 8 work great.  Size 6 beads are also known as E beads.
  • 1 1/2 inch diameter button
  • 6 inches of Baker’s Twine or ribbon
  • Tacky Glue
  • Clothespin


Directions

Roll the strip of card stock into a 11/4-inch-diameter tube and secure it with tacky glue. Clamp it with a clothespin until the glue dries.

Glue one end of a small rectangle of silver glitter card stock to the tube.

Fill a 11/2-inchdiameter clear glass ball ornament with seed beads.

For the base, glue the tube to a large button (ours has a 11/2-inch diameter), then glue the ornament in place.

Voila!

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Cost of materials: $10-12 to make 24 or so ornaments

Time: 30-45 minutes, including drying time.

Will you be adding these Gumball Machine Christmas Ornament to your tree?

 

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About Greta Brinkley

Greta is originally from the West Coast. Now living in the Midwest, she loves hockey, sparkles, nail polish, and bright colors. She also cannot resist anything that has peanut butter and chocolate together. And she hates filling out bios. Yep.

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