Volumetric ball made of wrapping paper

If you have a large amount of bright transparent wrapping paper accumulated at home, do not rush to get rid of it.

You can make a beautiful ball out of it, which can be used to decorate a room not only for the New Year, but also for any other holiday. A teenage girl can also be entrusted with making such a craft if she is already familiar with sewing skills. To do this you will need 20-25 large circles cut from such paper.

It can be of different colors - this will only make the craft more beautiful. If you do not have transparent paper, then such a ball can be made from corrugated paper, as well as from any elastic paper that does not wrinkle much. The size of the ball will correspond to the diameter of your prepared circles. Prepare a sharp thin needle with a long thread and paper clips: you will need twice as many of them as blanks. Fold the circle in half and fasten with a paper clip. Since folds are difficult to see on shiny paper, the folding principle is shown on regular colored paper.

Mark the center on the fold, but do not press. Place your finger in the middle, grab the edge of the semicircle on the fold and lift it towards the top with the paperclip, while pushing the edges of the workpiece apart. You will get two such folds.

Without removing your finger from the middle, bend the second side of the workpiece as well. Secure the workpiece at the bottom with a paper clip, capturing the beginning of the folds as well, so that your folded workpiece does not come apart.

Fold all the circles in the same way.

Take a needle and thread and start sewing all the pieces to each other with one or two stitches, gradually making a circle. When sewing, do not tighten the thread too much, otherwise it will tear the paper. As you sew on the folded circles, remove the paper clips from the sharp corners.

When you have secured all the folded circles, pass the needle and thread through the entire craft twice (back and forth), thereby finally securing all the details. Make a knot so that the sewing does not come apart. Do not tear off the thread - it will serve as a loop for hanging the ball.