Upcycled Christmas Card Baubles

Happy New Year!

My first upcycling project of 2020 has begun, and I am using all of my old Christmas cards, and a used Advent calendar, to create some super cute Christmas card baubles!

Aren't they fabulous!?

They are so easy to make, and the best thing is you can use any materials left over from Christmas to decorate them.

To make one, you will need:

• used Christmas cards / old Advent calendar / glittery card crackers
• circle punch (I used a 1.5" scalloped edge craft punch)
• pencil
• ruler
• scissors
• strong craft glue
• thread, string, ribbon or wool for hanging

Watch my video tutorial to see me making one, or simply follow the written instructions below:

To begin, you will need to cut (punch) out twenty circles from the card (I'm using an old Advent calendar for this one). You could also draw around something circular for this, but they all need to be exactly the same size.

Cut another circle from a scrap piece of paper and fold it in half. Fold it again into exact thirds and open it out. Draw a triangle where every other point meets, and cut this out (it should be an equilateral triangle).

Using this triangle as a template, fold each of the twenty card circles as shown below. You could fold them against the edge of a ruler to make this easier.

Next, arrange the twenty pieces so that you have five for the top section, ten for the middle section and five for the bottom section. Think about how each of the pieces will look once they are all put together. Try not to have two pieces the same colour next to each other, and think about which way up they will need to face.

Starting with the bottom section, glue two pieces together, matching the edges up neatly. Then glue three more pieces on so that they form a circle. You can use mini pegs here to help hold the pieces together if you need to.

Do the same with the top section, but be sure to leave one edge open.

Take a length of thread, string, ribbon or wool (I used the string from a Chrsitmas tree chocolate) and knot the ends together. Slide the knot between the two open edges of the top section and glue the edges together. Pull the thread tight and apply a little glue to the inside to keep it securely in place.

For the middle section, glue the ten pieces together to form a long line, then join the ends together to form a collar.

Glue the bottom section on, taking care to match up all of the edges (use pegs if you need to). Repeat with the top section and leave to dry.

And here it is! A super cute Christmas decoration ready for next Christmas!

I also created this little beauty using non-recyclable glittery Christmas cracker card :-)

What will you create one out of?

Happy crafting and happy upcycling!
Suzanne