Parade-Float Ornaments

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Parade-Float Ornaments

Melissa Sweet crafts parade float-inspired ornaments with Styrofoam balls.

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Author Melissa Sweet created these cute ornaments as an homage to the famous floats of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Tools and Materials

Styrofoam balls in a variety of sizes
White glue
Toothpicks
White tissue paper
Matte medium
Paintbrush
Paint
Pipe cleaners
Small-lidded box
Craft knife or scissors
Fine-gauge wire
Wire clippers
Buttons or wood disks
Cupcake liners

Animal Ornament How-To

Attach a variety of Styrofoam balls together with glue and toothpicks to make an animal shape.
To smooth the surface of the Styrofoam, cover animal with white tissue paper, applied with matte medium and a paintbrush.
Create tail, ears, and nose with pipe cleaners.
Paint lidded box, cover top of lid with fabric, and embellish sides of top with ribbon.
Punch a hole on either side of box top. Thread wire through holes and into a loop over the top for hanging.
Glue buttons or wood disks to bottom for wheels. To create the float "skirt," glue strips of the pleated part of cupcake liners around box bottom.
Glue box lid to bottom and attach animal to lid with white glue.

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