I’ve been wanting to make some of those oversized yard ornaments for years. Steve just still hasn’t gotten on board with it. So I thought making a smaller one would get him to see how cool they are. It hasn’t convinced him yet, now he says they will blow away in the wind!
We started with this spreadable cheese container that he is cussing at me for saving after we have eaten the cheese! (because we have so many!) You just need to drill a couple of holes in the bottom. We just used a cable tie for your ornament hook.
Paint the cup with a color you would like. Most common are gold and silver. Let your imagination go wild. If you use a light color, then you might want to sand off the writing on the cup. Put the cable tie through the 2 holes and cinch, making sure the cinch end is inside the cup.
I found a small red ball at the local dollar store, it could be any color or you could paint it. Then I just glued the two things together! I used WeldBond but have seen things that use the 6000 kind also.
You could hang them from the house, from a Christmas tree, on a shepherd’s crook, from the fence. You decide.
I still want to do the giant ones if I can convince Steve somehow that they won’t blow away!!!
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Lu
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