With Christmas in only 10 days (!!!) I’m excited to share a Christmas ornament that is so easy, so cute and so perfect for anyone who knits or crochets or has a love of yarn. As I type this, my mind is going crazy with ideas about how to make this more cat-centric, it could even be a gift for the crazy cat ladies in your life too. (No judgment, I’ve been a proud crazy cat lady for 10+ years!)  I made four of these last year, and found the idea on Pinterest. (I love Pinterest!)

Yarn ball ornaments

First, gather your supplies. A trip to Michael’s or JoAnn’s Crafts will set you up perfectly for this for pretty cheap. Depending on the value of coupons, this could be less than $5 total!

All the supplies you’ll need for the yarn ball ornaments

• A skein of the yarn of your choice (Yes, I looked up what that was called!)
• A package of the ornaments you want to cover
• Wood beads
• Skewers (any size 6” or longer)
• Super glue
• Scotch tape
• Scissors

For the needles

1. Select pairs of wood beads that are similar colors.
2. Cut sets of skewers (if necessary) in similar lengths
3. Apply super glue to the inside of the wood bead. You could probably also use hot glue, but the hot glue might get everywhere. If you do use super glue, be very careful about applying the glue and having it unknowingly seep drip through the beads and onto your fingers. It glues very securely and very quickly! (Yes, I speak from experience!)
4. Hold the end of the skewer flush with the outside of the wood bead, to make it look like a knitting needle.

Yarn ball ornament “needles”

For the yarn balls

1. Start the yarn ball by taking the gold or silver “topper” off of the ornament. (It’ll be returned once the yarn has been applied)
2. Take a piece of tape and tape the end of the yarn onto the ornament.
3. Start wrapping the yarn around the ornament. And keep wrapping…and wrapping…and wrapping…and wrapping… But seriously, switch up the direction from time to time and wrap the ornament until all of the glass is covered and it looks like a ball of yarn.
4. When you’re nearing the end, simply cut the yarn and tuck it into a previously-wrapped section.
5. Put the topper back on, lace the “needle” through the yarn and your finished product is ready!

First thing first. Starting the ornament.

Wrap, wrap, wrap.

More last-minute Christmas present ideas to come! Have a great rest of the week!