My apologies for the severe lack of blogging, I promise to rectify this from now on!  Since we are now heading towards Christmas, my favourite time of year!  I thought i'd share this great post via http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-make-3d-paper-ball-ornaments.html These are made from 12 slotted flower shapes that fit together to form a sphere. No adhesive needed; the only ingredient is paper. I made a template in Illustrator and cut out the shapes with my Silhouette machine (directly from Illustrator using a plug-in), but you could also print out the pages and cut by hand, too.

Use the slits to join petals together. Keep adding shapes, connecting as you go, so that every petal is connected to another on the neighboring flower. If you want to hang your ornament, you might like to add the string before assembling the ball. I placed a piece of tape on the back of one flower so the hole wouldn't tear, then used a needle to pull string through, forming a loop on the front side. I taped down the ends on the back side to secure it.
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