How to make a Deadmau5 Christmas ornament that lights up!

Really, what could be cooler than an adorable little Deadmau5 head smiling at you from your Christmas tree this holiday season!?!??!  Hey, I can't help but crack a cheezer grin when I see mine beaming at me - definitely my favorite Christmau5 ornament ever!

So, let's get you one too, k?



Here's the list of supplies n' stuff you're going to need:

3” Christmas ornament shell that separates into halves (available at Michael’s Crafts)
6mm thick sheet of Foamies craft foam
2mm thick sheet of Foamies craft foam
White paint palette
Craft glue
Extra fine glitter
White sheer fabric
Aluminum Foil
Craft Paint
Ribbon for Ornament Hanger
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Paintbrush
Scissors
Single edge razor blade
220 grit sandpaper
Dremel w/Drill bit, sanding discs, carbide cutting wheel
Sharpie Marker
Electrical Tape
Masking tape
Safety Goggles

Step 1: Creating the Mouth and Lip

Start by marking your globe for the mouth opening by making a mark 2.3” down the each side of front half of your ornament. Since this is a full ball, and does not have the bottom cut out for a neck hole, you want to bisect it slightly higher than the actual halfway point on the sphere to look right when it’s all done. Now make a mark for the upper lip high point just slightly higher up, about 1/8” higher than the other two marks you just made. Measure down 1” from this dot on center and now you have the low opening of your mouth.

Use electrical tape to create a line connecting the top three dots, and repeat this process for the bottom lip. This will become your cutting guide for the mouth opening.

Using a very thin carbide cutting disc, very carefully cut the mouth out following the edge of the electrical tape. The cut-out piece will be reused when we finish the mouth, so take care to cut the piece very cleanly.

Once the piece is cut out, smooth the edges of the lip and the edges of the cutout piece with a sanding disc.

The lip will be made by applying a thin strip of 2mm thick craft foam to inner edge of mouth opening. Cut two strips of foam approximately 1/8” wide and attach to inner edge of lip with a very thin bead of hot glue. Make sure to not use so much glue that it oozes out between the foam and the ornament, because it will be difficult to clean up and give a smooth lip edge. After entire lip has been glued in place, give a final touch up with your sanding disc to smooth out any slightly uneven edges.

Comments

[F15HTECH]

I am making this but am using it for my DT project and am putting it on a body and i am in the process of making it thanks :)

[hottamaleindustries]

I'm going to make one to hang from my rear-view mirror.

[Intrica]

Great idea! That way you can enjoy it year-round =) Please post pics when you get it made, I'd love to see it!

[Treasure Tabby]

Interesting but what is a Deadmau5 ?

[KingKushx]

:( Where have you been..., Deadmau5 also known as Jole Thomas Zimmerman is a Canadian electro/house music producer, He got his name when he was replacing his computers video card and he found a dead mouse, First he became known as "That dead mouse guy" later he changed his name to "Dead Mouse" Which evolved into Deadmau5... He has many songs and just recently came out with a new album 4x4=12. If i were to recommend a song for you to listen to it would be "Ghost n Stuff" one of his more commonly known songs.

Hope this helped,

~King

[nilsepils]

"I remember" is even more known (at least in holland maybe not in the USA) but that's with kaskade, I actually like Deadmau5 VERY much, even bought the itunes deluxe edition of his new album!

Nice TUT :D maybe trying this!
-Nils-

[hikarudigi]

Hi..

Does anyone know where you can actually get the baubles from?

Ive trawled for a while and can't find them... And yeah, I've looked on Michaels.

Thankew!

[Intrica]

You should be able to find them in store at Michael's, they do not sell them online.

I have also seen them in the holiday/craft section of JoAnn fabric stores

Hope this helps!

[hikarudigi]

Ahh that would explain it..

I'm based in the UK so trying to find them has been hard.

All sorted now though =D

[hikarudigi]

For anybody wanting Plexiglass/ Acrylic in go to:

http://www.plexiglas-shop.com/EN/en/index.htm?expa=PLEXIGLAS.EN

Got mine there :D

( Good for people based in the UK/ Europe )

[cheech4200]

man that is soo kool i was thinking of making something similar but with like one of those mini disco balls good job i love deadmau5 XD u should send him one since he has a mailing address for his fans to send him stuff

[cheech4200]

you can send him that at this address
deadmau5 po box
c/o 119 Spadina Ave.
P.O. BOX 96
Toronto, ON
CANADA
M5T 2T3
seriously! that his mailing addy

[Treasure Tabby]

Cool sounds like my kind of stuff but I do have to apologize for my lack of remembering names. I even get the names of things mixed up too. I'm usually terrible at that. But I'm sure I probably listened to that type of electro someplace.