How to Make a Helicopter Ornament

Step 2 Attaching The Ball To The Legs To The Feet

First cut the 4 legs. I used a bamboo skewer and cut 1" pieces. Sand off any burrs so they're ready for attachment to the body and feet.

This is where you will just have to play with it until it looks right. The four legs connect the glass body to the feet. Use modeling clay to lay everything up. Make sure to align the opening in the glass ball - it needs to face rear (and centered), and pointing slightly upwards.

I scratched up the glass at the 4 spots where the legs will join...I used a diamond tipped Dremel bit to gently scratch it up. Probably didn't need to , but I wanted to give a good tooth to the epoxy on the glass.

I used epoxy to glue everything and create a strong physical bond. Epoxy comes in two parts - when you mix (typically equal) parts together, a chemical reaction causes the paste to harden. I used a dab of epoxy on the bottom of the leg, attached to the foot - supporting everything with modeling clay until cured. Then I epoxied the top of the legs and rested the glass ball onto the 4 legs, at the scratched spots on the glass, and walked away.