Introduction: Small Mirror Ball
You see them often in clubs, those huge balls which scatter the light and it is sparkling everywhere. This instructable shows you how to make you own ball, in a small size for under 10$.
Sadly my iPhone doesn't catch the sparkling in the photos.
Step 1: What You Need
1. A styrofoam ball (about 8 cm in diameter)
2. Sequins, in two different colours
3. Long beads
4. pins
Step 2: How to Apply
All you have to do now is to put one sequin, one long bead and another sequin on the needle an attach it to the styrofoam ball. Repeat this until your ball is full of them.
A tip from me: Divide the ball in quarters. So it is easier to get a constant distance between your pins.
Step 3: Finishing
On the very last pin, you have to attach a band additionally, so you can hang up your ball somwhere.
That's it, your mirror ball has finished.
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5 Comments
10 years ago on Introduction
That is so pretty! I think they are called long beads (long pearls), unless they have a fancier name, though I think people will know what you mean.
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Thank you! And also thanks for the correction of my English. I corrected my instructable.
10 years ago on Introduction
We just put ours away for the year (we use them as Christmas ornaments). Also we don't put the outer (blue) sequins. We leave the ball a little spiky. Learned to do this in grade school. It always brings back good memories.
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Nice idea to use them as christmas ornaments, I haven't thought of that. As for me, I haven't learned such useful things in art classes during school... Instead they tried to teach me knitting and sewing, in which I am definetly not talented ;-)
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Sewing is a valuable skill, as is knitting. Have you seen all the paracord tutorials on this site? It's just "manly" knitting (macrame). Anything you've learned about knitting can be applied to paracord, hemp rope, twine. Get good enough and teach it to others.
Soak up as much knowledge as you can...about everything. You never know when it will become useful. Better to have the knowledge and not need it, than to need it and not have it.