From Sherri Osborn,
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Find out how to make a Christmas tree ornament using a balloon, submitted by Ksenija.

Materials Needed:

• Balloon (smaller,round ones)
• Liquid Starch
• Newspapers (cut in little pieces)
• Seeds of all kinds (I used corn)
• Glue
• Paint (I used gold)
• Matches
• Lace

Instructions:

1. Blow up balloons (at a size to fit your palm).
2. Smear the starch all over the balloon (or use your favorite paper mache recipe).
3. Put the pieces of newspapers all over the starch - Let dry.
4. Repeat this procedure three times.
5. When you get the newspaper completely dried, pop and take out the balloon.
6. Decorate it with seeds using glue. The impression would be better if you put the seeds in some order to make a nice relief.
7. Paint it with one color only, to put the accent on the relief design.
8. Tie the lace on the match
9. Put the match inside the ornament to be the hanger.

Now you can tie it on your Christmas-tree! I made those ornaments last year for my Christmas tree. You can say that those are recycled ornaments.

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