DIY paper balloons. How to make a ball out of paper - do-it-yourself diagram. Preparation for work

We bring to your attention a new resourceful idea in the style of origami. Small paper balloons will not only decorate your interior, a good gift, but also children will really like it. Making them is so fun that you can easily do it together with the whole family.

What do we need to make paper balloons:

1. We choose the material for the workpiece. Whatman paper is better, since ordinary paper will not give a beautiful shape, and cardboard will not be convenient in subsequent work.

2. The pattern shown in the figure below is depicted on the material for the product and cut out.

3. Let's start working on the ball itself. We need two identical blanks, which we put one on top of the other and begin to weave. So that the paper does not fly apart in the process, we use paper clips, as in the picture. For convenience, we finish the weaving with small tongs, and fix the ends to the middle with glue, creating a beautiful outline at the bottom of the ball.

4. We cut out all the details of the basket, glue them together and attach them to the finished part.


5. At the end of the process, an origami masterpiece can be painted, it all depends on taste, or you can pre-use colored drawing paper.
If you connect several balloons with each other using a fishing line and small, decorative, rounded sticks, you get an interesting hanging carousel.



Scrapbooking paper is perfect for creating such balloons, a large selection of sets and a rich color scheme will make your balloon baskets unique.

Today we will show you how to make a paper balloon with your own hands. With these balls, you can creatively decorate the interior of a child's room by attaching them to the ceiling with threads or thin fishing line. You can also make a children's mobile from them. You can attach paper balls to the frame using ordinary threads, thin satin ribbons or decorative cords. If you use ordinary threads or fishing line, then for a more decorative look, string several bright beads of different sizes and shades on them.

So, to create a ball, let's prepare some materials:

  • colored paper in two matching shades, we chose brown and blue;
  • cardboard of any color;
  • glue stick;
  • scissors;
  • paperclips;
  • pencil.


How to make a paper balloon

Step 1. First you need to create a template according to which we will cut out the main details of the ball. To do this, we apply such a contour on the reverse side of the cardboard. Then, side by side, draw another small circle. Carefully cut out both templates.



Step 2. Now their outline must be transferred to colored paper.

We circle the template with a pencil, and then cut out the first part of the ball. Create 11 more of these blanks. We also create a circle from colored paper to fix fine details.


Step 4. We create a ball basket from brown paper. We cut out such blanks from it.

Step 5. Add brown coils as follows.

We apply glue to a small circle and glue it to the base of the workpiece.


Do the same with the blue coils.

Step 6. We combine the two parts together and start weaving the ball.

We start coils of a blue shade under brown. Here's what should happen.



The upper part of the ball began to appear.

Step 8. Now we bring up the brown turns, then again the blue ones, etc. All intersections of the strips must be fixed with paper clips!


The ball will gradually acquire the desired shape.

Step 9 We glue the last row of strips, and remove the paper clips. Now bend the ends of the strips inside the ball.


We made such a balloon with the children recently and, in hot pursuit, made an MK for those who like it.
The time to make it (with cut out parts) is about an hour and a half, it all depends on skills and age. My children were 7-8 years old, they need the help of an adult.

You will need glue (it glues PVA well, stationery glue, Moment "Crystal" and a glue gun with hot glue helps a lot in some moments), 20 circles of paper, several strips of paper for a basket length = 4 x the length of the side of the basket (I have 5 cm) + 1 cm for gluing and a width of 1 cm, the base for the basket (I have a square of paper 13x13), ribbons, braid, at the end of making any decor - flowers, beads, rhinestones. Schemes for drawing circles and baskets are given at the end of the MC.


Let's start making a basket. We braid the edges of the basket in a checkerboard pattern with a paper strip. In order not to fly off, I fixed it at the beginning with a paper clip, after braiding all sides we glue the tip of the strip (1 cm) to the wall of the basket and then in several places on each wall we glue the walls to this strip. Then repeat with the second strip.


We finish with the third strip, glue all the protruding ends of the walls to the paper strip.


Any braid, lace or ribbon can be glued to the edge. We take 4 wooden sticks for barbecue, wrap them with a ribbon, fixing them with glue at the edges.


Let's start gluing the ball. We smear the bent edge with glue, fold two circles, combining the bent edges and fix it. Thus, we glue five circles so that the sharp peaks converge at one point. It turns out a hemisphere. We make another hemisphere. Then we glue a strip of 10 circles, directing the sharp tops of the triangles alternately up and down.


We close the strip into a ring, gluing the extreme circles, and then glue the top and bottom of the hemisphere, folding the 5 remaining free edges of the hemisphere with 5 edges of the strip.


This is how the ball looks like after gluing one hemisphere (photo above), then we put the upper hemisphere, glue it. We get a ball.
Now assembly. We glue the skewers to the basket, fixing them with Moment or hot glue in the corners of the basket. The fastest way to glue the ball to the skewers is with a hot gun, we determine the places of gluing by eye, leaving one of the tops at the top.

Then we begin to decorate - close the places where the skewers are glued to the ball and the remaining holes in the places where the tops of the triangles are glued with bows or flowers or rhinestones, I glued a bead at the top. Add an inscription and flowers to the basket. The ball is ready. You can use it as a gift basket - put a small gift, sweets or chocolate inside.

How to prepare circles for the ball. Here it is very important for a neat appearance of the ball to make the correct markup. We recall the geometry and inscribe an equilateral triangle in a circle. How to do it: Draw a circle with a compass centered at point O, take an arbitrary point D on the circle, measure the segment DO (radius of the circle), set aside the length of the radius from point D in both directions along the ruler so that the end of the segment lies on the circle (these will be points A and C) or draw a circle from point D with the same compass (that is, with the same radius), set points of intersection with the circle in both directions (we will get points A and C). This will be one side of the triangle. Now, from point C, draw a circle with a compass with a radius equal to the side of the triangle AC, until it intersects with the circle (or set aside a segment from point C, equal to side AC, with a ruler, so that the end of the segment lies on the circle). This will be vertex B. Connect points A and B. My side of the triangle is 2.8 cm. Bend up along the sides of the triangle. To speed up the marking process, draw a triangle on one circle of thick paper, cut it out, then apply it to the circles (you can take one at a time or several at once, if the paper is not thick) and fold the edges of the circles, holding the triangle in the middle. Or we apply a triangle to each circle, circle it with a pencil and then bend it. Or we take several circles, fold them in an even pile, put a circle with an inscribed triangle on top and make small cuts all over the pile at once with scissors at the vertices of the triangle, and then bend the edges, focusing on these cuts. This stage is the longest and most boring.

A ball is a simple figure that can be useful for any craft: making Christmas decorations, decor for a holiday, and even for modeling the globe on your own. We will tell you how to make a paper ball with your own hands based on a few step-by-step instructions. Choose the one you like and get creative!

Making paper balls for decoration and decor

Considering the topic of how to make an interesting voluminous paper ball, you probably thought about decorating the interior. The ball does not have to be perfectly flat. Consider a few

Volumetric ball of two colors

This ball model can be considered as a future Christmas tree toy. You can use different colors.

Execution process:


The ball is ready. For a festive decoration, we also recommend decorating balls using the decoupage technique. The technique is more complicated, but the result will be great! We have described the decoupage technique in

Delicate ball of napkins

This ball is able to decorate the interior, its decorative qualities are amazing. Before making such a paper ball, prepare:

  • packing of napkins;
  • stapler;
  • scissors;
  • round stencil;
  • thread and pencil.

I like to buy paper lanterns instead of pretentious chandeliers. Why? First, they are inexpensive. Secondly, when they become dusty or tear, they can be changed. Thirdly, they are easy to transform, if there were paints, napkins and free time. I have long wanted to make a balloon, but then I found a suitable basket and the idea immediately matured.

For a balloon-plafond, we need the simplest things:
paper lantern,
4 napkins with sunflowers,
broken basket without a handle,
flower stickers,
scissors,
tassels,
paints,
PVA glue,
5-6 meters of cord,
balloon passengers and fantasy.

When I came across napkins with sunflowers in the store, I thought that they are very reminiscent of flames that escape from the burner and inflate the balloon. The flashlight lay for a long time, it remains to bring together all the elements. Cut out pieces of flowers of the desired size.

Now you need to remove three white paper layers from the napkin so that only the colored one remains.

We carefully put it on the bottom of the lamp and coat it with PVA glue. I dilute the adhesive 1:1 with water to make it easier to apply. You can use undiluted, but then there is a big risk of tearing the napkin when smearing it over the surface. A brush for this process must be taken with soft bristles.

From pieces of a napkin we gradually form our flame below.

We do this until we fill the circle completely. We try to distribute napkins so that there are no ugly gaps.

From above, I decided to duplicate the same pattern for symmetry. Let it be the sun.


To make the sunflower fire look brighter and more complete, I added flames with red and yellow gouache.

Now we tie a cord to the basket, distributing its segments at equal distances inside the circle. Try to keep all knots inside the basket. Each hanger takes about a meter of cord. You can additionally duplicate the cord around the lamp. It is very important to center the basket, this is one of the most difficult moments of work. Check it, it should hang exactly under the balloon. To facilitate this process, you can look through the hole at the bottom. Through it you can clearly see where the center of the basket is. A real basket of rods is quite expensive, you can weave it from newspapers. Workshops on newspaper weaving can be easily found on the net.

In the final, I decided to decorate the center of the paper ceiling with yellow-green gouache stripes and stickers in the form of flowers. Try to find stickers on thin paper so that they do not peel off from the tissue paper that is pasted over the ceiling. Luminous stickers with phosphor coating look very nice on such lamps. It turned out to be a real waltz of flowers.

Today we will show you how to make a paper balloon with your own hands. With these balls, you can creatively decorate the interior of a child's room by attaching them to the ceiling with threads or thin fishing line. You can also make a children's mobile from them. You can attach paper balls to the frame using ordinary threads, thin satin ribbons or decorative cords. If you use ordinary threads or fishing line, then for a more decorative look, string several bright beads of different sizes and shades on them.

So, to create a ball, let's prepare some materials:

  • colored paper in two matching shades, we chose brown and blue;
  • cardboard of any color;
  • glue stick;
  • scissors;
  • paperclips;
  • pencil.

How to make a paper balloon

Step 1. First you need to create a template according to which we will cut out the main details of the ball. To do this, we apply such a contour on the reverse side of the cardboard. Then, side by side, draw another small circle. Carefully cut out both templates.

Step 2. Now their outline must be transferred to colored paper.

We circle the template with a pencil, and then cut out the first part of the ball. Create 11 more of these blanks. We also create a circle from colored paper to fix fine details.

Step 3. Next, prepare the second shade of paper, draw a contour of the details on its reverse side and carefully cut them out. Make brown parts in the same amount as blue ones - 12 pieces.

Step 4. We create a ball basket from brown paper. We cut out such blanks from it.

Step 5. Add brown coils as follows.

We apply glue to a small circle and glue it to the base of the workpiece.

Do the same with the blue coils.

Step 6. We combine the two parts together and start weaving the ball.

We start coils of a blue shade under brown. Here's what should happen.

Step 7. Next, we start the brown stripes under the blue ones, and fix their suppression with a small paper clip.

The upper part of the ball began to appear.

Step 8. Now we bring up the brown turns, then again the blue ones, etc. All intersections of the strips must be fixed with paper clips!

The ball will gradually acquire the desired shape.

Step 9 We glue the last row of strips, and remove the paper clips. Now bend the ends of the strips inside the ball.

In our article you can find interesting crafts paper balloons for all occasions. For example, you have a celebration at home, and you need to decorate the apartment. DIY paper balls are a great and inexpensive option.

All crafts of varying complexity from simple to unusual. Great job and good mood.

First option.

In our master class, we will analyze how to create a festive paper ball with your own hands. To do this, we need a piece of white and necessarily multi-colored paper, sharp scissors, glue.

  • First step. First you need to print the template in duplicate (on white and multi-colored paper) using a printer.
  • Second step. Then, of course, you need to cut templates and lay them out in the shape of a "sun".
  • Third step. We glue the cut out circle in the middle, connecting all the rays in one place. Fourth step.
  • Now let's move on to creating the ball. The color template is on white. Then we connect the white rays with the colored ones.
  • Fifth step. After that, it should turn out so that the white rays will lie on top of the colored ones, now they must again be hidden under other rays.
  • Sixth step. Such a beautiful ornament will turn out if you intertwine different rays.

Seventh step. At the end, we will attach the rays and fix them together at one point.

How to create a paper ball with your own hands, a master class

The second option is to create a ball with your own hands.

  • Now we will analyze how to make a magnificent ball from different paper with your own hands. To do this, we need three sheets of different shades, a circle template, a pencil, and sharp scissors. Cut out four identical circles from one color, and do the same with other colors. You should end up with twelve circles of the same size.
  • Let's add the circles in the order we need: two circles of the same color (for example, 2 blue ones), then we put two circles of a different color on them (for example, 2 pink ones), after that, for example, two blue ones, and repeat in the same order. Then we fold them in half. You can fold the thread in the middle if the ball should hang.
  • Fasten the middle with a stapler in different places. Let's divide one semicircle into three uniform parts. On the upper 1/3 of the circle, apply glue diagonally.
  • Then glue it with the next part. Then with a new semicircle, we will also divide it into three parts and apply glue already on the lower 1/3 part and connect it with another. And thus, with all the semicircles, alternating, gluing all sides. This is how easy it turned out to be a chic hand-made ball that you can hang on a Christmas tree or decorate your room with it.

Products in the form of a balloon, master class

Crafts in the form of balloons look very cute. They can be made from paper, felt and even light bulbs.

We often throw away unnecessary lamps, but we do it in vain, as beautiful crafts can be made from them.

Now we will figure out how to create balloons from different light bulbs.

For work, we will need the following materials:

  • Unnecessary light bulbs.
  • Paints for working with glass.
  • Improvised materials for creating a basket.
  • threads.

First, the light bulb must be degreased, so that the paint lays evenly. Let's cover the light bulb with the background.

While it is cooling, you can make a basket. From paper, from corks - what your imagination is capable of. We will attach ropes-threads of a certain size to the basket. When the background of our product dries, we need to finish the details. Let's connect the basket with the ball. You can make a loop on top of superglue or other glue to hang the ball.

Such balloons can also be created using knitting, stained glass windows and various improvised means.

Felt balloon.

It is quite simple to sew an air balloon out of felt, but it looks very beautiful and impressive.

To do this, we need pieces of felt, a pattern, cardboard to create a template, thread and cardboard for a basket, and, of course, sewing parts.

First, we will cut out 8 wedges according to the template, taking into account the allowance and one circle.

Then everything is simple: we will make wedges and a circle, turn the product inside out, stuff the ball with cotton wool, decorate with a basket and slings (threads).

The balloon is made of felt.

Decor with balloons.

Balloons have long been part of our lives. They decorate weddings and other celebrations, they are given. Even with the help of balloons, many make marriage proposals.

An unusual way to congratulate a person is quite simple. We will need a large box, wrapping paper, balloons, which are inflated with helium. It is desirable that there is a present at the bottom of the box. Such a surprise is created before the presentation. The required number of balloons is inflated and closed in a box. When the box is opened, the balloons take off!

Air balloons can be made with your own hands, both for launching and for decorating rooms in everyday life or for holidays. Conclusion. I hope, after our detailed article, you finally understood how to make balloons from different materials.