Making Christmas Card Baubles

I had some time on my hands. Looking at the pile of Christmas cards I was hoarding, I thought I should put my plan into action and made these. 

They are not difficult to make and would keep some young ones occupied for a little while, if you do not mind cleaning up glue-y fingers. The materials required are:

Old Christmas cards

Ribbon which I had salvaged from Christmas crackers, some glue, a pencil, scissors and something to draw the circles with. I used a cake cutter.

Then it is just a question of deciding which parts of a card or cards you wish to use. You will need at least three circles to make a 3-D bauble. I used up to five circles. Four circles seem the best compromise.

When you have cut out the circles, fold them into half. When you have a good half circle, use this as a template to make it easier to fold the other circles into half.

Then decide on which way you wish to glue them. I wanted one that included the names of the people who sent the card, but I made a mistake and it got glued on upside-down.

I usually collect the ribbon from Christmas crackers, and the panettone, chocolate boxes, etc and give them a good pressing, as follows,

The ones from Christmas crackers are the perfect length for sticking between the final two discs to make the "cardboard baubles". The best thing is, these decorations can be folded down for storage. 

It's as simple as that. It will also keep a child occupied for some time.

Feel free to share photos of your attempts at this.