https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/spring-sunburst • Posted by Lydia L.
Spring sunburst made out of dowels and spray painted with gold paint. Center of sunburst has flowers to give the spring vibe.
Spring sunburst made out of dowels and spray painted with gold paint. Center of sunburst has flowers to give the spring vibe.
First cut the styrofoam ball in half. Then take 12 dowels and break a fourth off. You will save these small dowels for later.
Take the 16 dowels that were not cut, and insert them in the outer edge of the styrofoam ball, leaving equal space between each dowel. My advice is to lay out the dowels first before inserting them or else there might be many holes in the ball. So what I did was first make a “clock” by placing a dowel at 12, 3, 6, and 9. Then place a dowel in between each dowel, then repeat until there are no more dowels left. Then insert each dowel into the outer rim of the ball.
For the second biggest dowels, Insert 8 of them in between and an inch up from the dowels that were previously placed. Continue until they are all inserted. Then an inch up from where the previous dowels, insert the remain four dowels with equal distance between each of them.
Lastly, for the smallest dowels, take 8 of the dowels and insert them each between the second row of dowels. Then for the remaining four dowels insert them in between the top row of dowels. Spray paint when done.
Take the silk flower and insert it into the middle of the ball. Hang using hanging strips and enjoy this bright spring decor!