Snowflake Moray Ornament Tutorial
Turn my annual holiday card into a paper ornament
I wanted to mix things up this year and challenge myself to create something that could be upcycled instead of single use. Ornaments make sense for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
Inside the card, I printed a template for you to use.
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Follow along to make your own snowflake moray ornament!
Meet Mr. Snowflake Moray
If you have ever snorkeled around Hawaii, there’s a good chance you may have seen this slithery fish known as a Snowflake Moray.
I recently saw one at Hanauma Bay, which is what inspired this card design!
The name comes from the snowflake-ish splotches that decorate his body. Although personally, I think they look more like mitochondria. Mitochondria Moray anyone?
Anyway…let’s jump into the tutorial!
Supplies
-Scissors
-Ruler
-Bone folder (for scoring and folding) or a credit card
-Adhesive (like glue stick, glue, rubber cement, or tape)
-Needle + thread
Cut & Score
Cut along the solid black lines.
Then, using your bone folder and ruler, score along all of the dashed lines. This will make the next step easier.
Fold
The green lines are mountain folds and the orange lines are valley folds.
Use your bone folder to make nice crisp creases. I find it easier to do all the mountain folds first and then all the valley folds.
Glue
The ornament will come together in two halves. Each half has a top and bottom part that you will need to glue.
Glue the triangle flaps so that a corner forms. The cardstock is thick, so I find it easier let one side at a time fully dry before gluing the other side.
Assemble
Once you have your two halves glued and ready to go, it’s time to jigsaw them together.
Sew
To hold the ornament together, use a needle to sew thread around both the top and bottom.
The top side will have longer tails in order to make a loop to hang the ornament.
I stitched 1/4” from the edge and brought the thread in and out to make a solid closure.
Knot
For the bottom of the ornament, knot off the thread closely.
For the top, make a nice big loop and then tie it off at the end.
Now you’re ready to hang the ornament!
You’re Done!
Thanks for following along on this tutorial.
I hope you enjoyed the punny holiday card. 😊
Moray Christmas!
