Show Me How: to make a unique holiday gift

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Elizabeth Galvez, a CNM fine arts major and owner of Anda Bufanda Unique Gifts and Wearables, has been making personalized Christmas ornaments for the past five years.

With Christmas fast approaching, Galvez has a simple, personalized Christmas gift idea that is perfect for the tightest holiday budget.

You will need: a glue gun, tacky glue, a pair of scissors, a paintbrush, ribbon, two different colors of glitter, a craft ornament globe that opens, scotch tape and optional Christmas decorations of your choice.

Step 1: Liberally apply tacky glue to both of the insides of the plastic ball. Use the paintbrush to spread it around evenly.

Step 2: Sprinkle one color of glitter into one side of the ball and the other color on the other side. Put the ball together, making sure it’s securely closed and shake for a marbled effect.

Step 3: Squeeze tacky glue around the perimeter of the ball and wrap a length of ribbon all the way around. Hold it in place with a few pieces of tape while it dries.

Step 4: From the bottom of the ball, wrap a second, longer piece of ribbon around to the top, so that the ribbons break the ball into quartered sections length-wise, dot with tacky glue as you go.

Step 5: Stick the ends of the ribbon through the hole at the top of the ball.

Step 6: Cut pieces of your Christmas decoration of choice and use the glue gun to stick them on the top of the ball.

Step 7: Tie the ribbon in a knot so it can hang from a Christmas tree.