The Disco Ball

A big round cardboard disc covered in hundreds of small silver mirror tiles, worn on your chest like a disco ball. It throws light around the room at every party and looks far more expensive than the afternoon it takes.

TIME

90 min

COST

about $15

SKILL

Some cutting

What you need

• Cardboard, about 60 cm across
• Silver mirror foil card or mirror stickers, cut into small squares
• Strong craft glue or hot glue
• Rope for two shoulder straps
• A silver foil or glitter headband

How to make it

1. 1

   Draw around a large plate or a bin lid to make a circle, and cut it out.

2. 2

   Cut the mirror foil into 2 cm squares. A paper trimmer makes it quick.

3. 3

   Glue the squares on in rows, leaving a hair's width between them, working from the middle out. Let the edge squares overhang a little so it looks round.

4. 4

   Punch two holes near the top, thread the rope for shoulder straps and knot it at the back.

5. 5

   Add a silver headband and finish the look with sparkly eyeshadow.

Make it better

• Stand near a lamp or a phone torch and the whole room twinkles.
• If you cannot find mirror card, cut the shiny inside of crisp packets.

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