Start with your supplies - ties, knife, Styrofoam balls, glue, and decorations that you may wish to use later.

We got our ties from a very inexpensive lot on eBay, but you can use any old tie you like. The pieces to be used for the ornament should be to estimate 1/8 of the ball. We ended up using 9 pieces, but you can use as many as you like.

For the finishing glow on your ornament, you can use Mod Podge gloss (which is what we used), Mod Podge sparkle for some extra glitz, or keep it simple and use Mod Podge matte.

Mark quadrants of the ball to give your an idea of how to place the fabric.  The top and bottom are important for placement.  The two sides give you a guide to work from. We used simple sewing pins.

We made some guide cuts from top to bottom, but found out later that we might not have needed them.  You can make them or not. We used a craft knife as shown, but a table knife might have been better. You want a groove, not a deep cut.

Start by pinning one piece of the tie or decorative fabric at the top and bottom. The pins can be used to hold it temporarily in place.

Use a butter knife, plastic, knive, or other dull edge to press the fabric into the Styrofoam.  This will leave a crease in the ball which you will cover later.

You will be left with some extra fabric (having cut the pieces for decorating the ball a bit larger than necessary so you have fabric to "squish" into the ball)

Simply trim the edges of the extra fabric as you go, after you are certain that there is a quantity of fabric pressed into the ball itself. 

Repeat the process of adding/squishing/adding... fabric to the ball.  You may need an extra piece of fabric as you go around.  Alternate your colors.  Remember that until you add glue, you can rearrange or change the fabrics

We used a gold ball beaded trim.  We used white glue, placed into the crevice between two pieces of fabric.  You do not have to press the balls into the Styrofoam like you did the fabric.

Using pins and glue to hold the trim into place, fill in all the crevices with the beading.  You can also use Rick-Rack with much success.  As mentioned above, a glue gun would work well, but don't touch the ball with the gun itself as it could melt the Styrofoam.  If you use white glue, you may have to allow drying time between applications of trim.

We used Mod Podge (gloss) to give a shiny finish.  Use plenty of the product. (It's quite wet here.)  We "balled up" trim at the top to bring it all together as the individual pieces didn't come together perfectly.  This now serves as a hanger holder and a camouflage for the irregular ends of the trims

The Mod Podge will dry clear (this one has a little drying left to go on the top).  Add a hanger and use for a Christmas tree or simply make several with a variety of fabrics and trims, and place in a bowl for a decoration for any room.