I had some 2" styrofoam balls left over from another project, and I'd been thinking about trying some ornaments. I started with the odds and ends of cotton string on hand, but I did have to buy more colors, as I got so hooked on these little "Clown-aments" that I kept making more. I have an extensive button collection (I also make button bracelets), and many of those otherwise odd single buttons made great hats. I added a jump ring and bent a wire hook to complete them. I eventually made more than two dozen of these, and the holiday is still a few weeks away....