Do-it-yourself craft with a plastic ornament cap

A do-it-yourself craft comprising:

• a solid, spherical base constructed of a material selected from a group consisting of a closed-cell extruded foam and an expanded polystyrene foam;
• and
• a mounting portion attached to the base, the mounting portion including:
• an anchor including a lower portion defining a plurality of threads engaged with the base and an upper portion defining an opening;
• a plastic cap including a circumferentially extending sidewall and an end wall having a hole, the hole aligned with the opening of the anchor;
• and
• an eyelet including a lower threaded portion passing through the hole in the end wall of the plastic cap and engaging the opening in the anchor.

A method of making a do-it-yourself craft, the method comprising:

• providing a solid, spherical base constructed of a material selected from a group consisting of a closed-cell extruded foam and an expanded polystyrene foam;
• providing a mounting arrangement including an anchor;
• a plastic cap, and an eyelet;
• assembling the mounting arrangement by passing a lower threaded portion of the eyelet through a hole in an end wall of the plastic cap and threading the lower threaded portion of the eyelet into an opening in the anchor to draw the plastic cap tight against the anchor;
• securing the assembled mounting arrangement to the base by screwing a lower threaded portion of the anchor into the base.