Beaded Christmas Ornaments
It is that time of the year again and you can almost smell Christmas around the corner. There is that familiar sound of christmas carols again and are you starting to feel the Christmas cheer from the people around you? It is around this time that we start making plans for the vacations like where we will be spending them, and we’re also doubtless beginning to make our Christmas shopping lists. But one massive and fun part of preparing for the Christmas season is decorating our houses.
The Christmas tree is an important part of the holiday and decorating them is something that’s fun because we will be able to do it with our family. It may also be quite challenging to think about new motifs for the tree. Beaders would find their craft very helpful for this activity. You could be making family heirlooms that you can pass from generation to generation.
There are two great patterns that you can create with the Christmas theme in mind. This one can be quite tricky to make but it is really beautiful. Poinsettias are beautiful and really reflect the spirit of the season. You can use yellow handmade glass beads for the middle and red rochailles beads for the body of the flower. For your base, you can use a round clear piece of glass with a hole in the middle for the hanger. Tie a green or red ribbon from the hanger hole so you can put it up on your tree.
Another type of ornament that you can make is a tea ball ornament. You may use a mesh tea ball as your base. You can stitch the beads onto the tea ball in any color pattern that you would like. Choose a variety of colors or make a certain pattern such as a snowflake design. Candy canes are generally a fun design to make. The basic stitch that you’ll need to learn for that is the spiral rope chain.
How about beaded snow angel dolls? Pearl seed beads and crystal beads would be the perfect ones to use for these. They are very lovely when finished and would be terribly eye-catching on your tree. You may even use them to top the tree with rather than the usual star.
Beadwork will fit with just about any christmas tree ornament you can think about. The main thing is ensuring that the design fits well with the sort of ornament you decide to create. But then again don’t be afraid to experiment. Of course , xmas is the ideal time to channel that inner childlike-wonder in every one of us. Beaded jewelry making is great fun for the youngsters, just make sure that they’re supervised at all times when working with beads and tools. Most children will listen if you teach them some safety tips in jewelry making if it means that they’re going to be able to make their own Xmas decorations.
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