Christmas Beaded Ornaments
It is that time of the year again and you can just about smell xmas around the corner. There’s that familiar sound of xmas carols again and are you beginning to feel the Christmas cheer from the people around you? It is around this time that we start making plans for the holidays like where we’re going to be spending them, and we’re also probably starting to make our Christmas shopping lists. But one big and fun part of preparing for the xmas season is decorating our houses.
The Christmas tree is an important part of the vacation 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 consider new motifs for the tree. Beaders would find their craft extraordinarily helpful for this activity. You may even be creating family heirlooms that you can pass from generation to generation.
There are two great patterns that you can create with the xmas theme in mind. This one can be quite difficult to make but it is very beautiful. Poinsettias are lovely 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 need. Select a variety of colors or make a certain pattern like a snowflake design. Candy canes are often a fun design to make. The basic stitch that you’ll need to learn for this 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 pretty when finished and would be extraordinarily attention-grabbing 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 xmas tree ornament you can think about. The most important thing is ensuring the design fits well with the sort of ornament you choose to create. But then again don’t be afraid to experiment. After all , xmas is the perfect time to channel that inner childlike-wonder in every one of us. Beaded jewelry making is great fun for the kids, just make sure that they are supervised at any time when working with beads and tools. Most children will listen if you teach them some safety tips in jewelry making if it implies that they’ll be able to make their own Christmas decorations.
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