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Beaded Christmas Ornaments

By: Peter McQuire


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It is that time of the year again and you can just about smell xmas around the corner. There is that familiar sound of christmas carols again and are you starting to feel the xmas cheer from the people around you? It is around this time that we start making plans for the holidays like where we are 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 homes.

The Christmas tree is a very important part of the vacation and decorating them is something that is fun because we can do it with our family. It may also be quite challenging to consider new motifs for the tree. Beaders would find their craft very useful for this activity. You may 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 difficult to make but it is really stunning. Poinsettias are beautiful and really reflect the tradition of the season. You can use yellow pony 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 want. Select a selection of colors or make a certain pattern like 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 beautiful when finished and would be very eye-catching on your tree. You may even use them to top the tree with instead of the usual star.

Beadwork will fit with just about any christmas tree ornament you can think of. The main thing is making sure that the design fits well with the sort of ornament you opt to create. But then again don't be afraid to experiment. In fact , xmas is the perfect time to channel that inner childlike-wonder in everyone. Beaded jewelry making is great fun for the youngsters, just ensure 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 implies that they'll be able to make their own Christmas decorations.

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