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Christmas Beaded Ornaments

By: Peter McQuire


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It is that time of the year again and you can almost smell Christmas around the corner. There's that familiar sound of xmas carols again and are you beginning to feel the xmas cheer from the people around you? It is around this time that we start making plans for the vacations like where we are going to be spending them, and we're also probably starting to make our Christmas shopping lists. But one massive and fun part of preparing for the Christmas season is decorating our homes.

The Christmas tree is a vital part of the vacation and decorating them is something that is fun because we will be able to do it with our family. It could 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 making family heirlooms that you can pass from generation to generation.

There are a couple of great patterns that you can create with the xmas theme in mind. This one can be quite difficult to make but it is really beautiful. 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 may 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 can 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 spread 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 will 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 ideal ones to use for these. They are very lovely 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 of. The main thing is ensuring that the design fits well with the kind of ornament you decide to create. But then again don't be afraid to experiment. After all , xmas is the ideal time to channel that inner childlike-wonder in everyone. Beaded jewelry making is great fun for the children, 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 will be ready to make their own Xmas decorations.

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