DIY How To Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments (Part 3)

November 10, 2017

I of late made my ain crystal ornaments to position all over the tree. And I fifty-fifty gave a few away equally gifts. I used some uncomplicated supplies from the dollar store, in addition to the entire procedure was slowly in addition to fun!

So, today I'm sharing a brusque in addition to sugariness tutorial well-nigh how to brand these footling fellas!

The best affair well-nigh these ornaments is how slowly they were to make.

I went to my local Dollar Tree in addition to constitute giant crystal vase filler. It had never occurred to me before to purpose these until before inwards the year. I had bought some crystal vase filler from Target for around $10 a few months agone in addition to I noticed that all of the crystals had footling holes inwards them similar beads.

So, needless to say, the lightbulb went off when I constitute these packages of vase filler (with the holes) at the Dollar Tree for $1 per bag. There were tons of dissimilar colors, too.

I chose uncomplicated clear 'crystals'. They're only plastic, but they await real. (I fifty-fifty had a few left over REAL crystal droplets left over from a chandelier install. I used the existent crystals intermittently throughout some of the ornaments, in addition to they await almost identical to the plastic ones.)

I also needed smaller crystal clear beads, a few pearls, in addition to some sparse jewelry wire.

I attached swirly metallic hooks to the tops of the ornaments.

I ended upward making a bunch of dissimilar ornaments.

So, here's how you lot brand these.

Cut a 12'' slice of jewelry wire. (Or decide how long you lot wishing your ornament to live in addition to multiply past times 2. For example: for a three inch long ornament, cutting a vi inch slice of wire.)

Pick a large bead amongst the hole on the top. Thread the wire through the hole, pulling it fifty-fifty on both sides. Then, add together a few minor beads to each side of the wire.

Once you lot experience you lot convey plenty minor beads, twist the wire together a few times, securing those beads inwards place.

Continue that procedure a few times.

When your ornament is at the desired length, flexure i side of the wire downwards into a hoop.

Wrap the other side of the wire around the hoop until it's used up. Leave a minor department of the hoop exposed for the ornament claw to become through.