Christmas Beaded Ornaments
admin | July 13, 2010
It is that time of the year again and you can just about smell xmas around the corner. There is that familiar sound of xmas carols again and are you starting to feel the xmas cheer from the people around you? It is around this time that we start to make plans for the vacations like where we are going to be spending them, and we’re also doubtless beginning to make our Christmas shopping lists. But one big 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’s fun because we can do it with our family. It may also be quite challenging to think about new motifs for the tree. Beaders would find their craft extraordinarily useful for this activity. You could 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 Christmas theme in mind. This one can be quite difficult to make but it is very beautiful. Poinsettias are wonderful 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 spread of colors or make a certain pattern such as a snowflake design. Candy canes are always 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 perfect ones to use for these. They’re awfully 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 common star.
Beadwork will fit with just about any xmas tree ornament you can think of. The most important thing is making sure the design fits well with the type of ornament you choose to create. But then again don’t be afraid to experiment. After all , Christmas is the perfect time to channel that inner childlike-wonder in each 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 kids will listen if you teach them some safety tips in jewelry making if it implies that they will be able to make their own Xmas decorations.
