Yesterday I enjoyed a day long marathon of Work of Art. It is your typical reality contest like Project runway except they have to make pieces of art. This inspired me. I just wish I was better. I am not exactly the most artistic person, I have great ideas that seem to have trouble finding their way from inside my head to the page.
However I do make a mean Christmas ornament and since it 'tis the season, I thought I would share.
To do this project you will need.
Six sided snowflake beads Small coloured round beads
Craft wire
Take your snowflake bead as your centre. Base the size of this bead on how large you want the snowflake to be. Take the craft wire and pull it through the centre of the snowflake bead twisting it so it sits between two prongs on the snowflake bead.
Repeat this step until all the spaces are fiilled
Using the round beads fill the wires. You can leave the wires together or separate. You can plan them in a pattern or make them random. I started with the wire together for two beads, then pulled them apart to make the arms.
Next I filled the separated arms in an alternating pattern. Once you have the arms out far enough you bring them back together with a large bead.
Repeat until all the arms are done
Wrap the wire around the large bead, effective 'tying' off the end. Then cut off excess wire and voila you have your ornament.
I make these almost every year. You can hang them on the tree, or use them to fancy up your present wrapping. My tree is blue and silver but you can make them in just about any colour or pattern you can imagine. For a more complicated look you bring the wire together and separate it more often.
Merry Christmas
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