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by AndreaP at Lima on 11/12/26
Have a small tree that needs a little personality? These mini ornaments are the perfect way to add a pop of color and festive charm to bare branches. They also make a thoughtful, easy-to-display gift for anyone who wants holiday cheer without the hassle of heavy decorating.
Candy canes: Cut 6" of 24-gauge wire. Use 8/0 red and white seed beads. Slide on 15 beads in alternating colors. Use round-nose pliers to create tiny coils at each end of the beads. Shape into a candy cane.
Red Bows: Cut an 8" piece of 28-gauge wire. Slide on 10 red 11/0 beads, a silver 8/0 seed bead, and 10 more red beads. Image: Bring the right wire tail through the center silver bead. Pull tight. Image: Bring the left tail through the center silver bead and pull tight. Image: Slide on 7 more red beads onto the right wire. Image:" Bring the wire around the last bead and through the 6 beads. Image: Bring the wire through the center silver bead. The wire should be at the top of the bow. Image Do the same to the left wire tail. Image: twist the wires together. Use pliers to create a loop at the top. Trim any excess wire.
Gold Star: Cut 15" of 18 gauge wire. Use round nose pliers to create the points of the star. I created the points about a half inch in between each other. Image: Once you finished the points bend the wire in the center, so it is easier to wire wrap them together. Image: Wrap one wire around the other once or twice and trim. Image: Create a coil at the base of the star use round nose pliers.
Use your head pins and a round nose plier or looper tool to create bead charms out of the rest of the focal beads. For the Czech glass bacon ornaments I added a small bead cap to the top before creating a loop. Use the chain as garland.
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