25 Days of Christmas Ornaments - DAY 3

The GOOD news is that I made this ornament much earlier today, but I didn't get a chance to post about it until now.

 

Here's the ornament

Yep, it's another tree, but this one's made of wire.

 

For all the details, read on.

 

 

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Cardboard cone

20 gauge wire

Round nose pliers/wire cutter

Beads in a variety of colors

 

To start I used the round nose pliers to create a loop at the top of the tree.

 

 

 

I used the same cone that I used for yesterday's ornament, and I wrapped the wire around the tree. 

 

 

Here's what it looked like when I pulled it off the cone.



 

I added the beads to the wire in no particular order - I liked the randomness of it.

 

 

And here's what I learned:

 

- This took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

- I'm glad that I decided to use a small cone, especially since I used such small beads.  Any more wire and it would have turned into quite a tedious process.

- Next time I would like to periodically add a large bead to make it look more like Christmas ornaments are on the tree.