This week's ornament is super easy and fun to make. If you are at all intimidated by needle felting, don't be. This is only my second or third time ever trying it, so I'm no expert. And look how nicely it turned out! I love this ornament so much that I'm going to make enough to hang one from each arm of my chandelier.You start out by wrapping a thinnish layer of purple wool roving over a Styrofoam® ball. Poke it all over with a felting needle so the wool is securely attached to the ball. (This is also a great way to exorcise any holiday aggression you may have. Bonus!)
Next, form two red "ribbons" of roving by rubbing them between your palms in the same manner that you'd use to make a clay snake. They should be long enough to wrap around the ornament as shown. Poke them with the felting needle so they flatten out a bit and are securely attached.
Pass a 1/2" head pin through a jewel toned sequin and press it into the red roving and Styrofoam® ball. Alternate colors and shapes as shown to form a row of sequins on each red roving section.
For the hanger, string a 6mm purple Swarovski® crystal donut, a 12mm silver filigree bead cap and a 14mm magenta felt bead onto a 2" silver eye pin. Press the eye pin into the top center of the ornament. Lift it out of the Styrofoam® ball about 1/2", place E6000 glue on the eye pin shank, and press it back into the Styrofoam® ball.
Attach a twisted jump ring to the eye pin loop, then pass a 8" length of red suede lace through the jump ring. Tie the ends in an overhand knot. Use a bead opening tool to open two 6mm round silver beads, then slip one onto each end of the suede lace. Use chain nose pliers to close them.
Materials: wool roving, felting needle, felt bead from Ornamentea;
silver beads from Jangles; bead opening tool, bead cap, eye pin, head pins,
jump ring, suede lace, pliers from Beadalon; E6000 glue, Styrofoam® ball,
multi colored sequins from your local craft store.
silver beads from Jangles; bead opening tool, bead cap, eye pin, head pins,
jump ring, suede lace, pliers from Beadalon; E6000 glue, Styrofoam® ball,
multi colored sequins from your local craft store.
All of the Ornament Thursday peeps have outdone themselves this week! There are so many cool posts to finish up this round robin. Make a cup of hot cocoa and visit these blogs:
Delightful wreath - Molly Schaller
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