The first project I picked is really easy to do and doesn't cost much either. You should be able to get all this from any good bead shop or hobby store either on-line or off.
You will need: -
Some loops of memory wire (pick the diameter you want you wreath to be)
Either ribbon or coloured sticky tape
Silver or gold coloured wire
Round beads of your choice (faux pearls work well but I have chosen super cheap plastic spotty beads)
Wire cutters
1. See this section of memory wire, you need to cut a bit off so you have an overlap of the two ends.
2. Now if you are using tape you can tape over the loop to give you a more appealing base, I'm using ribbon so I start by making a loop in the middle of my piece of ribbon.
(yes my nail varnish is a bit crazy LOL)
3. Hold your ribbon loop to the top of the memory wire and start wrapping the ribbon around the wire.
Keep going and eventually knot the two ends together and cut off the excess. Don't worry about the knot you won't see it much in the end. Here it is completely wrapped: -
4. Take a length of wire and attach it to your loop by wrapping it over a couple of times and twisting the short end to the longer end.
5. Now the fun bit, add a bead to the wire and then wrap the wire once around the central core.
6. Then you just keep adding a bead and wrapping the wire round the middle. Wrap them both sides of the middle and if necessary go back through the gap between the bead and the wire to keep them fairly close together.
If you run out of wire just wrap the end a couple of times round the middle and start a new bit. Once you get back to the beginning wrap the wire a few times round the middle go back up through a bead and use the wire cutters to snip the end as close to the bead as possible.
TADA!
and another shot:-
And here is a different colour: -
See easy, hope you enjoy making loads for your tree!
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