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Beaded Star Tree Trims
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Here's a beaded star tree trim to add to your homemade Christmas ornaments. So quick and easy to do, you'll want to make lots of them in different colors of beads.
Homemade Beaded Star Ornament
Supplies you will need:
- craft beads in assorted colors
- chenille stems
Beaded Star Tree Trim Instructions
Remarkably easy, but a lot of fun to make!
You can vary the look of these homemade beaded stars by changing the colors of the chenille stems and the beads, both of which are availabe at most dollar stores for a reasonable price.
You will need five chenille stems for each star and beads that fit snugly on the chenille stem wires.
Simply cut five colored chenille stems into 4-1/2" lengths (gold looks nice and adds glitter). Cut five white chenille stems into 3-1/2" pieces.
Lay three of the colored stems on the table, top with the five white stems and then with the last two gold stems. Wire these together in the center with a small piece of either colored stem, and snip of the excess wire.
Fan out the star "rays" in all directions, alternating colors.Now slip beads in place, allowing some space between beads, and following an orderly pattern. For instance, in the larger photo above, the star has a red bead placed on each white stem, which is then topped by a transparent bead and a pink bead. The gold stems had transparent, green, gold and pink beads threaded on, in that order.
A huge amount of creativity is possible with this small Christmas craft. You may decide to make an all golden star, with only gold rays and golden beads; or a twinkling star with gold and silver rays and only transparent or silver beads. There's also a wide variety of colors available in Chenille Stems
These beaded starts look nice as accents on a garland, but with the finished size being 4-3/4" in diameter, you should also have plenty of room on your Christmas tree for an assortment of beaded star ornaments!
THANK YOU. I'M 61 AND AM ON A SEARCH FOR ORNAMENT THAT I MADE FOR OUR TREE WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE BABIES THIS IS ONE OF THEM. IT REALLY ISN'T SO MUCH THAT I DON'TKNOW HOW TO MAK THEM, ICANT REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE UNTIL I SEE THEM. MY DAUGHTERS WANT TO LEARN, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ACOUPLE OF NIGHTS FUN. THE FIRST ORNAMENTS WERE NOT VERY SOPHISTAKED BUT AS YOU GO ON YOU LEARN A TRICK HERE A GOOD IDEA THERE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU ARE MAKEING SOME PRETTY GREAT ORNAMENTS. THE MORE BEADS, THE MORE SPARKLE, AND IT IS A THRILL WHEN PEOPLE COME IN YOUR HOME AND CANNOT STOP LOOKING AND ASKING QUESTIONS. IALWAYS HAD GIFT BOXES READY WITH A SAMPLING FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD ENJOY MY CRAFT. SORRY FOR BABBLING THANKS FOR THE REMINDER OH ONE MORE THING DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE CHRISTMAS TREE CENTERPIECE OUT OF TOOTHPICKS AND STYROFOAM BALLS ?
Family fun and good memories are great reasons to share crafting!
I'm not familiar with the toothpick centerpiece, but now you've got me curious. I'd sure like to see that too...
Should see my tree, all hand made beaded ornaments and garland...but always on the lookout for new ornaments patterns. This one is very simple.
wut the heck is chenillestems
Chenille stems look and feel much the same as pipe cleaners, but they are usually longer and come in lots of different colors.
Couldn't you use those pipe cleaners as well? If you use those you could just bend the ends down :D
I am hoping to give a children's holiday workshop at our local library. I'm just a bit puzzled about the requirements. You say "you will need five chenille stems for each star". Then go on to say "simply cut five colored chille stems into .... Cut five white chenille stems into ......"
Not sure how many chenille stems are actually needed - five or ten.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regads,
Marie
All free! great & also very clever
This looks like a great project for my elementary Sunday School class!
How do you finish off the ends of the star?
If the beads fit properly, they are snug on the chenille stems, and you can move them around, but they won't fall off. If you are using beads that are too loose for this, then I would put a dab of white glue on the end of each stem before putting on the last bead.
