Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Glass Beaded Ornaments




Anyone who knows me can vouch for the fact that I love peacocks...especially at Christmas. My tree is covered in peacocks and peacock colored ornaments (picture of tree to come later). Several years ago my bestie and I bought some round ornaments covered in beads that matched my tree. During a move from Atlanta to where I am now they got lost. SO - I made some!



Supplies needed:

- Styrofoam ball
- fire polished beads
- clear "string" of some sort (I used fishing line)
- glue
- ribbon for hanger
- lots of patience

Just string the beads ( I did a little at a time...I have ADD). I applied the glue first with a small paintbrush. Then I started applying the beads from the middle of the ball and went up and then started again at the middle and went down leaving a small space at one end for the ribbon hanger. Next I attached a loop of ribbon to the top with a little glue.

That's it...pretty easy!




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15 comments:

  1. gail@My Repurposed LifeDecember 2, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    so pretty! I would NEVER have the patience to string the beads! you rock!
    gail

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  2. Cottage on the HillDecember 3, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    Very nice! Looks to be a good TV watching project. These would be great to display in a pretty bowl or urn all year.

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  3. Steph @ somewhatsimpleDecember 4, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    love this! thanks for linking!

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  4. Andy PorterDecember 6, 2009 at 1:51 AM

    Um...nothing about that looks pretty easy to me, but I LOVE how it turned out. Sorry about not being able to find the ornaments after the move...such a bummer! I'm impressed that you just decided to make some! Thanks for linking up to Poppies@Play!! Come back again!!

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  5. GabrielleDecember 7, 2009 at 1:24 AM

    ooo, I love this! Your blog should join PEAR's comment love project.

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    Great tutorial!

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  6. Delightful DwellingDecember 8, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    Wow, this looks like a lot of work, but what a gorgeous result!

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  7. Embellished BayouDecember 8, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Seems a little tedious, but a great project to do in front of the TV and with a beautiful result! Great job!

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  8. Kate Riley December 8, 2009 at 11:00 PM

    I absolutely adore peacock blue and peacock feathers too ! I understand that passion! Your ornaments are so lovely - thanks so much for linking !

    Kate

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  9. Amy @ Design-AholicDecember 9, 2009 at 12:21 AM

    I love the beaded ornament's colored... I loves me a good bugle bead! Nice work!

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  10. Kasey at Thrifty Little BlogDecember 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    I'm so impressed that you did that- it looks fantastic!

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  11. g-girlDecember 15, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    i'm a fellow peacock lover! In fact I was a peacock for halloween last year. LOVE these ornaments!

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  12. somedaycraftsDecember 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Gorgeous! I featured this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com Grab my "featured" button.

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  13. Its So Very CheriDecember 24, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    JUST gorgeous

    Cheri

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  14. Its So Very CheriDecember 29, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    I posted my favs and you are listed
    Cheri

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  15. OliviaJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    Oh my, I'm so glad I found someone as in love with peacock feathers as I am!

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