Winter Decorations

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I've been meaning to make something like this for years, and finally got around to it.  Thought I'd snap some pics along the way in case anyone else wanted to do it.  I'll try to post a better photo of the finished product taken during the day.  It gets dark way too soon!

Cost:  Depends on where you get your supplies

Time:  1-3 hours to make 16 ornaments
I was watching movies in the background, so it's hard to say how much of the time was spent actually working.

Finger pain:  4 out of 10 (10 being amputation)
I'm really guessing here, having never actually lost a finger.

Supplies (for 1 ornament, multiply as needed):
-floral wire x 1 piece
-red beads x 6 
-glitter grapevine globe x 1
-greenery branches x 2
(I found a small xmas tree for $1.25 at the buck store and clipped branches off of that)
-red ribbon x 1 meter
-pliers
-wire snips
-craft paper to protect your area from glitter and greens (optional)

Difficulty:  Pretty easy really.  You may want to be careful about small kiddies doing this, since the floral wire tips are really sharp.


Start by wrapping the tip of a piece of floral wire around a bead:

I had lots of help picking beads:

String two more beads on the wire and twist them to make it look like 3 berries on a branch:

String 3 more beads on the "berry branch."  Leave 2 beads in the middle of the wire and wrap the third in the other tip:

Once that's secured, twist the other two beads into that tip to match the first side:

 

Next, attach two pieces of greens together.  I used fake greens with built in wire, so I twisted them.  If you are using real greens, you can use floral wire to secure them together.  I mismatched the lengths for a more organic feel:

Next, bend your berry wire in half, or a little askew if you'd prefer, and string it through a couple of vines of a globe:

Use that wire to attach the greens to your ornament.  Leave a little loop on top for hanging:

And that's about it!  Use your ribbon to tie your ornament onto whatever you want.  I made them to hang between the posts on my porch.  I skipped every second space so it wouldn't look too busy.