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Beaded Christmas Ornament Cover |
Beading a Cover for your Holiday Ornaments
Beaded
Christmas Ornament Cover
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Have you
ever tried to scan a round object with loose netting over it on a
flatbed scanner? No? Well, let's just say it ain't easy! This
ornament looks waaaaaaay better in real life, trust me! :-)
This
ornament cover is meant to fit over the average sort of Christmas
ornament that can be purchased virtually anywhere. I bought the ones
I used at the grocery store last year. The idea is that if the
ornament breaks (as they often do!), then you can simply remove the
cover and fit it over another one. You can also change the whole look
by changing the color of the ornament inside.
They shouldn't
take more than 1½ to 2 hours and a third of a hank of beads to
complete.
What You'll Need:
1/3 hank size 11 seed beads in a color of your choice. Silver or color-lined beads sparkle wonderfully, cut beads would look neat too. I used AB purple-lined clear.
6 tear drop shaped beads in a compatible color. I used Capri tear drops.
Size 0 Nymo beading thread.
Size 12 beading needle.
NOTE:
The diagrams in this feature do not show every bead. You'll notice
that the second step calls for 102 beads, if I had to put them all in
I'd go insane! :-) So the diagrams only show as many beads as is
necessary to show what needs to be done.
To begin, pick up 48
beads and tie them in a circle. Be sure to leave a long enough tail
to weave back in later. Go through the next bead on the circle. Pick
up 102 beads. Go up through the first of the beads you added, and
through the back of the circle bead you originally left. This forms
the first large loop.
Continue
through the next 8 beads in the circle. Pick up 11 beads. Count 11
beads down the right side of the large loop you made previously, skip
them, and go down through the next 4 beads. Pick up 87 more and go up
through the first of the 11 beads you just added, and through the
back of the circle bead you originally left. Repeat from the
beginning of this paragraph 3 more times for a total of 5 large
connected loops.
Now
for the 6th and final loop. Your thread should be coming out of the
front of the circle bead at the top of your fifth loop. Go through
the next 8 circle beads. Pick up 11 beads and go down through the
12th - 15th beads from the top in the loop on the left. Pick up 72
beads and go up through the 15th - 12th beads from the top on the
loop to the right. Pick up 10 more beads and go up through the first
bead of the 11 you added earlier. Go through the back of the circle
bead you originally left.
Now
we will make the lop-sided vertical figure-eight shape that goes
inside the large loop. Go back down through the top bead (which is
shared by both sides of the loop) of the large loop and down through
the next four beads on the left hand side. Pick up 63 beads. Go up
through the 10th - 7th beads of the 63 you just added. Pick up 6 more
beads and go up through the 5th - 1st beads on the right hand side of
the large loop. Go through the back of the circle bead you originally
left. Continue arround the circle to the top of the next large loop
and repeat. Do this six times in all to add a figure eight loop to
each large loop.
Now
we will connect the large loops at the bottom and add the tear drop
beads. Go down through the first 37 beads on the left hand side of
the large loop that your thread is closest to. Pick up ten beads and
one tear drop bead. Go up through the two seed beads just above the
tear drop bead, don't pull it too tight or the tear dop will hang
funny. Pick up 8 more beads and go up through the right side of the
adjacent large loop beginning at the 37th bead from the top (I find
it easier to count 21 beads from the point where the two large loops
join). Repeat this step five more times, joining each large loop to
the next.
This
is what it looks like laid out flat with two of the tear drop beads
added.
Drape the completed ornament cover over your ornament, grab the beads and make a few more to add some beaded adorment to your Holiday festivites.
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