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Christmas Decorations

November 13, 2008 at 3:29 PM Dara Leave a comment

Rhinestone Jingles

Decorating the Christmas tree with family and friends is a very special time.  Making the ornaments yourself also means the quality time spent together more memorable.  Here are a few ideas you can use for decoring this holiday. 

Materials

• 1 – large jingle bell
• 1 – 11″ blue organza ribbon
• 1 – 11″ silver organza ribbon
• Various sizes and colors of flat back rhinestones

Instructions

You can create any design you’d like on the jingle bells using gem-tac glue and flat back rhinestones. Also laying one ribbon on top the other, you can tie it around the handle of the jingle bells.

Ribbon of Jingles

Materials

• 1 – Silver jingle bell
• 1 – 8 ½” of 5mm red velvet ribbons
• 1 – 9″ of 5mm emerald velvet ribbon
• 7 – Silver pearls
• 1 – 5 ½” silver wire

Instructions

1. Using pliers take one end of the wire and hook it onto the jingle bell handle.
2. Using the emerald velvet ribbon, tie a bow onto the wire to cover the area that was hooked onto the jingle bells.
3. On the red velvet ribbon, measure 1″ and poke a hole through the ribbon.
4. Insert the wire through the hole.
5. Insert one silver pearl or as many as you prefer.
6. Create a zig zag shape with the red velvet ribbon and poke a hole through the ribbon where appropriate.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 until there is no more ribbons left.
8. Using pliers been the left over wire to create a loop.

Note: you can use any size or color of pearls and ribbons you like.

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