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Bell and Bead Snowflake
Snowflakes. Really, is anything prettier in this world? They typify winter, no matter your religious preferences or holiday traditions; snowflakes are the essence of winter. Which makes them perfect for stringing around your house, tree, window, wherever you need a little extra cheer. These bead and bell beauties can be changed to suit your color scheme and style. Here they have a rustic feel with cheerful red beads and rusty bells, but change it up with smaller and larger bells, crystal beads and shiny silver bells, whatever you like.
Things you need:
18 jingle bells
25 beads, slightly smaller than the bells
16-gauge wire
Multi tool or needle nose pliers and wire cutters
Craft glue
Things to do:
1. Cut 6 8-inch lengths of wire and cross them in the center to form a snowflake shape. Twist to hold them together.
2. On one leg of the snowflake bead two beads, two bells (pulled side by side) and two more beads. Finish off with a final bell and, after working everything down toward the center to a tight fit, trim the wire to 1/4 inch and bend it around the shank of the final bell to hold it in place.
3. Continue with each leg until all are filled with beads and bells. Adjust the wire to make a nice even snowflake.
4. Glue one bead in the very center of the snowflake to cover the join.
5. Clip a 2-inch piece of wire and loop through the back of the join or under one of the end jingle bells to make a small hanging loop. Trim off any excess wire and hang!
Loopy Chenille Frosty the Snowman
Things you need:
1 – 6″ Styrofoam Ball
1 – Burgundy Felt Square
8 – 1/2″ Black Craft Pom Poms
2″ White Glitter Snowflakes
1 – 1-1/2″ Vinyl Carrots
2 – 25mm Googly Eyes
2 – Box of Ice Twig Branches
1 – Black Felt Top Hat
1 – Popsicle Stick
White Jumbo Loopy Chenille
2″ Feathered Red Cardinal Bird
Things to do:
1. Gently press the 6″ styrofoam ball against the surface of a table to create a flattened bottom. Place the craft stick halfway down into the top of the styrofoam ball. Press the remaining of the craft stick into the bottom of your 3″ styrofoam ball.
2. Begin wrapping the white loopy chenille around the styrofoam body form. You may want to start from the head down to the body. Be sure that you secure the loopy chenille as you go with floral u pins and hot glue.
3. Making the scarf, take the burgundy felt square and cut two stripes that are 12″ long and 2″ wide. Glue them both together. Cut slits at each ends, then wrap around the snowman’s neck. Glue a snow flake on the scarf.
4. Take a pair of the googly eyes, a carrot, and 5 black pom poms to be glued onto the 6″ styrofoam ball, which will be the face of the snowman.
5. Grab the black felt top hat and glue a red cardinal onto the side and glue on top of the head of snowman.
6. Lastly, take three more black pom poms and glue to the belly, about a inch apart. Take two of the Ice twig branches and glue on the side of the body for the arms. Hang a snow flake onto one of the branches.