Christmas Jewelry Tutorial on How to Make a Beaded Snowflake Ornament
Summary: With Christmas coming, want to make some Christmas ornaments for your house? Well, this tutorial is going to show you how to make a beaded snowflake ornament with pearls and seed beads.
In this beaded snowflake ornament tutorial, a fabulous mixture of white pearls and blue seed beads makes this ornament sparkly. If you have some beading techniques, there will be no problems to finish this beaded snowflake ornament. Now, let’s begin to learn how to make a beaded snowflake ornament for coming Christmas.
Materials needed in beaded snowflake ornament tutorial:
8MM Glass Pearl Beads
4MM Glass Pearl Beads
2MM Seed Beads
Tiger Wire
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Instructions for beaded snowflake ornament tutorial:
Step 1: Make the center circle of the beaded snowflake ornament
1st, cut off about 70cm tiger wire, slide five 8mm pearl beads onto the wire;
2nd, cross the both wire ends to another 8mm pearl bead and tighten wires, keep one wire 60cm for continuing beading.
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Step 2: Make the petals for the beaded snowflake ornament
1st, use the 60cm wire as the working wire, slide a 4mm pearl bead and a seed bead onto the wire, add a 4mm pearl bead and a seed bead again, then add four seed beads and three 8mm pearl beads alternatively;
2nd, pass through the wire back to the 2nd seed bead and tighten wires;
3rd, slide a 4mm pearl bead and a seed bead onto the wire, add a 4mm pearl bead again, pass through the wire back to the 8mm pearl bead at the top of the center circle and tighten wires; now you have got the first petal;
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4th, thread the wire clockwise to the next 8mm pearl bead, then repeat the processes the 1st and the 2nd in this step;
5th, slide a 4mm pearl bead and a seed bead onto the wire, pass through the wire back to the 1st 4mm pearl bead of the last petal and tighten wires;
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6th, repeat processes the 4th and the 5th to make another three petals;
7th, thread the wire clockwise to next 8mm pearl bead again, continue to thread the wire to the last 4mm pearl bead of the first petal, add a seed bead, a 4mm peal bead and a seed bead to the wire, then do the rest as the same with other petals.
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Step 3: Conceal the redundant wires by passing the beading path; now, a beaded snowflake ornament is done.
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Here is the final look of the beaded snowflake ornament:
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Tada! The tutorial on how to make a beaded snowflake ornament is done! Making Christmas ornaments by yourself can add a touch of warmth and festival to your house, and it will be especially meaningful if all family members take part in. So, don’t hesitate to make such a unique beaded snowflake ornament for decorating your house!