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Simple Bead Ornament
Instructions to make simple Christmas tree ornaments using beads and pipe cleaners.

Materials Needed:
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Tri-Cornered Beads
  • Ribbon
Instructions:
This craft can range from very simple to hard depending on what shape you want to make.

Thread the beads onto a pipe cleaner so they nest together. You can then bend the pipe cleaner into the desired shape. For a very simple yet cute ornament you can bend the top down like a hook and make it look like a candy cane. For harder ideas, try bending your beaded pipe cleaner around to make a wreath, a star, a tree, ect.

For some of these designs you can add a piece of ribbon or even yarn to be the hanger. The candy cane design does not need a ribbon.

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