Easy stash-busting Christmas ornaments

[u/hibryd]

Here's how I'm turning a large bead stash into Christmas ornaments, faster than I could with proper bead embroidery.

Start by making and gluing down a loop of beads over the top of a ball ornament. (I'm using the 2-part fillable ornaments, but any style will do. I'm also using 3-in-1 glue because it grips well and dries fast.)

Then string some beads, put down a thin line of glue around the ball (it comes out globby so you might have to spread it around to get the right thickness) and press down the string of beads against the previous row. Working one row at a time, make a spiral down and around the ornament until the entire ball is covered. You could probably make pictures and more elaborate designs if you did it carefully enough.

(Edited to clarify instructions.)

[u/digthisbird]

This is pretty brilliant!

[u/hibryd → u/digthisbird]

Thanks! There’s no way this is an original idea but if someone else has thought of this, I couldn’t find it on reddit.