Easy Christmas Crafts: Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament

Add some fun and whimsy with this Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament made of seed beads, sequins and 24 gauge floral wire.

Small but fun - take a look.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament finished and on display

Easy Christmas Crafts: Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament Materials and Tools:

Sequins with the hole in the middle     1 at 15mm for the "tree skirt";  2 at 10mm for the largest tree branches;  2 at 8mm for the middle tree branches;  2 at 5mm for the small tree branches 
Seed beads - 6 for the tree "trunk" and 1 for the "topper" 
24 gauge wire (I used inexpensive floral wire.) 
Ruler  
Needle nose pliers 
Take a look at the simple materials and tools shown here.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament materials and tools

The Steps for How to Make the Easy Christmas Crafts: Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament:

Measure and cut the wire to a four-inch length.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 1 measure and cut wire
Hold the wire with the tip of the needle nose pliers 1 1/4 inches from one end.

Bend the shorter portion of the wire around the pliers.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 2 bend wire base
Form a rough circle around the long wire stem. The wire should be perpendicular to the circle and roughly in the center.

Flatten the short end of the wire inside the circle.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 3 form circle for the base
Line up the sequins and beads as they should be added to the wire.

The largest sequin will be the "tree skirt".

Next is a seed bead for the tree trunk.

From there alternate the sequins and seed beads from largest to smallest.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 4 line up beads and sequins
Add the beads and sequins to the wire.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 6 add beads and sequins to the wire
Use the tip of the needle nose pliers to make a small curl in the end of the wire.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 6 bend wire end
Make a hook in the top of the wire.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 7 form wire hook
The Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament is ready to sparkle among the decorations.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament step 8 hang to display
Here's a fun little version in blue.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament blue version
And, here's a pink version.
Tiny Christmas Tree Ornament pink version
Inexpensive packets of sequins, seed beads and floral wire can make many of these small but fun and sparkly ornaments.

Have fun!

The tiny Christmas tree ornament can be a great project for the young and the young at heart.
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