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hollyinjapan
Just Write Team Member
Registered: March 2010
Location: West Tokyo
Posts: 99
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Handmade beaded ornaments and Christmas, they just go together don't they? When I was a little girl I would look with wonder at the beaded ornaments my Grandma had. She told me she wasn't the one who made them, but that she had received them from someone or bought them somewhere. I forget. But I do remember marveling at how simple beads on a pin, stuck into a foam ball in an organized pattern could make such a beautiful ornament. Years later, as a young newlywed I remembered the ornaments and thought to look for them on the internet. I never did find exactly the same kind that my Grandma had, but I did find some that I like even more from a shop called The Cracker Box. These ornaments are so intricate, so complex, so beautiful. Each one comes with hundreds of straight pins, thousands of beads, and pages and pages of written instructions that have to be followed precisely in order to make the ornament correctly. Each ornament has taken me between 25 and 30 hours to make. I made five ornaments in one year, then two more a few years later. After I had children I didn't have the time to make any more. I still have one unmade ornament kit. One of these years I'll find the endurance and willpower to make it too. The finished product is well worth the effort.
all papers and elements from Sound the Trumpets by ViVa Artistry
page template (altered) from Fuss Free Paper Play by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
font is DJB So Much to Say
as seen in the December 2011 Artisan Notebook
Thank you so much for looking!
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Theresa Hernandez
Cream of the Crop Team Member
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 462
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Tue January 3, 2012 8:39pm
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Wow! I love this idea for preserving your ornaments and the memories that go with them. So beautiful.
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Theresa
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gracelikerain
Creative Team Member Alumni
Registered: October 2011
Posts: 104
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Wed January 4, 2012 5:30pm
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This is a beautiful page with all the elements, shadowing and details, but the journaling makes the page even more perfect!
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