They are an easy Christmas craft that's fun for the whole family. These ornaments make great gifts, package decoration and tree ornaments. Here's a simple list of what you need to make your own Tri Bead Candy Cane Ornaments.
My daughter and I made the Candy Cane Ornament on the left!
Materials List for Tri Bead Candy Canes
1 Pack of 12" Chenille Stems
An assortment of Red, White, Clear & Green "Acrylic Tri Beads"
Scissors
12" Chenille Stems
Darice Chenille Stems 3mm 12" 25/Pkg Red 10421-30, 12 Item(s)/Order
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
I prefer the Darice brand of 3mm Chenille Stems. The stems also come in a wider width but those are hard to work with.
More Colors or Christmas Chenille Stems
3mm 12" Chenille Stems.
Holiday Tri-Bead Assortment, 3lbs
Holiday Tri-Bead Assortment, 3lbs (Bag of 9450)
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
This is a great assortment for making candy cane ornaments in bulk.
More Tri Beads
You can get super creative with the Metallic Beads!
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Tri Bead Candy Cane Instructions
1) Take a Chenille Stem and place one Tri Bead on the bottom. The fold the Chenille Stem over the bead to form an "end".2) Thread more Tri Beads onto the Chenille Stem until you have the desired length.
3) Trim and fold over the Chenille Stem to form your second end.
4) Bend the finished product over on one end to form a candy cane shape.
5) Hang on tree!
Fun Candy Cane Patterns
1) Red & White - Red Chenille Stem with Red, White, Red, White Bead Pattern.
2) Red, White & Green - Green Chenille Stem with Red, White, Green, Red, White, Green Bead Pattern.
3) Silver Bells - Silver Chenille Stem with Clear, White, Clear, White Bead Pattern.
Would you try this craft?
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GonnaFly
Oct 17, 2011 @ 3:52 am | delete
- This looks very effective. Love it!
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dellgirl
Sep 14, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
- These are so much fun to make, thanks for sharing this helpful info.
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SquidooKimberly
Dec 23, 2010 @ 12:26 pm | delete
- I used to make these when I was little, and we used to do something similar with lace and those mini fuzzy teddy bears. We'd weave the lace in and out of the tri-beads on the pipe cleaner, then bend it into a wreath. Hot glue a teddy bear to the center and put a little red bow on it. Super cute!
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WildFacesGallery
Dec 12, 2010 @ 9:36 am | delete
- This looks like a lot of fun. I even have some of those beads stashed in my crafty kit so may give it a try. :) I'm adding this lens to my homemade Christmas Lensography as featured under Ornaments.
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ohcaroline
Nov 6, 2010 @ 9:11 pm | delete
- They look pretty easy...fun for kids too.
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