Do you want to please your family with a handmade gift? Puzzling, what to present for the New Year? Or did you decide to just diversify your desktop with crafts? We present to your attention: "Christmas tree made of beads" - a master class. It will allow you to quickly and efficiently make a similar craft.
In order to weave this Christmas tree from beads, you will need:
- green color cutting - 50 grams;
- cutting of golden color - 5 grams;
- 50 meters of copper wire;
- alabaster;
- colored pebbles;
- large beads like pearls;
- bugles of green or white;
- stand.
So, we decided on the materials, so let's get down to work directly. Our Christmas tree will consist of ten levels, in each of which we will arrange four branches. Let's start from the top, as it will be the first level. We cut the wire 45 cm long and string on it one bead of golden color, 1 bugle, 1 bead of golden color, 1 silver and bead of green color. The tip of the wire is passed through all the beads, except the first - golden. Thus, all the beads should be in the middle of the wire, after which we bred its ends. For each of them now we collect 4 green beads. At the edges of the wire, twist the circles and corners 3-4 turns. Then we make the same two loops, but perpendicular to the first two, and twist two turns under the loops.
The second level begins with the fact that we take a wire 25 cm long, as well as 3 green, 2 gold, 3 green beads and twist the loop in the middle from all this. Then at each end we make a separate loop, and we get a branch. There should be exactly 4 such branches, so that the herringbone from the beads in the end turns out to be symmetrical.
Getting to the third level. We will need 4 pieces of wire, the length of which will be 30 cm. We make 5 loops on each. The first 3 are the same, and the other two are recruited according to the scheme: 4 green beads, 2 golden, 4 green. Then we take another 8 pieces of wire of 30 cm and produce from them 8 branches of 5 loops in each. We do the first 3 loops, as in the previous cases, and the other two according to the following pattern: 6 green, 2 gold, 6 green. From 2 branches we form one.
Next, in the fourth level, four large branches are obtained. For them we use 4 pieces of wire of 35 cm each. We make 7 loops on each branch, the first three as usual, and the following according to the scheme: 6 green, 2 gold, 6 green. The next level is 8 segments of 30 cm. We make 5 loops on each branch and collect one from two branches. Using an additional wire of 20 cm, we wind one twig to another. At this stage, the herringbone from beads is already starting to take on a clear silhouette.
In the future, the production process of this souvenir is based on the fact that new levels are formed from wire with beads, which are twisted into turns and connected together. You can do this as much as you like, and the more levels you get, the higher the bead Christmas tree will be. The main thing is to take into account the rules of symmetry and make sure that the product "stands on its feet", that is, does not swing in different directions. It is worth noting that if the wire is very dense, then the craft can reach large sizes.
After all the operations performed, our beaded herringbone requires assembly. It is necessary to wrap it from top to bottom with wire in order to give more strength and stability to the souvenir. Keep the distance between the levels: 8 mm top - 12 mm bottom. Now that the Christmas tree of beads is ready, we fix it in the stand, fill the base with alabaster and decorate with rhinestones and beads. The main thing is to ensure that the decorations do not outweigh the tree itself. It is best to use beads, rhinestones, tinsel and light plastic balls. Such bead Christmas trees are a great gift for a close and close person, as well as a new friend.