These beaded garden ornaments are fast, easy, and inexpensive to create. They also make great yard art gifts, and may help attract birds and butterflies to your garden.
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Making garden crafts or yard art is always a fun thing to do with kids, or garden clubs and groups. This one is the easiest yet.
Supplies
Using memory wire that I believe is manufactured for bracelets, you can make glittering lengths of beads, that bounce and sparkle in the garden.
Start by threading a small bead to the end of the wire, and then use needle nose pliers to crimp the end. This will prevent the beads from falling off.
Then continue adding beads in any pattern you like. When you have finished threading the beads, crimp or make a loop with the remaining wire to use as a hanger.
I ended up cutting the memory wire to make three beaded garden ornaments, but you could make two, or even one long piece for this project.
Here you see two of the three, hanging from our bird feeder hook.
These are hung on our lamp post. Looks like jewelry for the outdoors, huh?
They are pretty to look at, and I'm hoping will also attract butterflies and other wildlife to the garden.
As I mentioned earlier, this is an easy one for the kids and would be a perfect project for them to make as a gift.
You could also hang these from a tree branch, or make smaller ones, hung from a mini stake to place in flower pots. Something like the sea glass ornament or the garden charm accessories projects.
Another fun, easy and affordable craft for all to enjoy.
Beaded Garden Ornaments
Carol Abbe
Greetings from Alaska
I have beaded a hanging basket wire but cannot for the life of me figure out how to stop the beads from falling once I hold it upright. I've tried a few things such as earring backs but to no avail. I've tried the crimping method but no luck. I've looked at basket basket wire but can't figure it out. I'm hoping in your professional opinion that you would be willing to tell me a few 'stop the bead' methods. Thank you in advance for your help and if you don't know then that's thankful too, at least I'm not alone in this. From Carol
Patti Estep
I'm trying to visualize your basket Carol. Are you talking about a beaded handle? Perhaps a little super glue to an end bead? Also you can buy a special "crimping bead" that may hold the rest in place. Hope that helps.
Karen
Beads are just great and I love adding them to projects wherever I can. Just enjoying them in the garden is such a great idea. They could embellish pots as well as garden hooks - and it's a fun way to use up beads from other projects. Thanks for the inspiration!
Patti Estep
Thanks Karen. I know you're a big bead lover and who could blame you. I remember when you managed the blogger challenge and chose beads as the main supply. Your hanging basket with beads was so pretty. You should definitely check out the memory wire. It works so well with the beads and makes such a pretty spiral.
Carole
I like those really long ones - I'm creating a bird park and these would be a neat addition. Another great idea! LOVE
Patti Estep
Thanks Carole. I think they would be fabulous in your bird park!