Jazz Up Your Ornament Hooks

You may have noticed my beaded ornament hangers in yesterday’s Christmas tree post. 

I was inspired to make these when the folks over at Artbeads.com were kind enough to send me some of their beautiful glass beads free of charge*.  This is an easy and quick way to add extra sparkle to some of your special ornaments. So today I’ll share a little tutorial with you.

You’ll need:

~wire ornament hooks (or floral wire)

~glass beads

~needle-nose pliers (optional)

~ornaments

*Note, I tried using the fancy gold hooks, but the wire was too thick and the beads wouldn’t fit.  Plain old cheapie hooks work best. 

I found the longer hooks work best because obviously you can get more beads on there:

I had these crimping beads leftover from another project, so I used one as a stopper at the end of my hook.  If you don’t have these, just put your hook on the ornament first so the beads don’t fall off the bottom.

Straighten out your hook with the pliers or your fingers:

String on your beads of choice:

And re-shape the top of the hook:

Voila! All done!

I made another version using floral wire:

Twist one end around the top of your ornament with the pliers:

String on the glass beads.  I used a beautiful Christmas Mix. 

Make a loop and twist the wire back around the base:

Too cute!

Here’s another version with the Christmas mix:     

Artbeads has a wonderful selection of glass beads, as well as all other different types of beads so you can really get creative with this project.  It’s the perfect addition to my DIY Personalized Ornaments!

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I’ll announce the winner of the Artbeads.com giveaway later today!

This post brought to you by Gidget, the holiday elf!

*Disclosure: The glass beads used in this project  were kindly provided free-of-charge by Artbeads.com, within the frames of Artbeads.com blogging program. I have not received any compensation from Artbeads.com. The post above represents my honest personal opinion.