So this is late, but I was super busy over the holiday, sometimes I only have time to make the memories and not actually get around to sharing them. This lovely red spiral is the highlight today, but you may see several handmade ornaments looming in the background. perhaps i will find time to post how those are made before next Christmas.
This is a pretty easy ornament that is fun for the kids, and not too time consuming, which mean you can make one or thirty if you're really feeling it. My kids did about four each. Why is that not a solid four? Well, they started to lose interest right about there.
All you need is tube netting and pipe cleaners. Choose a complimentary pipe cleaner color to the net tubing you choose. This could easily be silver on silver, get creative for Halloween with orange on black, use school colors to hang from your car mirror or whatever.
Cut the tubing to be and inch or two longer than your pipe cleaner. I need two full inches, because these knots are hard for me, but then I waste a lot at the end. Tie one knot then feed the pipe cleaner into the tube. Tied the other end into a knot. Make sure your knots are nice and tight and then trim. When feeding in the pipe cleaner you may feel it get 'caught', this simply means you will have to inch it on, but it will be lovely at the end, I promise.
After the knots are good you can shape your noodle any way you want. We had some hearts, but my favorite were these spiral shapes, reminiscent of a set my husband and I bought in Denver years ago. Here's one of the girlies, proud of her ornament!
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