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Ribbon Candy Ornaments with New Jersey Needle Artists

Nancy B from New Jersey Needle Artists Chapter put together lovely kits to make 3 Ribbon Candy Ornaments at this month’s meeting.

We were given 22″ lengths of Grosgrain ribbon with stripes printed on both sides in Christmas red, green, and both. Nancy said locating the ribbon was the hardest part. I did a search just now and can’t find these colors in stripes. She marked the end at 1″, 2″ increments, and 1″ from the end on each of our ribbons. That made it super easy for us!

We got 7 small and 7 large clear beads for each ornament (4 mm, 6 mm, or 8 mm), matching green and red floss, and a needle.

The instructions are from Martha Stewart, but  Nancy walked us through it (in person and for Zoom people).

I revised how to make the loop on my second one, so no knot end would show. The knot you see holds the bead in place.

I tied it off inside the first fold.

Then, I tried to end with a knot, but it wasn’t as close to the bead as I wanted. So, I went back through the bead and tied off inside the last fold. The little green loop is a happy accident! 

My third one worked up easily.

Place your loop right of both beads.

Make a knot right of the small bead at your preferred loop length.

Run both threads through ribbon and tie a knot with the short end. Pick up a bead with the long length.

Alternate a small and large bead as you progress. I ended with a knot close to the bead and still ran it through the last fold to knot again and cut.

My loops are a little long for this hanger, but all three are ready for our Christmas tree.

Lovely, fun, and quick. Thanks again, Nancy!

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