WIRE GARLAND WITH VINTAGE ORNAMENTS

 

 

 

24 GAUGE STEEL WIRE GARLAND

 

 

 

I love vintage ornaments but their delicacy makes me nervous!

 

 I decided to make a delicate wire garland and add a couple of seed beads on each wrap so I could hang the ornaments. 

 

Something to know about wire is the larger the gauge -  the thinner the wire.  So 24 gauge wire is thinner than 18 gauge wire.  For this project I used steel wire from Lowes.

 

http://www.lowes.com/pd_52686-37672-123107_0__?productId=3109325&Ntt=hillman+wire+24&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dhillman%2Bwire%2B24&facetInfo= 

 

 I didn't find the smaller packages of wire at Home Depot or Ace. 

 

 

There are many tutorials on wire wrapping.

This is the first link I found when I googled how to make a double end wire loop.

 

 

   http://www.pinterest.com/pin/109775309637223756/

 

The tutorial is for jewelry but it is exactly the same concept. 

 

All with the comfort of a sofa, hot cocoa and tv :)