No-Hole Bead Ornament
designed by Erynn Sullivan

Materials Needed
Mat board
20 ga wire, Round nose pliers, wire cutter
1/2 mm clear No Hole Beads
Double sided adhesive sheet
Glue stick (sticky, not hot)
Glue gun
Festive trim
1/2" wide ribbon
Clear nail polish
1/16" hole punch
Christmas graphic (old card, wrapping paper or clip art)
NICE, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL: Tidy Tray, Fiskars non-stick scissors, nylon jaw jewelry pliers

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut out graphic, (leaving a generous margin) and attach to wrong side of mat board with a glue stick. Suede mat board looks particularly nice. Cut graphic (with margin) out of the piece of mat board.

2. Cut a piece of double sided adhesive sheet to the approximate size of your graphic (with margin). Remove one side of the adhesive backing and place the adhesive over the graphic. Trim your mat board/ graphic/ adhesive "sandwich". Mat board can be hard to cut, but don't worry about rough edges, you'll cover them with trim later. Punch a small hole at the top for the wire hanger.

3. Remove the second adhesive backing and attach no-hole beads. Press those little beads down good! Brush off the extra, being attentive to the edges of the mat board.

4. Cut trim to size (there is usually a slight overhang of adhesive and that will help it stick while you measure) and treat ends with clear nail polish to prevent fraying. Attach trim to edge of mat board with glue gun. Start at the bottom center, this makes the seam less noticeable. Attach a small bow or other embellishments to the ornament.

5. To make wire hanger: Start with a 3" length of wire, loop it around a pencil and wrap one tail around the other for a noose-like effect. Push the remaining tail through the hole in the ornament from the back. Leaving the loop above the trim, bend the wire into an "L" shape where it enters the ornament. Bend the wire sticking out of the front of the ornament up into a "U" shape. Trim wire so that only about 1/2" is sticking out of the hole. Bend into a decorative coil.