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Seventh Ornament of Christmas

December 19, 2011 4 Comments

Kicking off week two of the twelve ornaments of Christmas series are these homemade wreaths made from lace, pipe cleaners, beads and ribbon. My mom made these when I was a kid. To make your own, alternate threading lace and beads onto a pipe cleaner as shown in the photos below. If you’d like to include a candle design in the middle, leave enough room at the end of your pipe cleaner to accommodate the length needed for the candle.

First Ornament of Christmas (vintage felt ice skater)
Second Ornament of Christmas (easy DIY poinsettia)
Third Ornament of Christmas (scroll-sawed snowflakes)
Fourth Ornament of Christmas (plastic canvas poinsettia & birdie)
Fifth Ornament of Christmas (bedazzled felt boot)
Sixth Ornament of Christmas (painted puzzle piece candy cane & snowflake) 

Lace Wreath Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

Lace Wreath Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

Lace Wreath Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

Lace Wreath Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

Filed Under: Christmas, Vintage Crafts Tagged With: 12 ornaments of christmas, beads, lace, my family's crafts, pipe cleaners, ribbon, wreath

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Kris

    November 27, 2018 at 10:32 am

    Where can i purchase the lace you used for this wreath?

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    • Heidi

      November 28, 2018 at 8:42 am

      My mom made these when I was a kid, so I’ve never purchased this lace ribbon myself. She likely got it at JoAnn or Michaels. I also found this type of ribbon here: https://ribbons.com/white-lace-ribbon/id=113526

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  2. Tonya

    December 2, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    How much lace is needed for each wreath? when making the ornaments

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    • Heidi

      December 3, 2018 at 11:18 am

      It depends how long your pipe cleaners are and how thick you want the wreath to be. I’d go with another third to half the length of your pipe cleaner, so if you’ve got a 12″ pipe cleaner, the corresponding ribbon would be 16-18″.

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