Beaded Ornaments (the rest of the story)

I'll start wth the ta-da . . . here's the light fixture in our dining area decorated for the holidays.  I wish the camera picked it up, but the silver beads on the silver ornaments really sparkle.

 

Now, the rest of the story . . .

 

I made this beaded ornament for an ornament exchange.  Of course I had to buy a package of 6 ornaments at Hobby Lobby and a lot more beads than this one ornament needed.  I had the brilliant idea of making up the other 5 balls to hang on the light fixture.

 

I worked and worked.  Of course I had to run to Hobby Lobby for a new supply of one kind of bead, but my 5 balls were done.  I decided that the fixture needed some garland, too, so off to Hobby Lobby I go again.

 

The garland went on the fixture just fine.  I wasn't sure how I was going to hang the ornaments, but after several tries I came up with a plan.  1, 2, 3, 4 ornaments hung.  I'll bet you know what's going to happen!  You guessed it, I dropped the fifth one and it shattered all over.

 

The only thing to do was to run back to Hobby Lobby again and get another package of 6 ornaments.  Good thing they were 50% off!

 

As I drove back home I was contemplating what to do with the 5 ornaments I would have left over after replacing the broken one.  I hung the bead netting on the new ornament and promptly dropped it, too.  Broom and dustpan out again.  Okay, now I'll only have 4 left to do something with.

 

I did manage to get 5 beaded ornaments hanging from the light fixture and I like the look so much I'll be packing them carefully away to use in years to come.  Oh, what did I do with the 4 extra ornaments (you ask)?  They stayed in their original box, carefully placed in a closet.  You never know how many I'll break next year!

 

Happy stitching,

Sherri