Brick Tree Ornament - Page 2
6. Tie an over hand knot with the thread right under the top green bead.
7. Go back up through the top green bead and the seed beads in order to reinforce the loop.
8. Now snake the needle back down through some of the green beads in your tree. This can be anywhere.
9. Slip on one of your colored beads, and then go back down through the bead you came out of in order to attach the colored bead to your green "tree."
10. Continue adding ornaments onto your little tree as described in step 9. You can also use more seed beads and make garlands to drape across your little tree.
If you’re new to brick stitch, this is a fun little project to practice the stitch with. You can make the tree larger or smaller. You only need to remember to start with an odd number of beads in the ladder row. Not only can the loop created with the seed beads be used to dangle this ornament from a tree, but it can also be used as a bale so the tree can be added to ear hooks or a chain.
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