Jingle Bell Grapes Ornament

Just a few simple craft supplies and you can make lots of these festive grape cluster ornaments to adorn your tree, a wreath, or even to give as gifts or package ties. You can make them in silver and gold, as I did, or all one color in any color bell you can find. Easy, inexpensive and quick to make, these fun jingle bell ornaments will lend sparkle to any holiday decor.

Materials:

• Jingle bells in assorted colors and sizes. I used gold and silver, both in 9mm, 15mm and 20mm. You will need 6 of the smallest, 6 of the medium, and 4 of the large per ornament.
• Medium gauge wire in silver or gold (I used silver); you want to be able to bend the wire into a small loop, but it should have some stiffness to it, too.
• Silver and gold leaves
• Very thin ribbon (I used gold)
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Scissors
• Needle-nosed pliers/wire-cutter

Instructions:

1. Cut a 6” piece of wire. String a small gold jingle bell onto it and make a loop at one end with your pliers, enclosing the stem of the bell.

2. String the rest of the small gold bells onto the wire, alternating them so they’re tight. Next, string the small silver bells, followed by the medium gold, then medium silver, then large gold and finally large silver.

3. Twist the remaining wire at the top to make a small hanging loop, making sure to keep the bells tightly together. Your loop should “hold” your bells together. If you still have some movement, it’s okay, you can fix that when you glue your leaves on. Snip off any excess wire.

4. Heat your glue gun. Cut the stems off of 2 gold leaves and 1 silver. Glue first the two gold leaves onto the top of the cluster near the base of your hanging loop, then the silver one on top of them.

5. Allow the glue to cool and set, then cut a 6” length of ribbon, thread it through the hanging loop and tie the ends together to make a hanger. Make lots of these ornaments and enjoy displaying them on your tree!