Handmade Christmas bells
Learn how to make handmade Christmas bells to add a personal touch to your holiday decorations. Easy and festive craft ideas!
Yield: 2 bells
Equipment
Materials
- Large Plastic cups
- 3 Dollar Tree Nautical Rope
- Red satin ribbon
- Silver Bells
- Boxwood
Instructions
- Start by adding a line of hot glue along the top rim of the plastic cup and press the nautical rope firmly on top.
- Repeat this around the plastic cup until you reach the top. If you run out of nautical rope, just add the new piece where you left off.
- Once at the bottom (I flipped the cup over when I was working so even though it is the bottom of the cup, it was the top part in the picture), add the hot glue to the bottom flat section of the cup and wrap the rope in the middle and press firmly. I left about 12 inches of the nautical rope to have it hang from.
- Repeat this for the second bell. You could make a third also!
- I then cut 2 pieces of ribbon about 6 inches long and made a simple bow. Attach the bow with a dab of hot glue and press on top of the bell.
- Add some hot glue to the ends of the boxwood and press them underneath the bow.
- I tied the two end pieces of the nautical rope together in a simple knot for it to hang from
