Crystalfaith's Creations

I've made a few of these ornament covers and they are very simple, but can be time consuming. You'll need:

seed beads
thread
scissors
beading needle or thin sewing needle

I am using a light pink and a brown.

First thread your needle. I don't tie it off. I just put the needle about 3 inches from the end like so.

Then put on 2 beads of your main color and 1 of your accent color until you have 16 accent colors.

Make it a loop by tying the thread.

Then you put on 5 beads of your main color and 1 accent color until you have 13 sets of your main color. Don't put on the last accent color. Next go through the 4th accent bead from the top.

Add 5 beads of your main color,1 accent, and 5 more mains. Then skip an accent bead and go through the one above it

Continue this pattern until the top of the row and add only 5 main colors, and go through the accent color in the loop.

Now add 5 main colors,1 accent color and 5 main colors and go through the next accent bead.

Continue down the row and after you go through the last accent bead add 5 mains, 1 accent, 5 mains, 1 accent, and 5 mains and go through the next accent bead. Continue this way all the way up, down, and around the circle. After the first two rows, you should be able to do this very easily without the instructions, but if you need them that's ok too :)

When you get all the way around to the last accent bead on the top circle you'll have a big net like this.

This next part is easier than it sounds and it's hard to explain, so bear with me. When you get to the last accent bead on the last row, add 5 mains, 1 accent, and 5 mains and go through the corresponding accent bead on the other side of the net. This is where we "sew" up the back.

Add 5 main colors and go through the next accent bead on the opposite side. It kind of "zips" up. When you get to the very top, add the 5 main colors and go through the very first accent bead on the top circle and tie off.

I don't have a bulb on hand to show you this finished netting, but here is one I've done before. By the way, this was a smaller bulb, so the netting hung down. A bigger bulb will make the netting hug the bulb tighter.