Crafts Using Jingle Bells

Create your own door hangers using jingle bells.

Jingle bells come in a variety of colors and sizes. Many people use the inexpensive bells to create crafts for all seasons. With a little creativity and some imagination, you can make jingle bells crafts to display in your home or give away as gifts. Children can do jingle bells crafts with minimal supervision. Gather a couple of packages of craft jingle bells from your local craft store and get started today.

Jingle Bell Accessories

Add jingle bells to your favorite accessories to accent them and make them stand out. For example, use a small piece of thread and needle to sew jingle bells on scarves, winter hats and mittens. You can use a variety of different sizes, including small bells for kid's accessories or medium to large bells for adult accessories. Another idea is to thread jingle bells on a string and tie them to bookmarks, keychains or shoelaces.

Holiday Crafts

Make a Christmas holiday bracelet by placing red, green and white jingle bells on chenille stems. You can also use beads and colored chenille stems for added decoration. Place the bells side-by-side on the chenille stem or leave spaces between the bells so the chenille stems show. For a Halloween bracelet, use black and orange bells on black chenille stems. Attach small, plastic Halloween-themed beads, such as bats and spiders, on the bracelet in between the beads.

Door Hanger Crafts

Tie large craft bells to satin ribbon and hang on the door. Guests can "jingle" the bells instead of ringing the doorbell. Alternate the ribbon to correspond with the upcoming holiday. Use black and orange Halloween-themed ribbon with black jingle bells or Fourth of July-themed ribbon with red jingle bells. Children can make simple door hangers for their rooms using small- to medium-size jingle bells and colored yarn. Simply tie the yarn to the bells and hang them on a doorknob. For added decoration, paint a thin layer of glue on the jingle bells and sprinkle with fine glitter. Shake off excess glitter and you will have shiny jingle bells.

Wreath Crafts

Use heavy-gauge craft wire or a recycled wire hanger to make a jingle bell wreath. Cut the wire to the length you prefer and string several jingle bells on the wire. The shorter the wire, the smaller the wreath will be. Use small, medium and large bells so they will all fit nicely together on the wire creating a wreath of bells. Create a classy wreath using all silver jingle bells and a silver satin ribbon to create a bow for the wreath. For other variations, use colored jingle bells and holiday-themed ribbon.

References

• Martha Stewart: Bell Scarves, Hats and Mittens
• Family Fun: Jingle Bell Bracelets
• Real Simple: Jingle Bells
• All Free Crafts: Homemade Jingle Bell Wreath