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Create
treasured Ornaments for the holidays!
How to
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Holiday
 ORNAMENT
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- Aluminum wire is just
perfect for making lightweight and inexpensive Holiday Ornaments! Shown: A 5 inch long ornament made of
8 gauge aluminum wire wound in a spiral, pulled out and adjusted.
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- With a little
practice you can create this keepsake ornament:
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 1. Drive two nails in
a board. With the center end of the wire held by the nails, carefully
spiral the wire into a flat coil.
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demonstration we have used 10 feet of 6 gauge aluminum wire which
will produce a 16 inch long ornament.
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hand to hold the coil flat. The more round the coil is the fewer
adjustments will be needed later.
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 3.Remove
coil from the board and pull out the center up vertically.
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the coil so it is even. - You could stop here and have a holiday
tree table top ornament.
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- 5. Shape
the end of the coil toward the enter and make a loop with a needle
nose pliers.
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Turn the loop up for the hanger, even out the distance between
the coils and trim the other end of the wire for a finished look.
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- 7.Buff up
the ornament with a fine abrasive wool or a jewelry cloth. For
a satin finish simply use a kitchen scrub pad.
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- THE FINISHED
SPIRAL ORNAMENT- Hang with a ribbon or cord.
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- 8. Fill with
pine cones, glass balls, marbles, gifts, candy etc. & hang
anywhere.
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into a cornucopia as a harvest/ thanksgiving ornament.
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- Aluminum
wire is lightweight for hanging on Christmas trees.
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- The wire
will retain its silvery color for years with little cleaning.
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- Order samples and experiment
you may end up with a keepsake family ornament or a lovely gift!
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- For
tools and techniques SEE ALSO: Flattening,
Bending & Forming Metal
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