If you're a ribbon hoarder like me, turn some of that stash into these sweet and delicate ornaments for your Christmas tree! Resembling snowflakes, they have a delicate look that is so charming.

Back in the Fall, I found some wide creamy velvet ribbon at Hobby Lobby and purchased a couple of rolls. I made a simple velvet ribbon loop tree and it turned out so cute I wanted some matching ornaments. These ribbon ornaments were easy to make after a little trial and error, and they have a delicate vintage look which is perfect for my magical vintage Christmas tree this year!

But wait...you can easily change up the look and feel of these ornaments by using different ribbon and beads! Plaid ribbon with wood beads would be soo cute for a farmhouse inspired Christmas. Or modern shiny ribbon paired with glass beads for a modern Christmas. You get the idea...play around with what you have to create ornaments that suit your style!

Important: The one thing I will say about ribbon choice is that a loose and floppy ribbon won't work for these ornaments. You also don't want your ribbon to be too wide. 1" is perfect. You want a ribbon that is on the stiffer side for these ornaments to look their best. Think velvet, canvas, heavier-weight ribbons and wired ribbon.

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• 1" wide velvet ribbon (I used ivory similar to THIS)
• 8 mm pearl beads
• needle and thread to match your ribbon (I used a thicker cotton thread like baker's twine, along with a needle with a big hole). Check to make sure your needle will fit through the pearls! You could also use quilting thread or DMC floss
• embroidery scissors

Start by cutting the ribbon into 4-1/2" lengths. You will need 8 pieces of ribbon for each ornament. I like to put the pearl beads into a bowl to keep them from escaping!

Be sure you have a nice, long, generous length of thread through your needle, and don't bother knotting the end. We're going to make a ribbon sandwich, with the pearls as the filling. To do this, fold a piece of ribbon in half and poke the needle through the ends, about 1/4" from edge. The reason for poking it through both ends is so that the hole we create marks the spot where we'll insert the needle after threading the bead.

With the needle poked through the ribbon, release the bottom piece of ribbon and thread a pearl bead onto the needle. Then, poke the needle back through the hole we created in the ribbon in the step above.

Tip: Yes, the beads go between the loop of each piece of ribbon. This little bead keeps the ribbon in its nice, loopy state. I tried another way...ribbon loop then bead, then ribbon loop...and the ornament looked all squashed and funny! The ribbons would not hold their shape.

Pull the ribbon/bead loop you just created to the end of the thread, leaving at least 4-5" (we don't want it sliding off while we create more loops!) Repeat the steps to add a looped ribbon/pearl combo, sliding each loop to the end as you go. Repeat until all 8 pieces of ribbon are threaded. Your ornaments will resemble a flower.

When all 8 pieces of ribbon have been threaded, be sure they're nice and tucked snug next to one another, and they create a flower shape. Tie off the thread by knotting it snugly, then again, and then cut the excess thread.

The final step is to hot glue a hanging ribbon loop between two sections of "petals", as shown above.

I made another ornament using the velvet ribbon and wood beads to show you another variation. It's a little chunkier and gives the ornament a bit of a different vibe.