Dragonfly Art and Craft Ideas

How to Make Dragonfly Ornaments

Are you looking for more art and craft ideas? Consider making beautiful dragonfly ornaments.

These dragonfly crafts pearl ornaments are very versatile. Make them in any colors you choose. Hang them on a Christmas tree, or display them as "everyday" decor whenever and wherever you please!

The first time I made one of these dragonfly ornaments, I used a craft kit made by Mac Enterprises. I purchased the kit at Michaels arts and crafts store a number of years ago. I do not know whether the kit is still available.

Making these ornaments is more difficult and time consuming than it may look. Assembling the wings can be frustrating. So I suggest that you don't plan to whip out a lot of these in a short time.

Here is how to make these lovely pearl dragonfly ornaments. The finished ornament measures approximately 5-1/2 inches from the top of the antennae to the bottom of the body.

Have you made this dragonfly ornament? Please click here and tell us about it!

Materials to Make Dragonfly Ornaments

1 white 14mm pearl

1 white 10mm pearl

1 white 8mm pearl

4 white 6mm pearls

12 white 5mm pearls

2 gold 5mm pearls

24 inches thin gold wire (28 gauge)

• Twelve 2-inch pieces

8 inches medium gold wire (20 gauge)

72 inches thick gold wire (18 gauge)

• One 14-inch piece
• Five 10-inch pieces
• One 5-inch piece
• One 3-inch piece

At least 7 inches thin gold cord (to hang dragonfly ornament)

Instructions to Make Dragonfly Ornaments

Make the first set of dragonfly wings

Cut two 10-inch pieces of thick (18 gauge) wire. Roll each end into spiral shapes, as shown in the photo on the right.

For one piece, leave approximately
2-1/2 inches unrolled in the center between the coils. For the other piece, leave approximately 1-1/2 inches of space between the coils.

Cut another 10-inch piece of 18 gauge wire. Bend it into an oval shape (approximately 4 inches wide). Overlap ends approximately
1-1/2 inch on each side.

Cut two 2-inch pieces of thin (28 gauge) wire. Use these pieces to connect the spiral piece (the one with the 2-1/2 inch span between the coils) to the sides the oval-shaped wire. The coils should curve upward, as shown in the photos below.

Cut two more 2-inch pieces of 28-gauge wire. Thread a 5mm white pearl onto one of these pieces. Attach the pearl by wrapping one end of the 2-inch wire around the outer edge of the spiral and the other end around the oval-shaped wire. Repeat on the other side. (See photos below.)

Take the other 10-inch spiral piece (the one with the 1-1/2 inch span between the coils) and attach it to the oval wire in the same manner, except that with this piece, the spirals should curl downward instead of up. For this step, you will need four more 2-inch pieces of thin wire (28 gauge) and two more 5mm pearls.

Make the second set of dragonfly wings

Dragonflies have two sets of wings. For the second set of wings, cut another 10-inch piece of thick (18 gauge) wire and bend it into an oval shape like you did before.

Cut one more 10-inch piece of 18 gauge wire and shape spirals at each end, leaving approximately
1-1/2 inches of space between the coils. Cut four 2-inch pieces of thin (28 gauge) wire. Attach the spiral wire and two 5mm white pearls to the oval so that the piece looks like the photo on the left.

Join the two sets of dragonfly wings together

Cut one 3-inch piece of thick (18 gauge) wire. Pinch the center of the first oval piece. Do the same for the other the other oval.

Attach the two ovals together by wrapping the
3-inch wire around the center to join the wings into one piece.

Instructions are continued on Dragonfly Art and Craft Ideas -- Page 2.

Would you like to share these art and craft ideas? Please feel free to link to this page! Here is what your link will look like:

Looking for terrific Art and Craft Ideas? To make these lovely dragonfly ornaments, see the tutorial and photos on the How To Arts and Crafts.com website.

Just copy the HTML text that is inside the scroll box below and paste it anywhere in your website or blog:

<div style="border:solid #912CEE 1px; width:370px; font-size:small; text-align: left; padding:1px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"><img src="http://www.how-to-arts-and-crafts.com/images/art-and-craft-ideas-dragonfly-ornament.thumbnail.jpg" align="left" width="58" height="70" vspace="5" hspace="5" alt="Dragonfly Ornament.">Looking for terrific <a href="http://www.how-to-arts-and-crafts.com/art-and-craft-ideas.html" target="_blank"><b>Art and Craft Ideas</b></a>? To make these lovely dragonfly ornaments, see the tutorial and photos on the <b>How To Arts and Crafts.com</b> website.<br clear="all"></div>