I just saw a picture of a christmas tree shape. It was covered with beads and spray painted. Maybe then you could add the crystals and such. You can also check on Garden Junk.

Thank you~

This (picture in the link) isn't an ornament, but this is a shadow box I made. The triangle piece is a piece of my mom's wedding dress with her wedding dress beads glued on. Thought maybe it would give you an idea for something else.

Could you maybe run a thin wire through the beads or chains and swirl them around clear ornaments?

Or put your mom's picture in an ornament or clear little frame and glue the beads all around it.

I don't know if you have sisters, but I made my sisters bracelets and earrings out of wedding dress beads. Maybe you could re-do the beads into something like that.

I try to make something each year as a little remembrance.

I don't know if you already did this, but maybe post this on the craft forum too.

Deb

Here is a link that might be useful: picture of shadow box

Check out this post from the C&D forum about a tree made from
old jewelry.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jewelry Tree

Deb that shadowbox is beautiful. Thanks for sharing that.

Evelyn, I'll go check out that thread, thanks.