Most of the times we throw away the old torans while replacing it with a new one during the festive times. Selected with a lot of interest I feel regretful while doing so myself. So this year, instead of throwing away the old toran, I decided to salvage some old beads and mix them up with some new ones to make a customized Door decor and am happy with the results.
Toran 1
Because I didn't want a noisy dangling Toran at the main door, I chose to use the smaller beads.
Materials used -
1. Some beads from old torans
2. Some new beads
3. Nose Pliers
4. Thread
5. Headpins and Jump rings
Use the Eye Pin to attach the metal charm and insert the bell bead. Then make a hoop on top.
Connect the beads using jump rings
Reach the desired length of the door and you're done!
Toran 2
In this one I have used some white craft pearls from an old wall decor I had made earlier and some multicoloured beads along with small brass fish charms.
Follow the same process as before to make the hangings.
Make a hoop on one end of the thread. Measure the width of the door and cut the thread accordingly. Insert the beads from the open end.
Once done, make another hoop and tie the loose end of the thread.
This colourful Toran looks good on both dark and light backgrounds.
Toran 3
For this one I extracted the bells from old toran and some more beads from old necklace. I added a few floral craft beads which were awaiting use :D
Use some headpins to make the hangings.
I alternated the red and green acrylic beads and used some white pearl beads as fillers. This style can be used to decorate the mandir shelf as well by shortening the length.
Reuse-Recycle-Refurbish! 😀
Wishing everyone a Happy Festive Season! 🙏
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