Ornament Hangers I use 24 gauge wire twisted 6 times around a 10 penny nail for an ornament hanger instead of buying those tiny eyelets. Cut off the two ends, Drill a small 1/16th hole in the top of the ornament. Use plain old Elmer's Wood Glue to glue it in. All I do is stick the twisted end of the finished wire hanger into the glue spout to get enough glue to glue it in in the hole.
I like the Colored wire as it seems to lend to a better looking ornament than the plain wire. Colors that I have found have been Green, Red, Gold, Black, some vasiations of Greens and Reds, Copper and of course Silver.
I run the 10 penny nail through a piece of wood and clamp it down to the work bench.
I have found that 28 gauge a little to thin and 20 gauge a little to thick.
Total cost is under a couple of bucks to make 100s of hangers.
Last edited by Kenny_S : 10-26-2005 at 11:49 AM.
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