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12 Lunar New Year Patterns
By Patty Cox
REQUIRES ADULT SUPERVISION FOR USE OF DRILL


Taiwan

 

When you see the “helping hand” symbol on a project, it means you may need adult supervision to do the project. Always use care when using tools or a heat source. Be careful and safe!

 

Main supplies:

  • Forster® Woodsies Tags
  • Forster® mini hand drill
  • DecoArt® Americana® acrylic paints
  • 1/8” x 2” cotter pins - 3 per tag
  • Pacon® nylon filament
  • e beads
  • crimp beads

Basics:

  • needle nose pliers
  • Royal® graphite paper
  • Black marker - fine tip
  • Royal® Kids Choicetm Brushes Assorted - flat, round and liner
  • pencil

 

Instructions:
1. Using mini hand drill, drill three small holes through tag bottom.
2. Paint one side of wood tag in selected color. Let dry. Paint other side and let dry.
3. Choose lunar new year pattern and transfer on tagby laying graphite paper between pattern and tag. Go over with a pencil to transfer pattern. Paint design selected colors. Outline with black fine tip marker. Add the Chinese characters that go with the design using black marker. Paint your name or initials according to alphabet.
4. Wind Chime Fringe: Cut 7” length nylon filament. Thread a crimp bead on nylon filament. Loop nylon through a hole in wood tag, then back through crimp bead. Squeeze crimp bead in pliers to flatten, close to tag.
5. Thread beads on nylon filament ending with a crimp bead. Add add a cotter pin on nylon, loop nylon end back through crimp bead. Crimp bead. Thread nylon end back through several beads. Repeat for each wind chime.
6. Add a hanging loop at wind chime top: Cut 7” length nylon filament. Thread a crimp bead on nylon filament. Loop nylon through a hole in wood tag, then back through crimp bead. Crimp bead close to tag.
Thread one or more beads on nylon filament ending with a crimp bead. Loop nylon end back through crimp bead. Crimp bead, leaving a nylon loop at top for hanging.
7. Optional: Hang several tags together forming a family tree wind chime.
Note: for younger children use thread and tie knots instead of using crimp bead to attach beads.

 

Forster® Woodsies Tags, mini hand drill, Pacon® nylon filament; Royal® Kids Choicetm brushes and graphite paper

 

   

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