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Caterpillar Bracelet
You will need:

  • 36" Piece 18 gauge wire - light yellow
  • Pony beads - 24 green, 24 lime and 24 orange
  • 5/8" x 5/8" Wood candle cup
  • 1/2" x 1/2" Wood spool
  • Gold jingle bell - 1/2" diameter
  • Acrylic paint - green
  • Glue
  • Permanent markers - black, white & red
  • Nail clippers or wire cutters
  • Needle nose pliers
  • Paintbrush

 

Instructions:

1. Paint candle cup and wood spool green.

2. Fold 36" wire in half aligning both ends. String jingle bell on one end of wire. Hold ends of wire up so the bell rests in fold.

3. String pony beads on both wires alternating colors in the following order: green, lime green and orange.

 

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4. Bend ends of wire back in small loop. Cut off excess if necessary. Wedge and glue loops inside top of candle cup. Glue wood spool centered on bottom of candle cup.

5. Use marker to draw face. Draw eyes, nostrils and mouth with black.

Toner Plastic, Inc™ Fun Wire™, CraftLace™ ; Darice® Wiggle Eyes, Pony Beads, Wood Spool, Candle Cup, Jingle Bell, Pin Back; Fiskars® Micro-Tip® Needle Nose Pliers; Delta Ceramcoat® Acrylic Paint

 

 

Butterfly Pin
You will need:

  • Two 13 1/2" pieces 18 gauge wire - purple
  • 4" piece 24 gauge wire - black
  • 1" pin back
  • Pony beads - 2 purple ovals
  • 1 dark pink barrel
  • Tacky glue
  • Needle nose pliers

 

Instructions:

1. Fold each length of purple wire in half. Loop together to form one long length. Crimp together with needle nose pliers.

2. String barrel pony bead on wire. Center over joint. String one oval pony bead on each side of barrel pony bead. Spread wires to the sides of the beads to hold beads in place.

3. To make wings, twist the end of each wire into small loop bending the front wires towards the back and the back wires towards the front. Continue twisting each wire into a spiral increasing the size of each loop as you twist.

4. For the antennae, fold the black wire in half. Wedge the folded end into the hole in the front bead. Bend ends out and up to form a "V". Twist each end of wire down into a small loop. Glue pin back on bottom of body. Let dry.

 

 

Frog
You will need:

  • 16 1/4" of 18 gauge wire - green
  • 3 Oval pony beads - green
  • 1" Pin back
  • Two 4mm red wiggle eyes

Frog
You will need:

  • Tacky glue
  • Needle nose pliers
  • Nail clippers or wire cutters
  • Black marker

 

Instructions:

1. Cut wire into one 11" long piece for the body and one 5 1/4" piece for the arms.

2. Fold wire for body in half aligning both ends.

3. String 1 pony beads on for head and center on wire. Twist wires together a half turn below head.

4. String 2 pony beads onto both wires for the body. Push up to neck. Spread wires apart. Shape legs by bending upward to form knees, then down to form legs.

 

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Twist one small loop at each end of wire for feet then bend feet out to sides.

5. Center wire for arms across front of neck, bend ends back and around neck, crossing to opposite sides. Twist one small loop on each end of wire for hands. Bend arms down to knees.

6. Glue eyes on face. Draw mouth and nostrils with black marker. Glue pin back on back of body or adjust legs so frog will sit.

 

Toner Plastic, Inc™ Fun Wire™, CraftLace™ ; Darice® Wiggle Eyes, Pony Beads, Wood Spool, Candle Cup, Jingle Bell, Pin Back; Fiskars® Micro-Tip® Needle Nose Pliers; Delta Ceramcoat® Acrylic Paint

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