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Christmas Craft Projects - Beaded Christmas Tree
Size: 10" tall. Equipment: Wire cutters. Jeweler’s pliers. Ruler.
Scissors.
Materials: Beads: 6mm transparent emerald green
(faceted), about 600; larger green, about 15; multicolored E beads (like seed
beads, but larger), about 150; 15mm rhinestone star, one; plastic snowflakes,
about five. Assorted beads as desired to fill in (pearls, crystal, seed, pearl
drop, rhinestone).
Wire: Green covered stem, 16 gauge, one piece 10" long;
silver colored, 32 gauge, one spool; green colored, 26 gauge, one spool. Small
plastic flowerpot, 2 1/2" high, 2" in diameter. Spackle or plaster to
fill pot. Decorative foil to cover pot. One piece each of lightweight
cardboard and felt, approximately 2" x 2". Glue.
Directions:
1. Using bottom of flowerpot as a pattern, cut
a circle from cardboard and felt; glue cardboard to base of pot; glue felt
over it.
2. Prepare spackle or plaster according to package directions;
pour mixture into flowerpot. Before spackle hardens, insert the 10" piece
of stem wire into center of pot. Place large pale green beads around stem wire
on top of plaster; allow to harden.
3. From green colored wire, cut approximately 15 pieces of
each of the following lengths: 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 3",
3 1/2".
4. To form bottom branches, start at base of tree. Twist ends
of the 15 longest pieces of green-colored wire around stem wire, spacing around
stem. String emerald green beads onto each wire; leave about 1/4" of wire
at end; twist into a loop to prevent beads from falling off. Use the 15 next
longest pieces of green wire for next row of branches. Use graduated shorter
lengths as you work around stem to the top, to give tree shape. Bead each wire
after it has been attached to tree; twist each end into a loop.
5. For decorations, cut pieces of silver-colored wire about
2" long. String multicolored beads as desired, leaving short ends of
wire; twist into a circle; twist ends to branches at random on tree. String
other beads separately onto small pieces of wire and attach to tree, arranging as desired. Attach
rhinestone star to top of tree, using small piece of wire. Cover flowerpot
with decorative foil; glue
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