Shimmering Snowflake

Materials Needed:

Directions

Creating Pins:  To add beads to the safety pins, hold one opened safety pin with the point facing away and up.  Add beads as shown in the table at the bottom.  (8 Pins Total.)

“A” Pin (#1) (Make 8) 4—Rondell (Crystal)

Step 1:  Cut your wire into 1—6” and 1—12” piece.

Row 1:  (Wiring the Center)  Using a 6” piece of wire, * thread wire through the bottom loop of 1- “A” Pin, add 1—Rondell (Crystal).  Repeat from * until you have used 8- “A” Pins and 8—Rondells (Crystal).  Pull tight.  Twist and cut off excess wire.

Row 2:  Using a 12” piece of wire, * thread wire through the head of 1- “A” Pin from the previous row, add 1—18mm Star Bead (Crystal), 1—25mm Star Bead (Crystal) and 1—18mm Star Bead (Crystal).  Repeat from * until you have used 16—18mm Star Beads and 8—25mm Star Beads.  Pull tight.  Twist, but do not cut wire.

Step 2:  Thread 10—Rondells (Crystal) onto the remaining wire.  Form a loop.  Twist wire around the base of loop.  Trim off excess wire. 

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