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FIGURĘ A

Berry Bead Ornaments

Berry Bead Ornaments

Basic Supplies (for Five Ornaments):

Nylon Monofilament String (462-25)

28 ga. Working Wire, Silver (658*97)

Wire Cutters

Scissors

Needle

White Craft Glue (084-99)

These five ornaments begin with a circle of six berry beads. The colors listed are those shown in the photographs, but any color or combination of colors can be used.

Basic Shape

String 6 berry beads onto 36” piece of wire leaving 2” taił at one end. Twist wires together so that beads form a circle. Add 1 berry bead to long wire and puli bead to center of circle. Wrap long wire around circle wire and go back through center bead (Figurę A). Twist wires together to secure. Complete ornament following individual in-structions. For hanger, tie a 3” loop in center of a piece of monofilament string. Tie loop to top of ornament (a smali amount of glue will secure knot). Trim string and hide ends in beads.

Starburst

Materials:

6 — 15mm Berry Beads, AB Red (426-87)

1 — 15mm Berry Bead, AB White (426-95) 48 — 6mm Faceted Beads, AB Red (431-17) 6 — 6mm Faceted Beads, AB White (431-25) Basic Supplies

1.    Make basie shape using 6 red berry beads and 1 white berry bead in center.

2.    String 1 red faceted bead on long wire. Go through an opening between outer ring of beads and center bead, pulling bead tight against berry bead.

3.    On same wire, add 3 red faceted beads. Go through red berry bead (Figurę B). Add 3 red faceted and go through opening between outer ring and center bead. Add 3 morę red faceted beads and go through next red berry bead (Figurę B). Continue around to starting point. Add 2 red faceted beads, go through first faceted bead and back through red berry bead.

4. Add 2 red and 1 white faceted beads, bring wire around white bead, back through red beads and through next red berry bead (Figurę C). Continue around to starting point. Go back down through 3 red faceted beads and twist wires. Cut wires close to beads. Tie hanger in white faceted bead.

Crystal Pendant

Materials:

7 — 15mm Berry Beads, AB Limę (426-75) 1 -— 15mm Berry Bead, AB White (426-95) 19 — 6mm Faceted Beads, AB White (431-25)

27 — 2mm Rocailłe Beads, Crystal Iris (414-27)

1.    Make basie shape using 6 limę berry beads and 1 white berry bead in center.

2.    Repeat Step 2 of Sunburst using white faceted bead.

3.    Repeat Step 3 of Flower using white faceted beads only.

4.    Run wire through next limę berry bead, add 1 faceted, 12 rocailles, 1 limę berry bead, 1 faceted; bring wire around last faceted and back through berry bead, 12 rocailles and faceted bead. (Pendant is at bottom of ornament.)

5. * Run wire through next limę berry bead, add 1 faceted, 3 rocailles; bring wire around last rocailłe and back through 2 rocailles and 1 faceted; repeat from * 4 morę times. Twist wires together and cut wires close to beads, hiding wire ends in beads. Make hanger in rocailłe spoke opposite pendant.

Tri-Star

Materials:

48 — 6mm Transparent Faceted Beads, Crystal (430-53)

7 — 15mm Berry Beads, AB Red (426-87) Basic Supplies

1.    Make basie shape with 6 red berry beads for outer ring and remaining red berry bead in center.

2.    * Add 3 faceted beads. run wire through next opening in outer ring to other side; repeat from ^# 5 morę times (Figurę D). There are three 3-bead loops on each side.

3.    Run wire through first bead of next loop. 4

reverse direction, • add 1 faceted, run wire through next faceted and opening between berry beads, run wire through first bead of next loop (Figurę E); repeat from * 5 morę times. (There are 12 faceted beads on each side.)

4. * Run wire through next berry bead, add 8 faceted, skip next berry bead; repeat from * 2 morę times, run wire through next berry bead. Twist wires together. Cut wires close to beads and hide wire ends in beads. Make hanger in top of any 8-bead loop.