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Supplies to make 1 ornament:
1 Cinderella Snowflake project kit
Scissors
Rosary pliers (needle nose pliers with a wire cutter)
Step 1: Straighten the 6 fixed branches of the lataperle. Working on one branch, string on 6 beads in this order:
spacer bead - 2-bump faceted - 6mm round - 14mm round - 6mm round - spacer bead.
Step 2: Leaving about 3/8" of wire above the spacer bead, use the rosary pliers to trim away any excess wire. Use the rosary pliers to gently form a loop with the 3/8" wire to secure the beads on to the wire.
Step 4: Straighten the long piece of wire that will form branch 7 and 8 of the snowflake.
Step 5: Use the rosary pliers to form a loop at the end of the straightened wire.
Step 6: String beads on in the reverse order to form the bottom snowflake branch:
spacer bead - 6mm round - 14mm round - 6mm round - 2-bump faceted - spacer bead.
Step 7: Guide the wire through the center hole of the lataperle. Next string the remaining beads onto the wire in the appropriate order.
Step 8: Make sure the wire is positioned well. Using rosary pliers, trim away excess wire leaving about 3/8" and form a loop as before.
Step 9: Use rosary pliers to open the looped end of the eye-pin (or hook), place it through the loop formed in Step 8, and close it to secure.
Step 11: Wrap the length of wire around a branch between the 2-bump faceted bead and the 6mm round bead, leaving a 1-1/2" tail. String on two 3-bump faceted beads and slide them all the way down the wire, then bend them into a point.
Step 12: Wrap the wire around the next branch in the same position (between the 2-bump faceted bead and 6mm round bead).
Step 13: Continue adding bump beads and wrapping wire until 8 sections total have been completed.
Step 14: Twist wires together to secure. Trim excess wire with scissors leaving a 1/4" twist. Tuck twist in to hide.
-- Be mindful of keeping your wire work orderly: not so tight that beads are stressed and break but not so loose that the ornament has poor form.
-- Be sure to attach the hanging hook to the long wire from Step 8. This long wire best supports the weight of the entire ornament. Using any of the fixed wires could result in a fixed wire pulling out from the center bead.
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