How to Make a Beaded Flower Pin
Design a beaded flower pin that looks like a vintage broach. Create a pin that matches your wardrobe and costs you less instead of rummaging through countless vintage stores or paying top price to find the right broach.
Things You'll Need:
9 1/4 inches 30-gauge silver craft wire
Wire cutters
1 bag bugle beads
Small craft pliers
4 medium beads
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Craft pin
Step
1
Cut the wire into six 18-inch pieces and one 13-inch piece.
Step
2
Slide one bungle bead to the middle of an 18-inch piece of wire. Bend the ends of the wire around the outsides of the bead back toward the wires. Slide two more bugle beads onto the wire.
Step
3
Slide the other end of the wire through the beads, making two loops. One loop now has one bead and the other has two beads. Repeat this process, adding one bead to each loop until you have five beads.
Step
4
Make five more petals following the process in Steps 2 and 3.
Step
5
Place four medium beads onto the center of the 13-inch wire. Bend the wire in to form a circle the size of the beads. Twist the excess wire to hold the beads in place. The amount of excess wire depends on the size of the beads.
Step
6
Arrange the petals around the wire circle from Step 5. Attach the ends of the petal wires to the circle wire by twisting them together.
Step
7
Wrap the wires around the pin. Secure the beaded flower to the pin by hot gluing the pin and wires.
Tips & Warnings
Add bead sprays to make leaves behind the beaded flower.
Use two different colors for the bugle and medium beads. This helps accent the petals.
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Design a beaded flower pin that looks like a vintage broach. Create a pin that matches your wardrobe and costs you less instead of rummaging through countless vintage stores or paying top price to find the right broach.
Things You'll Need:
9 1/4 inches 30-gauge silver craft wire
Wire cutters
1 bag bugle beads
Small craft pliers
4 medium beads
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Craft pin
Step
1
Cut the wire into six 18-inch pieces and one 13-inch piece.
Step
2
Slide one bungle bead to the middle of an 18-inch piece of wire. Bend the ends of the wire around the outsides of the bead back toward the wires. Slide two more bugle beads onto the wire.
Step
3
Slide the other end of the wire through the beads, making two loops. One loop now has one bead and the other has two beads. Repeat this process, adding one bead to each loop until you have five beads.
Step
4
Make five more petals following the process in Steps 2 and 3.
Step
5
Place four medium beads onto the center of the 13-inch wire. Bend the wire in to form a circle the size of the beads. Twist the excess wire to hold the beads in place. The amount of excess wire depends on the size of the beads.
Step
6
Arrange the petals around the wire circle from Step 5. Attach the ends of the petal wires to the circle wire by twisting them together.
Step
7
Wrap the wires around the pin. Secure the beaded flower to the pin by hot gluing the pin and wires.
Tips & Warnings
Add bead sprays to make leaves behind the beaded flower.
Use two different colors for the bugle and medium beads. This helps accent the petals.
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