For ages. 8 years +
Materials
Small wooden beads
beading wire (available at selected craft outlets and beading stores)
key ring attachment (available at craft stores)
Step 1
Cut a length of beading wire about 20cm long. Using the pliers, form a 1cm wide coil in one end of the wire.
Step 2
Thread 36 beads onto the wire. The coil will stop them falling off the wire as you work.
Step 3
Each butterfly wing is made up of eight beads. Form the first segment of the wire with eight beads into a wing loop, so that four beads are on each side of the loop. Twist the end of the wing loop and the centre wire together a couple of times to secure the wing loop in place.
Step 4
Continue as in Step 3 to create three more loops, twisting the centre wire and wing loops together at the centre. The remaining four beads form the body of the butterfly.
Secure the loop end of the key ring to the excess wire, just above the four beads, by passing the wire through the key ring then twisting the wire to secure it. Cut off the excess wire and then arrange your butterfly wings in the correct positions as the may have moved out of place.
