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Dragonfly Hair Pick by Mary Jo Hiney From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-405

Guest Mary Jo Hiney creates a sparkling dragonfly hair pin to adorn your hair.

Materials --

Seed beads, 11/0, sea blue or color of choice
Seed beads, 14/0, crystal aqua or color of choice
Round crystal beads, 4mm, 45 blue, 20 sapphire blue
Rondele crystal beads, 4mm, 20 blue, 13 sapphire blue
Round crystal bead, 6mm, one, olive green
Glass bead, specialty shape, 8mm, one blue
Two-pronged hairpin, or hair comb of choice
26-gauge wire, silver
32-gauge wire, silver
Brown velvetleaf
Wire cutters
Needle nose pliers
Gemtac adhesive

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Cut a 36" length from the 26-gauge wire. Use this one length of wire to form all aspects of the dragonfly, except the antennae. Mark the center of the wire with a bend. Slide 20 of the 4mm round blue beads onto the wire. Form into a loop (figure A) and twist wires together at the loop base. Repeat with the other end of the wire, forming the second loop.

2. Cut two 15" lengths from 32-gauge wire. Tie the wire near the center of one loop.

3. Fill the space by slipping beads onto the wire, using the seed beads as spacers. The wire is extended across the open space and secured at an opposite end by wrapping the wire snugly around the wing wire. Extend the wire invisibly to the next space between beads on wing wire (figure B). Extend the wire invisibly to the next space between beads on the wing wire. Begin to fill the wing space.

4. Continue to fill the wing space.

5. Fill both loop spaces and shape as dragonfly wings. Slipping the end of 32-gauge wire through a few beads to secure wire and then trimming excess wire.

6. Slide beads onto wire to form lower wing, forming one lower wing.

7. Both lower wings are now formed.

8. One of the wires is bent downward, the other upward. One large body bead and five 5mm rounds beads are slipped on the downward bent wire to form the tail. The downward wire is then bent upward 2" from the center. Forming the beaded serpentine around the tail beads (figure C).

9. Finish the serpentine tail.

10. Working with the same wire, slide the largest bead onto wire to form the body, then add the final 4mm round bead. Slip five seed beads onto the wire and then wrap the wire snugly around the body center, and trim the excess. Flatten cut end of wire with tip of needle nose pliers.

11. Bead the remaining 32-gauge wires individually with five-seven 14/0 seed beads. Slip the wire end around the last bead and then back through the other antennae beads. Secure wire and trim excess.

12. Wrap the remaining length of 26-gauge wire around hair comb or hairpin (figure D). Cover the wire on the backside with a velvetleaf cut to size. Glue in place with Gemtac.

RESOURCES :

The Beaded Object: Making Gorgeous Flowers and other Decorative Accents
0806974354
Mary Jo Hiney
March 2002
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Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.

GUESTS :

Mary Jo Hiney
Owner, Author
Mary Jo Hiney Designs
Website: www.maryjohineydesigns.com