Jolly Santa Makes 3
Materials Needed
87"-#24 ga. wire
9-25mm Sunburst Bears, Red (Ruby)
6-25mm Sunburst Beads, White
3-25mm Sunburst Beads, Black
6-18mm Sunburst Beads, Red (Ruby)
15-18mm Sunburst Beads, White
21-12mm Faceted Beads, Red (Ruby)
12-8mm Faceted Beads , Red (Ruby)
15-8mm Faceted Beads, Crystal
6-10mm Round Beads, Black
3-6mm Faceted beads, White
3-Hand-painted wooden Santa head (holes on both ends)
6-Cotton Balls
Materials Needed
Wire Cutters
Long Nose Pliers
Clear Drying Craft Glue
Instructions
1--Cut two 10" pieces of wire.
2--Tightly knot 1- White 6mm Faceted Bead on one wire leaving a 1/2" tail. String 2- 8mm Red Facted Beads on the wire. Bend the 1/2" tail back against the White Faceted Bead. Do NOT cut off excess wire on other end.
3--Tightly knot 1-Red 12mm Faceted bead on the other 10" wire leaving a 1-1/2" tail. Do not cut off 1-1/2" tail as it will be used to form hanging loop later on.
4--Insert the first wire with the 3 beads strung on it through the 12mm Facted Bead knotted on the second wire in Step 3. Insert wire through the end with the 1-1/2" tail. Do not cut off excess wires. These two wires become the body wires.
5--Working with both body wires as one unit, string beads on the wires in the following order: 1 Red 18mm Sunburst Bead, 1 White 25mm Sunburst bead. This complete the hat.
6--Continue stringing on both body wires as one unit beads in the following order: 3 Crystal 8mm Faceted Beads, 1 Santa head stringing it over the three 8mm Faceted Bead so they are inside the head. Make sure the head is right side up.
7--Continue stringing on both body wires as one unit beads in the following order: 1 White 18mm Sunburst and 1 Red 18mm Sunburst bead. This completes the head and neck.
8--Cut a 9" piece of wire.
9--Wrap this wire once around the body wires close to the last Red 18mm Sunburst Bead. Make sure there is a equal length of wire on each side of the body wires. These wires will be used to form arms later on. Make sure one arm wire is on the right of the Santa and one is on the left side.
10--Continue stringing on both body wires as one unit beads in the following order: 2 Red 25mm Sunburst Beads, 1 Black 25mm Sunburst bead, 1 Red 25mm Sunburst Bead and finally 1 White 25mm Sunburst Bead. Make sure beads are nestled together. This completes the body. Spread body wires apart as each will now be use as a leg wire.
11--On EACH leg wire, string beads in the following order: 2 Red 12mm Faceted Beads, 1 White 18mm Sunburst Bead and finally 1 Black 10mm Round Bead. Make sure beads are nested together. Tightly knot on the last bead. Cut off excess leg wires except of 1/2". Bend this 1/2 back against the last 10mm Round Bead. This completes the legs.
12--String beads in the following order on EACH arm wire attached in Step 9: 1 Red 12 mm Faceted Bead, 1 Red 8mm Faceted Bead, 1 White 18mm Sunburst Bead, and finally 1 Crystal 8mm Faceted bead. tightly knot on the last bead. Cut off excess wire except of 1/2". Bend this 1/2" back against each of the last 8mm faceted Beads. This completes the arms.
13--Make small hanging loop with tail wire extending from hat by wrapping wire around itself 3 X's close to the 12mm Faceted Bead. Cut off any excess wire.
14--Glue cotton on head to form hair and beard. Starting with the back of the head, glue little piece of cotton to the back of the head, sides, and forehead. Glue on a large piece for a beard and 2 tiny pieces above bead for mustache.
15--Repeat steps 1-14 twice to make additional 2 Santa. Santa may also be suspended from a piece of monofilament line or thread.