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Beaded Spider

This Beaded Spider is a perfect project for Halloween. You can wear as a pendant, make 2 for earrings or hang from a thread to greet friends

Materials

1 8mm swarovski Pearl, black

1 6mm swarovski Pearl, black

2 ft 28g wire, cut into 4 6" pcs

8 size 11/0 seed beads, Jet

32 size 3 bugle beads, black or

40 size 2 bugle beads

1 2" Headpin

Tools

Round Nose Plier

Chain Nose Plier

Wire Cutter

Step One

Place the 8mm and 6mm bead onto the headpin and make a loop leaving 1/8" of play in the beads.

Step Two

Wrap the center of each wire once around the headpin between the beads.

Step Three

Add 4 bugle beads and one seed bead to one of the legs, then thread the end of the wire back through the last bugle bead (skip the seed bead).

Step Four

Make sure the bugle beads are firmly against the body and gently pull the wire tight working out the slack in the leg. Trim excess wire.

Step Five

Repeat until all 8 legs are completed, gently shape legs.

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