Beaded Kangaroo Statue Materials:
• Armature Wire – 1.5mm x 175m 12904 • Beading Wire – Gold – 22 Metres 10229 • Chain Nose Pliers – 18864 • Pony Beads – Indigenous Colours 250g Pack – 19137
• Bead Box – Indigenous Colours 60g – 19136 • CleverPatch™ Air Dry Modelling Clay Grey – 1kg Pack – 18635 • Other materials required: Scissors, sticky tape and template (page 8).
1. Print out the template provided on page 8. Cut a piece of armature wire 50cm long. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors. Use the template as a guide and bend your armature wire with pliers so it is the shape of the kangaroo.
2. Cut off any excess armature wire using scissors.
3. Thread the pony beads onto the armature wire in any pattern you like. Stop when you reach the bend at the bottom of the armature wire.
4. Tape the ends of the armature wire together to hold the beads in place.
5. Cut a piece of clay that weighs around 175g. Roll the clay into a ball and flatten the bottom. This will form the base for your Kangaroo to stand up. Push the ends of the armature wire into the rounded top of the clay. Allow to air dry.
6. Cut a piece of beading wire 50cm long. Tie a pony bead to one end of the beading wire to help hold the smaller beads in place.
7. Thread the small beads from the bead box onto the beading wire, creating any pattern you like. Leave around 5cm of wire free from beads as this space will be needed to adjust the beads whilst weaving them onto the main frame.
8. Tie the open end of the beaded wire to the armature wire at the top of your Kangaroo’s ears. Weave the beaded wire in a zig zag motion from the top to the bottom of your kangaroo.
9. Once you have reached the bottom of the kangaroo, wrap the beading wire around the armature wire and tie to secure. Remove the pony bead from step 6 and cut off any excess beading wire. Your Beaded Kangaroo Statue is now ready to display!
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