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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Safety Pin and Seed Bead American Flag
Thanks to a viewer (Sherry) for sending this one in!
Materials:
 | 10 small silver or gold colored safety pins (size #0) |
| 1 larger silver or gold colored safety pin (size #2) |
| red, white and blue seed beads |
| metal nail file or flat screwdriver |
| OPTIONAL: needle nosed pliers |
Instructions:
| take one of the small safety pins and thread on the beads from column one
of the pattern below (5 blue, 1 white, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red)
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| repeat with the second, third, fourth and fifth safety pins
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| with the sixth thru tenth safety pins, start with red and alternate 9
beads red/white.
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
| B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
| B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
| R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
| R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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OPTIONAL: Pinch the opening of the safety pins with the needle nose
pliers so they won't pop open.
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| Use a nail file or flat screwdriver to stretch open the loop of the large
safety pin
 | This is the toughest part of the craft -- once you've done these
crafts a couple of times, it gets easier. |
| Step back and think about this for a second -- this step makes a
lot more sense if you keep in mind that you need the pin part of
the large safety pin free to pin onto your hat or shirt -- you have to
get the small safety pins onto the other side of the large safety pin. |
| Slide the ends (little circles) of the small safety pins onto the
large safety pin -- keep sliding all the way around the loop so it's on
the other side (non pin side) of the large safety pin. |
| Squeeze the loop back closed with pliers.
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| Here are some additional suggestions from viewers:
"I just took the circle end of the pin with the beads on it and twisted around circle end of the main pin. After the first 1 or 2 it is
easier then messing with pliers and you don't have to worry about them staying closed. Also,
using different styles and sizes of beads gives the flag a 3D effect.
Using the same large pins for everything is a different yet nice project.
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Thanks Fawn.
"I bought the size 3 saftey pins and used E beads. 3 blue, 1 white, 1 red, 1 white, 1 red worked well, 5 rows of that, then 5 rows of alternating red white (starting with red). I also found that a staple opener opened the spring part of the pin very well."
Thanks Tina |
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