How Do You Make Bead Animals?
Beads are versatile, easy-to-learn accessories that can be used in a variety of applications. Making animals out of them is one great way to use them for holiday decorations, toys for children or pins for a shirt or jacket. With a few easy steps to follow, almost any animal can be made. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5370978/345868_Full.jpg’); }); Draw out the animal you wish to create. Start with flat designs and then move on to more three- dimensional animals. An example of an easy one is a frog. Step 2 Gather 50 green beads, 12 yellow and 2 black. Get 2 yards of satin cord and a key chain or hook. Step 3 Fold cord in half. Take the middle fold and pass it through the hook or keychain and loop through with a half-hitch knot to hold it in place. Step 4 Line up beads according to pattern created. Step 5 Cross both threads through the first row of beads, one starting at eac