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Faceted stones: round: 4mm, two; 12mm, one; heart: 10mmx11mm, one
Faceted beads: 6mm, six; 8mm, two
Beading wire, 20-gauge, 8 inches
Pin back, 11/2" long
Adhesive-backed glitter paper, 2-1/2"x5"
Poster board, 2-1/2" square
Jewelry glue
Needle-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Tweezers
Scissors
Ruler
To make the body, bend 8" length of wire in half; do not crease wire at bend. Twist wire two or three times, forming a small 1/2" loop as shown (Fig. 1). Wire ends must be even; trim if necessary.
Insert both wire ends through two 8mm faceted beads, pushing beads to loop. In the same way, insert wire through six 6mm beads. Cut off each wire end, leaving a 1" length. For tail, bend each wire end into a loop.
For wings, cut adhesive-backed glitter sheet in half widthwise. Remove backing from one sheet; press to poster board, lining up edges. Repeat with remaining glitter sheet, covering opposite side of poster board. Cut wing pattern from Pattern Section; use pattern to cut four wings from glitter paper.
For front wings, glue two wings together at flat ends so wings extend outward. For back wings, glue wings together at flat ends so wings extend slightly downward. Let glue dry thoroughly. Glue center of front wings on wire loop. Glue center of back wings overlapping front wings and touching front of first 8mm bead.
For head/eyes, use tweezers to glue one 4mm stone to each curve of heart. Glue head to body with head extending beyond wings. Glue 12mm stone to top center of wings, slightly overlapping head. Glue pin back to underside of wings.