hunky beaded candlesticks make a statement when alone or paired with another chubby friend.

What You'll Need:

Assorted glass beads in amber, light blues, sage greens, pinks, and purples
60 large glass beads
130 small and medium beads
Semi-precious beads including jade, garnet, and grey and tan dyed pearls, rose quart chips
Faux pearls
1 yd 26 gauge gold colored wire
Wire cutters
Brass Candlestick

Directions:

1. Take the gold wire and start beading the large beads on one end leaving a curled tail of about one inch at the end.
2. When the beads have gone around at least 360 degrees, take the excess wire and wrap it around the next space between the next bead and the bead next to it.
3. Continue beading with large beads, taking the wire in and out of the beads below the beads higher up so that the wire forms a loose web around the bottom.
4. When reaching the smaller circumference areas use the smallest beads possible to emphasize the shape of the candlestick.
5. As your beads reach larger circumferenced areas, use bigger beads or smaller beads twisted into clusters to emphasize the width of the candlestick.
6. Reaching the top, again switch to smaller beads until the top where you will once again take a two inch piece of excess wire and wrap it around the beads below the final bead at the top.