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Beaded Napkin Ring

aking your own napkin rings are a personal touch to any dinner setting.

What You'll Need:

15 Faux Pearls in small and medium sizes
11 size 6 clear seed beads
19 Large faux pearls
5 shell petal beads
4 small shell leaf beads
28 gauge wire

Directions:

1. Start with a medium faux pearl and a piece of wire that measures a foot long. Bead the first bead in the middle of the wire and twist the wire once add another bead then twist again. Repeat with all 15 small and medium pearls, then cluster the clear beads in between the pearls. Run the wire between the pearls to create a web then twist behind the cluster.
2. Take a new piece of wire measuring 6 inches and bead each leaf on the wire twisting once after each leaf. Tie the end together. It will form a circle with the point of the leaves facing out.
3. Take another piece of wire and bead the five large petal beads running the wire twice through each petal.
4. Take an eight inch piece of wire and bead the 19 large pearl beads and twistie-tie them together.
5. Take another piece of wire and run it through all three layers of flower parts, cluster, small leaves, then large petals, making sure that it doesn't show. Twistie tie all together then curl wire in a loop so that it is not scratchy.

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