Bead Embellished Fans

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  Step 1

  Decide on a length for your bead attachments, and layout the beads you will use. I was making 50+, and wanted to use up leftover beads from old projects, so I went with a sea-inspired palette, and a maximum of three identical bead 'layouts'.

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  Step 2

  Our sandalwood fans came packaged in individual boxes, but these were for a wedding ceremony and were going to be displayed in a vase. Therefore: take the fans out of the boxes and take the boxes to the recycling bin.

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  Step 3

  To facilitate an assembly-line, I cut all my wires first. Your wire will measure: double what you want your final length to be, and then a little extra (I like an inch extra on both sides).

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  Step 4

  The fans have a metal loop through which we'll thread the beading wire.

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  Step 5

  Thread the beading wire.

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  Step 6

  Assemble first, crimp later (just make sure not to knock over the table and send all your work onto the floor).

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  Step 7

  Once the wire is threaded through the fan's metal link and the beads are on the wire, place a crimp bead onto both wires. Notice the seed bead finishing the assembly (before the crimp). Some beads, like that green one, have holes large enough for a crimp bead to slide through, so I wanted insurance.

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  Step 8

  Crimp the crimp. These I just flattened (instead of folded), because I was going to cut off the extra wire and didn't mind the 'rectangular' crimp.

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  Step 9

  Trim the excess wire.

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  Step 10

  Impress your family. Notice the extra-special purple one I made for myself :o)

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  Step 11

  Fend off summer.

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