Wire & Bead Christmas Tree

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  Step 1

  Tools and the wire

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  Step 2

  Cut a lenth of wire (about 20cm)

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  Step 3

  Cut 19 20cm wires by measuring it from the first one. (these will be the 20 branches)

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  Step 4

  Wrap some wire around the stick. This is to keep the tree stable

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  Step 5

  Finished covered stick

  *Note: I took a break here because it destroyed my fingers

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  Step 6

  when you decided the length of your branches wind the rest of the wire towards the bottom of the tree trunk. Remember that it should be long enough to still be bent for the bead.

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  Step 7

  to make sure you are spacing your branches right. Check it from the top and add where you think its necessary

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  Step 8

  Finished wire branches from the top

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  Step 9

  side of wire tree

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  Step 10

  Time for the beads. I picked shinny festive coulored ones. I can imagine using a single colour or only two colours

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  Step 11

  load the bead on to the branch

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  Step 12

  bend around the last bit of the branch with the long nose to make sure the bead doesn't fall off

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  Step 13

  push bead toward the bend. . .

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  Step 14

  Bend the bead up with the flat pliers. This secures the bead so it doesn't move down the branch

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  Step 15

  Continue until every branch has a bead

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  Step 16

  top view of the beaded tree

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  Step 17

  Tadaaa!

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Felecity W. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 86 projects 4th December 2010

Cute! Totally reminds me of The Grinch.

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