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Materials:
music wire, copper wire, box of copper bb’s (available at sporting
goods stores), copper tape, beads, tin punch, spray 77, wire cutters,
pliers, photos, backing paper, scissors, glue gun, glue sticks,
small squatty jar
Photo Base:
- Cut 5-6
lengths of music wire and bend into a curve. At one end of wire,
make small loops with pliers. At the other end, bend the wire
into a small "L" shape. This will be the end that
you put in the jar.
- Fill the
glass jar 3/4" from the top with the bbs. The weight of
them should hold the wire in the desired position long enough
for you to glue them in place.
- Take glue
gun and hot glue all around wire.
- Take wire
and spread out into position that you want.
- Add a final
layer of bbs and glue to top of jar mouth.
Photo Frames:
- Take photos
and mount onto heavy mat board.
- Cut strips
of copper foil tape and wrap around edges of photo.
- Take tin
punch and punch holes in the copper tape all the way around
the photo.
- Take copper
wire and beads. Start at the top of photo and thread wire through
holes, add beads, and twist and coil wire to make decorative
designs all the way around photo.
- When you
have gotten back to the top of photo, twist wire to make loop
and cut off excess wire.
- Hang on
photo centerpiece base.
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