SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
DIRECTIONS:
- 2 packages 20 mm wood beads
- 2 packages 25 mm wood beads
- 1 bottle Navy Blue Rit Liquid Dye
- 1 bottle Evening Blue Rit Liquid Dye
- Jute twine
- Air dry clay
- Clay roller
- Wood skewer
- Cookie cutter
- Scissors
DIRECTIONS:
- Roll out clay to about 1/4" thick. Cut shape out of clay using a cookie cutter or wood skewer. Poke a hole for stringing at the top of the clay shape. Set clay aside to dry according to the directions on the package.
- Separate beads to dye, and beads to leave natural.
- To dye beads, mix 1/2 cup of dye with 2 cups very hot water in a disposable container. Add beads to dye and stir for about 5 minutes or until desired color is reached. Beads will lighten as they dry. Quickly rinse beads under cool water and than spread onto paper towels to dry.
- Once beads and clay have dried, string onto twine in desired pattern, using photo as a guide.
- To make tassel at the end of the garland, wrap twine around a piece of cardboard about 6" long. Slide bundle of twine off the cardboard and tie a double knot around the top loop of the bundle.
- Tie a second piece of twine around the entire bundle, about 1" down from the first knot.
- Cut open bottom loop of the bundle to create the tassel.
- Attach tassel to the garland by tying the end of the garland twine to the tassel. String end of twine back through the last few beads to hide.