Pony Bead Apples

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1 pk pony beads
• 1 pk chenille stems (pipe cleaners)
• Wire cutters

DIRECTIONS:

1. Match 17 colored beads to each of 7 pipe cleaners.
2. Group the 7 pipe cleaners at the bottom and twist together to make the base of the apple.
3. Slide 17 beads onto each pipe cleaner.
4. Once you reach the top on all 7 pipe cleaners with beads, twist the top of the pipe cleaners together.
5. Using your wire cutters, snip off the top leaving about a 1/2" stem.
6. Select 1 pipe cleaner to make into 2 small leaves with stems on them, about 1 1/2" in length.
7. Hold the leaves against the stem with two fingers and wrap the stem with a brown pipe cleaner. Snip off the end of the brown pipe cleaner when you reach the top of the stem.
8. Bend the beaded pipe cleaners to form the shape of the apple.

JOANN Hacks:

• Always work on a level flat surface.
• Use one the the pipe cleaners at the bottom when twisting them together to wrap around the group base.