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Candy Cane PinChristmas Arts and Crafts
This candy cane
pin is a cute Christmas craft that can be made using only a few
materials. You will need tri-beads, a pipe cleaner, and some
lace ribbon. These are fun to put together and are easy to
make in quantity, since the materials are very inexpensive since you
can buy the beads in multi-packs. This pin will
look festive on your winter coat or Christmas sweater, or try selling
them at your next Christmas bazaar!
 Things Needed:
1. Begin the candy cane pin by cutting the red pipe cleaner to six inches. The lace ribbon you will need works best if there are holes in the ribbon for threading, as shown below.   2. Begin by threading on a red tri-bead. Then, thread the ribbon on to the pipe cleaner, using one of the lacey "holes" to thread it on. Begin at the very end of the ribbon, and cut off any excess ribbon.  3.
Next thread on a green tri-bead, and wrap the ribbon up to
thread it on again, through one of the holes, as shown.
Continue threading on the beads and ribbon, alternating bead
colors, until you get near the end of the pipe cleaner.
   4. Bend the pipe cleaner into the shape of a candy cane, as shown below.  5. Secure the ends of the pipe cleaner by wrapping and twisting each end securely around the last tri-bead.  6. If
desired, add a bow for additional decoration. To imitate the
look shown here, you will need a small length of ribbon tied into a
bow, a small length of wire, and some artificial holly berries.  7.
Wrap the wire around the bow, then wrap the berries around
the center of the bow. Use the wire to wrap the adornment
securely to the pin. Finish by gluing a pin
backing to the candy cane pin, and it is ready to wear. |
