How to Make Your Own Beaded Hair Accessories

Fusion Beads designers understand that we all love decorating our hair. We like stylish barrettes, hair pins, headbands, feathers, hats, ribbons, bows, just about anything that will make our personal look unique. Beaded hair accessories are great because we can create them ourselves. Using Fusion Beads and fusion bead products, we can easily create handmade beaded hair accessories that also make amazing gifts.

Hair Pin

Items Needed:

- Glass Fusion Beads of assorted colors and shapes.

- Bobby pins

- Beading Wire by Fusion Beads

- Wire cutter (fingernail clippers, scissors, etc..)

Instructions for Hair Pin

1. Hold bobby pin so that the flat side is facing you.

2. Place 20-inch beading wire through the bend of the bobby pin.

3. Cross the two ends of the wires over each other.

4. Cut wire ends so that they are even in length (about 10 inches each).

5. Thread a single glass Fusion bead onto both wires.

6. Cross the two ends of the wire over each other again.

7. Continue threading and crossing over until you come to the rubber tip of the bobby pin.

8. Wrap each wire end around the bobby pin several times to secure it.

9. Try using the Knotting Pliers to tie secure knots.

Barrettes

Items Needed:

- 22G Silver Plate Round Wire

- 20 8mm Round Beads

- Size 6 Fusion Seed Beads

- Metal Barrette Base

Instructions for Headband

1. Wrap one end of 22G wire around one end of barrette, several times.

2. Loop it around the neck of the wire to secure it.

3. Clip the tail.

4. Thread 8mm round beads onto the wire.

5. Align them on top of the barrette.

6. Loop wire through the whole at the other end of the barrette, several times.

7. Thread more 8mm beads onto the wire.

8. Align them on top on top of the barrette, next to the first row.

9. Wrap once through the first whole.

10. Thread size 6 seed beads onto wire.

11. Thread wire through under side of barrette to secure, making sure seed beads stay on top.

12. Thread more size 6 seed beads and repeat step 11. Repeat both until you reach the end of the barrette.

13. Secure wire tail through hole.

14. Clip to complete.

Handmade Gifts

These two tips are a creative way of making handmade hair accessories. You can create the perfect look just for you. They make really cool gifts, too! With the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays, as well as the Kwanzaa celebrations coming up fast, you should start experimenting now. Use colors to represent the occasion, or your loved one's favorite colors as a stocking stuffer gift. Either way... Enjoy making your fusion beaded hair accessories.

Visit http://www.fusionbeadsblog.net to learn more about the fun & exciting activities you can perform with your family using Fusion Beads!

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