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n honor of the recent- To make it, thread beads lucky four-leaf clover. rick’s Day tradition. are deemed lucky because ly passed St. Patrick’s onto wire and shape them There is a difference be- St. Patrick used the clover they are rare — usually 1 in Day, here’s a quick into heart-shaped leaves. tween the two, so don’t call (aka shamrock) as a symbol 10,000!
project for those who still Put three together to make a four-leaf clover a sham- to explain the Holy Trinity You can find this project
want something green to a shamrock, and add another
rock — and it’s the sham- of the Father, Son and Holy rock that is part of St. Pat- Spirit. Four-leaf clovers
and more fun spring crafts at benfranklinhawaii.com.
wear.
leaf if you want to make a
MARCH 22, 2023 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 3
IGreen Project Requires A String Of Good Luck
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• (3) 12-inch pieces of
24-gauge beading
wire
• green seed beads
6/0 or smaller
• jewelry flush cutter
• jewelry round-nose
plier
• pin back, optional
• E-6000 glue, optional • corsage pin, optional
*Note: The sample used 30 seed beads per petal.
Take one 12-inch length of wire and bend one end up to prevent the beads from sliding off.
Repeat steps 1-4 with the other two wires to make three beaded petals. Bunch the three hearts together and twist all the wires together down to the end. You can also make four petals and make it into a four-leaf clover.
Thread 30 beads onto the wire. You can adjust the quantity based on the size of the beads and how large you want the finished piece.
Grab the tip at the end of the twisted wires with the round nose pliers. Coil up the end so that the wires will not snag any clothing.
Push all the beads to the center of the wire. Twist the ends of the wire together to hold the beads in place.
Gently push the center of the beads down toward the twisted end to shape into a heart. Round out the side curves of the heart.
To wear, glue on a pin back or use a long pin like a boutonniere.
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