How to Make a Beaded Dragonfly Hair Ornament
Hair ornaments come in a wide variety of shapes, designs and styles. Bugs are quite popular as hair ornaments. Lady bugs, butterflies, and dragonflies are all common. Now you can make your own dragonfly hair ornament out of a hair comb, some beads and a few lengths of wire. It's cute and creative and everyone will notice you when you wear it. This is not just for little girls to wear, but for big girls, too. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Bugle beads
- Glass seed beads for wings
- 2 oval beads for dragonfly's body
- 1 round bead for dragonfly's head
- Craft wire
- Glass beads for flowers
- Hair comb
- Wire cutter and craft pliers
Instructions
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Take small gauge wire and string it with tiny seed beads. These wires are then looped to create petals for the flowers. Simply make a loop with the beaded wire, twist it together in the center and start beading another loop, twist that together in the center of the flower and continue until all the petals are completed. Make as many flowers as you wish, in whichever colors you please.
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Form the dragonfly from two lengths of wire, one for the body and one for the wings. Make the wing wire twice as long as the body wire. Use one medium sized round bead to form the head and two oval shaped beads to form the body of the insect. Bead the wings using tiny seed beads. Form one wing, then twist the middle section of wire around the body wire between the two oval beads. Now bead the other side and secure the end of the wire at the mid-section again.
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Wire the beaded flowers onto the top of a hair comb by wrapping a second piece of wire around one end of the comb, twining it around the flowered wire and wrapping the remaining section of wire around the other end of the comb. Do not cut off the excess wire but leave it sticking out above the flowers. If you choose to use a clip rather than a comb, attach the flowers in the same way, by winding the ends of the wire through the holes in the clip.
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Twist the end of the excess wire around the mid-section of the dragonfly, pinching the wire with pliers to make it as tight as possible to stabilize the beaded bug. This should hold the dragonfly firmly in place above the flowers and, of course, above the hair of the person wearing the comb. The dragonfly will wobble back and forth, above the comb, or clip, making it look as if it is flying about your head. Use a wire that is thick enough that the dragonfly does not fall over.
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Use a dab of strong glue to keep all the components solidly in place if needed. Sometimes wire can work itself loose, particularly if the decoration is played with a lot by children or it falls and happens to break. Epoxy glue works well for this, as do several other kinds of craft glue.
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Tips & Warnings
Play with the design if you wish to personalize your dragonfly ornament. Add to it, and change the design to suit yourself.
Be careful with the wires and wire cutters because both are very sharp.
