How to make beaded ladybirds

How to make little beaded ladybirds with seed beads and wire.

To make these cute little ladybirds I have used size 8 seed beads 

with 0.32mm craft wire.

Cut a piece of wire about 15" (38cm) long. 

Now add 2 red, 1 black and 2 more red beads and slide them to the middle of the wire.

Put 1 red, 1 black, 1 red, 1 black, 1 red, 1 black, 1 red beads on to one wire.

Next pass the other end of the wire through all the beads in the opposite direction so the wires are crossed through the beads as shown.

Pull the wires up until you have the beads sitting in the centre of the wire like this.

To one wire add 4 red, 1 black, 4 red beads, cross the the other end of the wire back through these beads.

Pull the wires up until the beads sit like this.

For this row add 1 red, 1 black, 2 red, 1 black, 2 red, 1 black, 1 red.

This row 4 red, 1 black, 4 red.

Now 1 red, 1 black, 1 red, 1 black, 1 red, 1 black, 1 red.

Now 2 red, 1 black, 2 red.

Last 2 rows 4 black the 3 black.

Snip the wires down to about 2cm and roll them up with the tip of your round nosed pliers.

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