Safety Pin Bear

Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry that looks like a bear.

• Age Guideline: 6 Years and Up
• Time Required: 30 minutes (Does not include drying time)

The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.

Materials Needed:

• 13 - 1 1/16 inches Safety Pins
• 1 - 2 inch Safety Pin
• Seed Beads (refer to picture for colors needed)

Instructions

• Open the safety pin.

• Slip the beads on the pin arm as shown in the diagram.  The first safety pin will have 10 red beads - as will the last safety pin.

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Instructions:
Follow this pattern

The supply list for this project is pretty simple. All you need are safety pins and seed beads. It is helpful, but not necessary, to have a needle-nose pliers and a small, flat-head screwdriver.

Depending on the pattern you choose, you will usually need between 10 and 14 small safety pins. Open a safety pin, and slip the seed beads onto it. Once all beads are in place, close the safety pin. You may want to use the needle-nose pliers to pinch the end of the safety pin so it will not pop open later. Repeat this step until all the safety pins are beaded.

Now you are ready to put all the beaded pins onto a larger safety pin. Open the large safety pin (the size you need will be stated in the pattern). Use the flat-head screwdriver to slightly pry apart the coils at the end of the large pin.

Slip the loop of the first beaded safety pin onto the large one. Pull it down to the loop at the base of the large pin. Pull it around the loop and up the back-side of the pin. Repeat this for each beaded safety pin.

Once all your beaded safety pins are on your larger pin, use the pliers and squeeze the loop to close it. You can now pin your new safety pin jewelry onto your shirt, hat, shoelaces, etc.

 and the basic directions on thesafety pin jewelry page to complete this project.

Each number column represents a pin; for example, your first pin will have 10 red beads. Your second pin will have 1 red bead, 3 brown beads, and 6 red beads. When you thread these beaded pins onto your larger pin, start with pin number 1.

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