Tribead Christmas Pins for Swapping

One bag of beads and a handful of pipe cleaners and you’ll be able to make about 30 .

You need:

• Tri-Beads
• Gold Tinsel Pipe Cleaners
• Scissors
• Jewelry Craft Pins
• Low Temp Glue Gun
• SWAP* Tags (not shown) (optional)

Instructions:

To make candy cane:
Cut a gold pipe cleaner in half. String on 2 clear, 2 red, 2 clear, 2 red until you have 20 beads strung. Bend ends over and trim. Shape into a candy cane. Glue on a pin.

To make wreath:
Cut a gold pipe cleaner in half. String on 3 green, 1 red, 3 green, 1 red until you have 28 beads strung. Form into a circle, pushing first end into the last bead to hold the circle shape. Bend ends over and trim. Glue on a pin.

If you are using optional SWAP* tags, write your message on the tag and slide onto the pin. Close pin.