myStyle TM If you love this kit, why not try some of the other kits in the myStyle Craft range. C RA F T Design& Make See our full range of toys and gifts at: www.interplayuk.com nine P RO JEC T S Designed and manufactured by: Interplay UK Ltd. Unit D, Meter House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. SL7 1LW. Please retain our address for future reference. Manual Copyright ©2012 Interplay UK Ltd. Product Code MS207 v1.2012 Made in China. t k ou Chec tyle myS TV! t Craf For more information on the myStyle range checkout www.mystylecraft.tv Jewellery created by Lauren Batten. Create nine fabulous animal charms! INSTRUCTIONS MAKE WARNING! Design& Make For Ages 8 years + Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts that may represent a choking hazard and long wires that may represent an entanglement or strangulation hazard. The cut ends of the wires may be sharp, so please take care to avoid injury. Please also take care when using scissors. Contents: Fine grade silver-coloured jewellery wire Seed Beads (7 colours) 9 miniature key rings 2 www.interplayuk.com www.interplayuk.com To complete the projects you will need a pair of scissors (not included in this kit). 3 1 Introduction It’s really fun to create these cute Dangly Animals which you can hang from your bag, pencil case or phone! To get the most from this kit start with the first project to make a gecko. Once you have completed the step-by-step instructions, you should have the knowledge and skills to make any of the other Dangly Animal projects in this booklet. Tip: Before starting each animal sort out the right colour beads ready to thread. Start here 2 Design& Make Project 1 - Gecko 3 Dangly Animals 1. Cut a 60cm piece of wire. Thread 1 light green bead to the centre of the wire. 2. Now thread 2 more light green beads on to the right-hand wire. 3. Thread the left-hand wire through the 2 light green beads in the opposite direction to the right-hand wire and pull tight to create a triangular shape as shown in the diagram. 1 Start here 4. Next, on to the right-hand wire, thread 1 black bead, 1 light green bead and then another black bead. Take your left-hand wire and thread it through these 3 beads in the opposite direction to the right-hand wire, just as you did previously. Pull tight to create the third row of your design. 2 5. Use this weaving technique to add the next row of 2 light green beads. Ensure you pull the beads tightly after each row. www.interplayuk.com 4 Now you are ready to start the legs and body! 5 2 here 2 Tip: Don’t worry if you thread on the wrong beads, just carefully unthread the wire and remove the beads. You can then straighten the wire out with your fingers and start over. 3 3 4 4 7. Follow the pattern in the diagram below to make the body, back legs and tail of your gecko. 5 8. When you get to the end of the tail add a key ring. Thread the key ring onto your righthand wire, then thread the left-hand wire through in the opposite direction, the same as you did with the beads. 5 6 6 Design& Make  Dangly Animals Gecko - Front Legs 6. On the right-hand wire, thread on 2 light green beads and 3 dark green beads. Thread the wire back through the 2 light green beads and pull tightly ensuring the leg is positioned up against the body. Repeat on the left-hand wire so you end up with two front legs. 2 3 4 5 9. To finish your gecko, weave both wires back through 3 or 4 rows then trim off the excess wire and tuck in the end of each wire as shown. 6 www.interplayuk.com    6       You have now finished your first Dangly Animal! Use the key ring on the gecko to attach it to your pencil case, your handbag or even hang it as pendant! 7  Project 2 - Bumble Bee 1. Cut a 60cm piece of wire. 2. Starting at the bottom of the bee, use the same weaving technique you used when making the gecko. Follow the pattern and thread all the rows up to the start of the wings. 5. Carry on threading beads to create the rest of the bumble bee’s body and head. Thread on a key ring at the top if you wish.    3. On the right-hand wire thread 10 black beads. 4. Thread the wire back through the first black bead and pull tightly to create a loop of beads. Make sure the wing is positioned tightly against the bumble bee’s body. Repeat on the left wire to create the other wing. Start Here! Start here Tip: If you don’t want to hang your beaded animal, then just leave off the key ring. You can then stick your animal to any surface with a piece of tape! 1. Cut 100cm of wire. Start your penguin at the top. Add a key ring before you start if you wish. Start Here! Dangly Animals 2. Follow the pattern by using the weaving technique you have learnt in previous projects. 3. Once you have created the penguin’s feet, weave both wires back through 3-4 rows to finish before trimming off the excess wire.  6. To finish your bumble bee, weave both 8 Design& Make Project 3 - Penguin ends of wire back through the beads for 3-4 rows. Then trim off the excess wire. www.interplayuk.com   9 Project 5 - Dragonfly Design& Make Start Here! 1. Follow the pattern to make your dragonfly starting at the head. You will need 70cm of wire. Dangly Animals Start Here! Start here  Project 4 - Frog 1. Cut 140cm of wire. Start your frog at the head and follow the pattern to thread the beads Legs: Making the frog’s legs is similar to making the gecko legs, except they are much longer! Tip: Pull each row tight so that your frog stays in shape. Once you have finished you can bend the legs whichever way you like to create fun looks! You can add a key ring to your dragonfly at the top, or to the end of the tail!    10    www.interplayuk.com 11 Project 6 - Spider 3. Now, add a row of 3 beads, then make another pair of legs. 1. Cut 140cm of wire. Start your spider at 4. Follow diagram to complete all the legs. 5. Once you have made 8 legs, carry on adding rows to make the body of your spider. the top by threading on 2 pink seed beads to make eyes. Design& Make Dangly Animals Tip: To make the body curve for a 3D look, pull each row tightly against the next. The rows will curve slightly. Push your finger underneath and push outward to form the curved shape. Start Here! 6. To finish thread both wires back through 3 rows then trim off any excess wire. Now you are ready to make the legs. Bend the legs to give your spider a real 3D look! 2. Follow the diagram to make the right leg first. Thread on the beads as indicated on the pattern, and then thread your wire back down through all of the beads except the end one. Repeat this on the left wire. 12    Variations to Try: Make spiders with short and long legs in different colours to make a whole spider family! 13 Project 7 - Rabbit Start Here! Start Here! To make the rabbit, first make the body, then both ears - then join them all together. 1. You will need 80cm of wire for the body and 40cm for each ear. Start Here! Tip: If you want to add a key ring to your rabbit, attach it to one of the ear wires before you start threading the beads. Tip: You can trim off the excess wire from the body of your rabbit, but don’t trim off the wire on the ears as you will need to use this to attach the ears to the body. 14 www.interplayuk.com            2. Attach the ears by threading both wires through the top row of beads as shown, then weave the wires back through the ears. Trim the wire to finish.          Design& Make            Dangly Animals  You can bend your rabbit ears forward for a 3D look! 15 1 Project 8 - Butterfly In this project you will make the body of the butterfly first. Then make the four wings, and finally join them all together Start here Start here 1  2 3. Now make two large wings and two    Start here Start Here! 1. Cut a 50cm piece of wire. Make the Start here    Start here Start Here! Start here Start here Start here  Design& Make  Dangly Animals 2   Start here     16 Start here Start Here!  1.5cm along your right-hand wire. Fold the wire over the bead, and then twist the wire around itself as shown in the diagram. At the base of the antenna, wrap the wire several times then snip off the excess. 1 4. Once you have made all four wings attach them to the body. Start with the larger front wings. Thread all four wires through the body, then thread through the beads of the wings on the opposite side to secure and finish off. Trim any excess. Attach the back wings in the same way.  body of the butterfly first. Start at the bottom by following the pattern using the weaving technique. 2. To make the antenna, thread a bead  small wings by following the pattern. You will need 40cm of wire for each wing. When you have threaded each wing, don’t trim off the wires as you will need these for attaching the wings to the body. 2     17 Project 9 - Seahorse Design& Make Start Here! 1. Cut 140 cm of wire, then follow the pattern to make your seahorse. Start from the nose of the seahorse and work your way down the body to the tail. Dangly Animals   2. To make the dorsal fin, cut 30cm of wire, thread on 5 seed beads then follow the diagram to thread the wire and add more seed beads to create the dorsal shape. You can then attach the dorsal fin to the seahorse’s body by threading the wire in and out of the beaded rows. 18         19