Wire Wrapped and Beaded Plastic Picnic Flatware by Candace Jedrowicz

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Tiffany Windsor, EcoHeidi Borchers and Candace Jedrowicz have created a quick and easy way to perk up your special family picnic!  Each designer came up with a unique ladybug-themed picnic element for you and your special occasion.  Candace Jedrowicz shares a super cool and quick wire wrapped and beaded picnic flatware.  Featured on Cool2Craft TV.

Watch Candace ‘s fun and easy Wire Wrapped and Beaded Picnic Flatware YouTube video tutorial!

Materials:
Plastic flatware
Needle nose pliers
Wire cutters
18 gauge wire – 8″ per flatware piece
Assorted beads
Focal bead

	Make a small spiral in one end of the wire.
	Think of the smallest part of the spiral as the center of the handle .Make a bead trap by creating a sharp bend away from the center, sliding on a bead and bending the wire sharply back toward the center.
	Pin the spiral at the top of the handle with your thumb as you wrap the wire around the handle. Slide on a bead.
	Trap the bead with a sharp bend away from the center. Bend the wire to the center and slide on your focal bead.
	Wrap the wire around the handle, slide a bead on and trap it with a sharp bend away from the center. Wrap the remaining wire into a spiral and center it. The wire will slide off easily to be reused or re-purposed. (I wrapped mine around the strings on my blinds.)