31 Days of Halloween - Day 16 - Wicked Wire Wrapping

Eeek! It's day 16 of Smeared and Smudged Forum's 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!   This has been so much fun, hopping and commenting AND I thank everyone for the awesome comments you've give me! 
 So you made Halloween Doughnut Beads, now what? Now we make them into earrings! This is basic wire wrapping! Yea! Go grab some wire, some head pins and pliers and let's get to making!

Material: Beads - any beads will do, but this will cover a double holed bead like these doughnuts
20 gauge wire
Head pins
Assorted beads
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Wire cutters

	You don't want to see a wire in the center of the doughnut beads, so you'll want to begin with 2 head pins and thread them from the center out. The wire tails need to be rounded to thread this way.
	This is how it should look with both head pins in place.
	Grab on wire tail and wrap it around the round nose pliers to form a loop.
	Wrap the rest of the tail around itself below the loop 2 or 3 times. Use the chain nose pliers to grab the wire end while the round nose pliers are still in the loop.Trim off excess.
	Try different combinations of beads until you get the look you want.
	Repeat the loop on the other side of the doughnut, but don't close it.Make a loop on the top of the beaded head pin and close it by wrapping the tail around under the loop as above.
	Slide the closed loop of the dangle on the open loop at the bottom of the doughnut.
	Close the last loop as above.
	We'll do the ear wires in another post.

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It's day 11 of Smeared and Smudged Forum's 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!  This has been so much fun, hopping and commenting AND I thank everyone for the awesome comments you've give me! 
 
Hubby and I have a deal for the month of October - We don't go out to eat unless it has something to do with Halloween. It's a good plan, we've both lost weight already! The first Halloween food trip was to Krispy Kreme for doughnuts! Oh how I love Halloween doughnuts! Anyway, here's a quick project made with polymer clay and Halloween love! Materials: Polymer clay - orange and a mix of white, gold, brown, yellow and orange to make the "dough" (I use this for cookie dough, too. Glossy sealer Micro beads in green, purple and copper Needle tool or tooth pick Crochet needle or other smoothing tool

	Start by conditioning the clay.Roll it in your hands until it's easy to shape. Flatten slightly.
	Use your smoothing tool to to make holes and roll it around in there to make the hole a size you like.
	Roll balls of the orange clay and flatten as much as you can and keep it as round as possible.Use the crochet needle to push through the "icing" to reestablish the hole.
	Use your needle tool or tooth pick to make holes through both sides.Bake clay according to the directions.
	When the beads are cool, brush glossy sealer on the icing and sprinkle micro beads on the wet sealer.

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