The Halloween Beads Tutorial - click the picture below to view the PDF.
Kidlet Tutorial
Tips for head:
in Step 2 - Try cased or striped stringer for hair - it looks great!
Step 4 - Poke tilting upward in the corner of each mouth to create a
cute, cheeky grin.
Step 6 - Poke downward with a tungsten pick and it will give the kidlet a
nose, almost.
Step 7 - After adding black dots for eyes, slightly flatten with a tool
and pop into the kiln.
Tips for body:
Step 2 - alternately, you can squish it into a lentil shape
or even a cube for more variety.
Step 4 - add one large dot for each hand and two smaller stacked dots for
each foot
Step 5 - make sure everything is melted in sufficiently because there is
nothing sadder than a kidlet with one foot missing. Trust me on this
one. :o)
Congrats! You're done! You now have your very
own kidlet! Wire them up on a headpin and you've got yourself a
nifty little pendant!
Lots of people have asked what I use to make the smile
so here is what I use most often. Don't lose hope if you can't
find one of these tools, though! Lots of things can be used so
keep your eyes open for stainless steel stuff that might do the trick!
I've used small chisels and hollow tubing, too.
