Jennifer Heslop show us how to make a Beaded Cake Stand.
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Directions for Beaded Cake Stand
Supplies:
Glass or ceramic cake stand or plate
Epoxy adhesive formulated to bond to glass
Assorted beads
Earring stems (found in jewelry making supplies)
Silver lead-free solder
1. Wash all glass pieces and wipe dry. This will help ensure a proper bond between glass, beads and metal pieces.
2. For dangling beads, thread earring stem through single bead. Cut stem to leave only 1/8 of inch. Using pliers, curve stem into a loop. You will need several of these threaded beads to glue around the perimeter of the plate.
3. Glue perimeter beads around underside of stand. Allow glue to set according to manufacture’s directions.
4. You will now need to make “earrings”, using the wire earrings stems and various beads. Make enough to attach one to every anchor bead, by bending end of stem and threaded it through loop on anchor bead. Make sure to crimp the ends close.
To embellish cake stand dome-
1. Use pliers to cut a length of solder wire. Using round nosed pliers, create a coil on each end, and bend remaining wire into a curved design. Place solder design against dome, shaping it to curve of dome. Place glue on coils and adhere to bowl. Use tape to hold coil in place while glue sets. Add additional solder designs to dome.
2. After glue is set, remove tape and glue desired beads onto dome and random coils.
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