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Expressions by Sharon
Emu Egg Kaleidoscope
972-287-3162----Copyright©1997----Sharon Gillespie
BEADING INSTRUCTIONS FOR KALEIDOSCOPES AND PERFUME BOTTLES
- Paint the egg with acrylic paint a color as close to the
color of the beads as possible. HELPFUL HINT: You can also paint the
egg at this point with a thinned coat of white glue which will help
your beads to grab more quickly and evenly.
- Use Sobo glue that dries clear ( in an applicator which allows
for a small, even flow of glue ) , make a line of glue on the egg
around the adapter or the bottle ( if doing a emu kaleidoscope ) and
then around the eye piece of the kaleidoscope and affix braiding or
rhinestone banding.
- Determine and draw your design for the remainder of the braid
or rhinestone banding and glue in place.
- Allow this to dry completely, checking to be sure that the
banding has remained in place where desired.
- Take on strand of your beads from the hank and tie thread
around last bead on each end to prevent the beads from coming
unstrung.
- Make a small, even line of glue along one side of the banding
in one section of your egg, laying your beads straight in the glue
and pulling the string out, leaving the beads in place.
- Always work from the outside of a section towards the
middle, alternating the long portion and the shorter portion ( the
portion next to the adapter, bottle, or eyepiece).
- You should finish one complete section before proceeding
to the next, allowing that section to dry thoroughly so that the
beads do not become misplaced.
- When you get to the center of a section, place your beads as
evenly as possible, adjusting as needed. These beads will probably
not be on a string, but will be placed individually to cover the
uneven space remaining.
- After the egg is entirely beaded, you can affix additional
finding over the uneven center of a section to create sparkle and
interest. This can be gold leaves, rhinestone circles, etc.
The same instructions can be used to bead perfume bottles,
etc. Have fun and remember that the instructions are a guideline only
and should not be the only way to bead. Try many different designs
and the use of braid and rhinestone banding is interchangeable.
If you would like to try this yourself, kaleidoscope kits and beading
supplies are available through:
Sharon Gillespie
PO Box 206
Seagoville, TX 75159
http://jlwebs.com/eggery.htm
972-287-3162
hofeggery@msn.com
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