(if the body is "skirted"):

• 12" long metal chain
• 12" long clear stretch cord
• 6 charms and jump rings
• 12 small beads

(if the body is "legged"):

• glue-on bow tie

Your aluminum "body" section is drilled with 5 holes, 3 across the top (the two arms and the head) and two near the bottom (if they are at the bottom it is for the legs, if the holes are drilled about 1/2" above the bottom they are for attaching the "skirt".

1. Using colored nail polish or a permanent marker, you can color the body with a color that is compatible with the decorated paper provided. Or you can leave it unpainted and let the aluminum show through. Let dry after painting.
2. Brush off any dust or grease. Cut the adhesive-backed design paper with fancy-edge scissors and, peeling off the backing, press onto the "body", making sure the edges are firmly adhered to the body. Trim off the excess. There is enough paper supplied to do both sides and correct any mistakes in cutting.
3. If you've covered any of the holes, poke a hole in the paper with a needle or tack to correspond with the drilled hole (if you hold the body up to the light you'll see the drilled hole). Make sure holes are clear of debris.
4. Cover the entire body with a smooth, even coat of a clear finish protector such as polyurethane (water-based is ok) or clear nail to protect the design & paint against scratches. Let dry until set up (at least 4 to 6 hours).


If the body has a skirt:

5. Cut the silver-toned chain into 3/4" long strips with wire cutters.
6. Using the clear stretch-magic cord provided, thread one end through the hole on one of the sides. Put the "skirt" on the "waist" by threading the top link of the chain onto the cord, then threading a bead snug up against it, and proceeding alternating chain & bead. (leave enough cord on the end to tie it off with the other end.)
7. When you reach the second hole in the body (about 6 chains will fit on the first row) put the cord through the hole in the body (to the back) and bring it around to the front. Tuning the body upside down, you fill in the bottom row of the skirt the same way as the first row, alternating chain and beads. Start with the chain and move to the opposite side.
8. When you reach the opposite side, draw it tight (cord has stretch) Make sure it is snug against the skirt above and tie it off on the side with a double or triple knot or with a crimp bead. Put a dot of glue at the knot and if necessary, paint the knot or put a bead on the end to hide it.
9. Using jump rings, attach charms to the bottom ends of the skirt as you like.

If the body has legs:

10. Follow the arms directions to make legs
11. Attach the bow tie with glue. (paint with nail polish if desired)

• 7" long wire coil
• 12" long colored wire
• 12" long aluminum wire

1. Take the 7" long coil from packet and, holding ends between thumb and forefinger, pull both ends with even tension so coil is stretched to about 20-24" long.
2. Cut off 4" of colored wire coil for each arm.
3. Cut 6" of straight colored wire for each arm.
4. Thread wire through the coil so that the coil is in the center of the wire. Using Donna's Twist n Curl (http://twistncurl.com/), use the smallest mandrel *(if you don't have one, see below)
5. Your finished "arm" will be about an inch long. (make sure you've wrapped the wire tightly, making each wrap snug up against the one before it. The color of the wire should show through the coil enough to make an interesting combination of colors.)
6. After wrapping, pull each end slightly, so that the "arm" measures about 1 3/4". Cut the thin aluminum wire (24 gauge) so that each end protrudes about 3/4" beyond the coil. (I call this the "bone" wire) Make a single circular loop about 1/8" diameter (for attaching the arm to the body) on one end by wrapping the end around a pencil (or use pliers) once, and finish the other end the same. You may add an oval bead to the "bone" to make a hand shape before forming the loop.
7. Using either a plastic headed hammer, or cover a mallet/hammer with cloth or vinyl tape, lightly hammer the coil flat, which will push the coil in either direction and hold it tightly to the wire used as the "bone".
8. Do the same for the other arm. (steps 2-7)
9. Attach the arms to the body by hooking the non-beaded end of the circular "bone" to the holes on each side of the body piece.
10. Bend each arm at the midway point to make an elbow & shape as desired. Each arm will swing freely.

1. Make a smaller coil for the neck, repeating step 4 from the "limbs" section, above, using leftover coil and wire, but do not hammer flat.
2. Taking the heaviest aluminum wire, (in the body packet) determine the halfway point, and thread the wire through the head hole (center hole in the top of the body) and bring both ends together. Use pliers to tighten the wire against the body, crimping it tight. Pull the neck coil over the two ends of the aluminum wire and bring it down against the top of the "body".
3. Separate the 2 wires after they exit the top of the neck coil into opposite directions. Bend both ends of the wire to form a circle the diameter of the glass nugget (about 1/2" to 5/8" dia- using a nail polish bottle top for forming will give you the approximate size). When forming the circle, both ends should meet at the top of the circle. Twist to anchor.

4. Bring both ends down the side of the "head" and wrap around the wire & twist to make hair. You can attach any left over colored coil to the head shape for extra hair.
5. Take eye pin and with a dab of glue, stick it down into the neck coil (there should be just enough room). Bring the eye pin up & wrap around the top of the head's circle & continue up. This becomes the hanger. If you do not wish to have a hanger, then continue wrapping the eye pin around the head circle.
6. Glue the glass nugget to the center of the wire circle and let dry (use a strong filler-type glue like e6000 or goop)

And you are done.

Suggestions: To make a face: draw a "face" on a piece of paper with a marker. Glue the "face" to the nugget with a clear glue like elmer's glue

Accessorize your person with a necklace, earrings, purse, sports charms, whatever. It's yours to personalize!