DIY Kids' Crafts-Instructions on Making Marine Style Beaded Fish for Kids

Marine fish are sea creatures that are natural wonders of color, form and display. Today, we'll utilize the color features of marine fish in a DIY kids' craft-a marine style beaded fish. Now, let's see the detail instructions on making this beaded craft for kids.

Materials and tools needed in DIY the marine style beaded fish:

Electroplate Glass Faceted Drop Beads
Black Diamond Gemstone Beads
4mm White Pearl Beads
2mm Seed Beads
0.3mm Copper Wire
2mm Aluminum Wire
Diagonal Plier

 

Instructions on how to make the marine style beaded fish:

Step 1: Make fish body and fish tail

1st, make a fish-shaped loop with the 2mm aluminum wire and combine the two ends with 0.3mm silver copper wire;
2nd, cut a piece of 0.3mm silver copper wire. String a seed bead and fold the copper wire into half. Then, string a blue electroplate glass faceted drop bead and a white pearl bead in sequence;
3rd, repeat the above step to make two more such patterns;

 

4th, combine the three patterns with the loop one by one (as shown in the picture).

 

Step 2: Make the middle part of the beaded fish

1st, wrap the left part of the loop with 0.3mm silver copper wire;
2nd, string 6 white pearl beads and fix the white pearl beads within the loop by wrapping the opposite side of the loop with copper wire (as shown in the picture);
3rd, repeat the above step to make the second row (6 white pearl beads), the third row (5 white pearl beads), the forth row (4 white pearl beads) and the fifth row (2 white pearl beads);
4th, cut a piece of 0.3mm silver copper wire. String a seed bead and fold the copper wire into half. Then, string a blue electroplate glass faceted drop bead;
5th, repeat the above step to make another such pattern;
6th, add the two patterns on the two sides of the loop.

 

Step 3: Make the left part of the beaded fish

1st, cut a piece of 0.3mm silver copper wire and wrap the upper left side of the loop (near the blue electroplate glass faceted drop bead ) with copper wire;
2nd, string a black diamond gemstone bead and 4 white pearl beads in sequence. Then, fix the 5 beads within the loop with copper wire;
3rd, string 4 white pearl beads and fix the 4 white pearl beads within the loop with copper wire. Then, cut the excess part of the copper wire.

 

The following picture shows the final look of the marine style beaded fish.

 

Wow, how beautiful this marine style beaded fish is! Many kids will be attracted by a variety of marine fish in a marine museum, so they will love this beaded fish very much. What's more, this DIY kids' craft is easy to make. Come on and make such crafts for your kids!