Materials for Gingerbread Girl:
34"- 24 Gauge Candy Bar Fun WireTM
18"- 24 Gauge Marshmallow Fun WireTM
17"- 24 Gauge Candy Apple Fun WireTM
23- 6mm Faceted Red Beads
52- 6mm Faceted Brown Beads
14- Multi "E" Beads
Instructions for Gingerbread Girl:
Head: Cut a 6" piece of brown wire. Put 18 brown beads on wire. Bring both ends together and twist to secure. Form into a circle for head. Cut off excess wire.
Dress: Cut an 8" piece of red wire and attach between first and second brown beads on head where you twisted them together. Place 23 red beads on wire. Attach other end of wire between the 17th and 18th brown bead. Shape your dress.
Arms: Cut two 4" pieces of brown wire. Attach one wire before first red bead, string 8 brown beads, then attach other side between 3rd and 4th red bead. Attach other wire after the 23rd red bead. String 8 brown beadds and attach other end between 20th and 21st red bead.
Legs: Cut two 4" pieces of brown wire. Attach one wire between 8th and 9th red bead on dress. String on 9 brown beads. Attach other side between 11th and 12th red bead on dress. Attach other wire between 12th and 13th red bead, string on 9 brown beads and attach other end between 15th and 16th red bead on dress.
White Borders: Cut an 18" piece of white wire. Use a tiny paint brush handle or unbead a paper clip as straight as you can. Wrap 18" piece of wire around paperclip to make coils. Pull wire off of item and lightly pull coils apart for cutting. You will need a 3 1/2" lenght for the head. Attach between 2nd and 3rd brown bead. Attach other side between 16th and 17th brown bead. Cut four 3/4" lenghts for the arms and legs. Attaching to arms: count from head out, attach between 3rd and 4th brown bead and attach other side between the 6th and 7th brown bead. Attaching to legs: attach between 3rd and 4th bead from outside of leg and attach other side between 7th and 8th brown beads.
Bow: Cut a 6" piece of red wire, fold in half and twist to attach to head. Put three "E" beads on each side of bow. Make two circles with wire making sure you leave about 3/4" of wire extending from both ends. Take both circles and twist them together to secure.
Bottom of Dress: Cut a 3" piece of red wire, string eight "E" beads on wire and gently coil wire around the end of a small paint brush. Secure both ends to bottom of dress for trim.
Hook: Cut a 12" piece of brown wire. Attach one end of wire to head between 9th and 10th brown bead. Bring other end down extending it about 1". Take that inch and wrap it tightly around bottom of hook Twist wire and form into a hook.
Materials for Gingerbread Boy:
40"- 24 Gauge Candy Bar Fun WireTM
18"- 24 Gauge Marshmallow Fun WireTM
22"- 24 Gauge Sour Apple Fun WireTM
24- 6mm Faceted Green Beads
62- 6mm Faceted Brown Beads
24- Multi "E" Beads
Instructions for Gingerbread Boy:
Head: Same as Girl
Shirt: Cut a 6" piece of brown wire. Attach one end between 1st and 2nd bead on head and slide on 5 brown beads, 6 green beads, 5 brown beads. Attach end between 18th and 17th brown bead. Shape into a shirt.
Pants: Cut a 6" and a 4" piece of green wire. Attach 6" piece of wire between 5th brown bead and 6th green bead on shirt. Place 4 green beads on wire, now fold to the right, place 3 green beeads, fold up to shirt, 4 green beads. Attach wire b etween 8th and 9th green beads on shirt. Attach the 4" green wire between 11th green bead and 12th brown bead on shirt. Place 4 green beads on wire, fold to left, place 3 green beads on wire, attach between 7th and 8th green bead on shorts.
Arms: Same as Girl
Legs: Same as Girl
Bow: Cut a 4" piece of green wire. String 12 "E" beads on wire. Make a figure eight, keeping 6 "E" beads in each looop. Attach bow with excess wire to neck.
Belt: Cut an 8" piece of green wire. Attach one end to top of short. Place 12 "E" beadsd on green wire. Wrap wire around top of shorts, over each green bead while making sure the "E" beads stay in front. Attach end to shorts to secure.
White Borders: Same as Girl
Hook: Same as Girl
