Beaded Olive Tree

 

Decorate your home with this easy and beautiful beaded olive tree.

1.Thread all 100g of beads on the green wire. leaving 4 inches bare at the beginning,
and form one eight-bead ring, twisting the wire at the base several times . Make four more rings along the same wire, setting them at regular intervals 

 

2.Using the same method, make a sixth ring. this will be the central leaf of the small olive branchlet. Twist the wires at the base of this leaf leaving a bit more space, thus making a longer peduncle for it. 

 

3. Continue to make five more rings symmetrical and opposite to the first five, wrapping the wire to the center branchlet as you go along. Following this procedure,make 86 branchlets. 

 

4. Assemble each two branchIets into a pair, twisting the base wires together and shaping the rings. Now you have 43 branchlets 

 5. Join the 43 branchlets in groups of three and wrap the stem of each group with insulting tape.

6. For the trunk, cut the aluminum wire in 12 inch segments, wrap each with tape and twist together in classical bonsai shape. Widen the wires on top and attach branches with more tape. Finally, widen the bottom of the trunk to make a solid base.