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A bead and wire vine for hair
A hair vine is a wire with beads etc on it that you put in your hair in lots of different ways.
You can attach hair clips, elastic, wind it round a bun etc.

Posted by Bobbie L. from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom • Published See Bobbie L.'s 10 projects »
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  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 1
    Step 1

    Get your tools, wire, beads and tape measure together.

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 2
    Step 2

    Measure 70 inches/178cm of wire and cut it.

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 3
    Step 3

    Bend the wire in half and make a loop by twisting the wire. Twist it for about an inch, I use the tip of my thumb to the knuckle as a guide.

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 4
    Step 4

    Thread beads onto one of the wires

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 5
    Step 5

    Twist that wire back on itself so you have a branch about an inch long

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 6
    Step 6

    Then twist the wire for another inch and make a branch on the other side. Keep doing this for most of the length.

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 7
    Step 7

    Leave some wire at the other end to make another loop.

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 8
    Step 8

    Make the loop about an inch from your last branch and twist the wire back onto itself up to that branch

  • How to make a wire hair clip. Hair Vine - Step 9
    Step 9

    Cut the wire ends off and make sure they are not sticking out. I flattened the loop a bit with some flat pliers too.
    now you have a hire vine to do with as you wish. As I have short hair I put some elastic on mine and use it as an alice band but sometimes put hair grips in it so I can put it in anyway I wish

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River B.
River B. · Ithaca, New York, US · 4 projects
I made one but it gets tangled in my long hair and I tryed to wrap it around a bun but it didn't really work... just got tangled up. But its realy pretty. maybe I could use it somewhere else! Nice idea!
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Alexa v.
Alexa v. · St Charles, Missouri, US · 1 project
I love this! It's so versatile! I linked you at my blog at http://ohthatscrafty.blogspot.com

Happy
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Awoken Cello
Awoken Cello · 14 projects
Cool! You could also make this into a bracelet pretty easily Happy
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