How to Make a Wooden Bead Panda Necklace

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Celebrate the birth of baby pandas in August and September with this adorable panda necklace. This is a perfect project for kids for parties!

Difficulty level: Easy
Time to complete: 2 hours (includes drying time)
Age range: 10+

Things you’ll need:
Two sizes of wooden beads
Black acrylic paint
White acrylic paint
Paint brush
Rattail cord
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Hot glue sticks
Pencil

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Things to do:
1. Paint the largest bead in white and allow to dry.
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2. Paint the two smaller beads black. Allow to dry and warm up your hot glue gun.
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3. Draw eyes onto the white bead as shown.
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4. Paint them black. Allow to dry and warm up your hot glue gun.
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5. Glue the ears onto the head.
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6. Thread the cord through the bead and knot the end. Make sure the cord is long enough to get around the head, and clip and tie in a knot.
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