Happy Monday and Welcome to Girls Want Pearls #35! I love the old hymns, and “Were You There” has always been a favorite of mine at Easter time. I also love “O Sacred Head Surrounded.” Do you have any favorites?

Today’s project is an “old rugged cross” made of twigs with an addition of a pearl wire garland.

Forming the cross:
Find two twigs that are somewhat straight and of the thickness you desire. Break or cut them as needed. Glue the two twigs together to form a cross. I wrapped wire around mine to keep them together while the glue was drying.

Preparing the garland:
Cut two lengths of wire, about double the size of each twig. String pearls of various sizes onto the smaller wire, spacing them somewhat randomly. String pearls on the larger wire in the same manner until you reach a little beyond the halfway point. At that point string on 4 larger pearls, with a smaller pearl in between. This section will be wrapped around the intersection of the cross later. Continue stringing the pearls until you fill the wire as shown.

Put a kink in the wire before and after each pearl to hold them in place.

Wrapping the garland onto the cross:
Start by wrapping the horizontal twig, using the smaller garland. Secure in place with glue if needed. Wrap the vertical twig with the larger garland, starting with the end that the large pearls are closest to.

When you get to the intersection of the cross, position the large pearls around the center, then continue the rest of the way down the vertical twig.

That’s it, your cross is complete!
I titled this post Part 1 because next week I’m going to show you how to create a scene with this cross placed in it.

And I musn’t forget to invite you to the very first Drop It or Swap It link up, this Wednesday! (it will be open for links starting Tuesday at 7PM Central). So get your swap item ready and show us what you’ve got!

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Next week’s hint: He is . . .

Talk soon,
 Ann

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