Find Your Shade

We’ve got all the blues covered, including your Something Turquoise of course! The only question is, what style and shade will you choose? I think the light blue rough aquamarine stones are my favorite!

SUPPLIES:

• Large Hair Pins (mine are from Amazon)
• 26 Gauge Beading Wire
• Pretty Blue Beads
• Jewelry Pliers

How To:

Wire wrapping these darling little hair pins is super, super easy – no special beading skills required! Follow the steps below and get an up close look by watching the video.

1. Cut about 5″ of 26 gauge beading wire
2. Add your choice of pretty blue bead(s) to the center of the wire
3. Synch/twist the two ends of the wire together around the bead(s)
4. Place the wrapped wire on top of a hair pin
5. Wrap one end of the wire around the left side of the hair pin, and wrap the other end of the wire around the right side of the hair pin – so that both ends are wrapping different directions
6. Wrap each wire end 6-7 times around the hair pin
7. Trim excess wire and press cut ends inward with flat pliers
8. Twist the blue beads down tight to the hair pin
9. Place in your pretty wedding hair!

Something Blue Meaning

The color blue has long been associated with love, modesty, fidelity, purity and good luck. Before the late 19th century, blue was a very popular color for wedding gowns. The Virgin Mary is also most often dressed in blue. So if you’re partaking in this tradition… what will it represent to you?