Giant Dragonfly with Beads and Chenille Stems

To make giant dragonflies, you need:

- large chenilles (50 cm - Ø 6 mm)

- colored wooden beads (ref. 04641 - beads with large holes to easily thread onto the chenilles)

- ring pom-poms

- moveable eyes Ø 18 mm

- gel adhesive dots

- a pair of scissors

Choose a colored caterpillar of 50 cm and then fold it in half.

This will be used to create the body of the dragonfly.

Thread a pom-pom onto the ring and place it in the center of the folded pipe cleaner.

This pom-pom, in addition to being cute, will help block the beads on the pipe cleaner.

Thread approximately 6 large wooden beads onto the 2 strands of the chenille.

Choose 2 more colored caterpillars to make the wings of the dragonfly.

Shorten one caterpillar by 10 cm with a pair of scissors.

Form two circles with the caterpillars (one large and one smaller).

To do this, simply join and twist the two ends of one caterpillar together.

Pass the body of the caterpillar through the small circle.

"Flatten" the small circle and then twist on either side of the central caterpillar to shape the wings.

Repeat the previous 2 steps with the large circle to form the second pair of wings.

Thread one last colored bead onto the central chenille.

Twist the 2 strands of the central chenille to obtain a single strand.

Wrap the central caterpillar to create the head of the dragonfly.

Stick 2 moveable eyes Ø 18 mm using the adhesive gel dots.