Pony Bead Flag of Italy Pin
Celebrate the country hosting the 2006 Winter Olympics or make these pins for thinking day. Easy enough for kids ages 7 and up.

You need:

• 6 Safety Pins, Size 4
• 1 Safety Pin, Coiless 2-1/4"
• Green, White and Red Pony Beads
• I, T, A, L, Y Letter Beads
• Optional SWAP Tags

Our project prepack makes 60 pins.

Instructions:

Each column is a size 4 pin with six pony beads strung on it. Open pins and string two pins each with green, white and red pony beads. You will have 6 beaded pins. Close the pins.

Open up a coiless pin. You'll need to open the pin out to a wide angle to get the beads around the loop. Beginning with the red beaded pin on the far right, thread base loop of the beaded pin onto the coiless pin, push around loop to the other side of the pin. String on a "Y" letter bead. String the 2nd red beaded pin followed by a "L" letter bead. Continue until you have threaded on 6 pins and 5 letter beads. Close coiless pin.