You need:

• Shrink Art for Charms or
  Pattern for Boy Scout Charms and Shrinkles
• Coiless Safety Pins - 1½" Gold
• Gold Ming Wire
• Red, White and Blue Pony Beads
• Heart Shaped Gemstones
• Low Temp Glue Gun
• "MOM" Beads
• Metallic Gold Paint Pen
• 1/8" Hole Punch

Instructions:

If using pattern, print Pattern for Boy Scout Charms. Trace charms onto shrink art and cut out.

Punch a hole near the top of your charm. Shrink according to package directions. Color both sides with metallic paint pen. Let dry. Glue on heart shaped gemstone.

Open up a coiless safety pin and slide on 1 red pony bead, 1 white pony bead, and 1 blue pony bead. Push beads around the to other side. Cut an 18" piece of ming wire. Run the ming wire through the three beads on the coiless pin and center. String 1 blue pony bead, 1 "M" bead, and 1 red pony bead on the right side of the wire. Run the left wire through the three beads in the opposite direction. Pull tight. Continue until you complete the word "MOM" and finish with a row of red, white and blue beads as the last row. Twist wires ends together up near the beads and string on the charm. Cut wire close.

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