Autumn Maple Bonsai made of beads and wire - and love

The maple bonsai shows itself in its most beautiful autumn dress.

The glittering beads in gorgeous autumn colors make the bonsai tree an absolute eye-catcher and are an extraordinary decoration for your home.

The pearl tree is also a beautiful and unusual gift for a loved one.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

You have never worked with beads and wire? That doesn't matter.

Have the courage - the many detailed and well-described step-by-step photos in the PDF instructions make it very easy for you to do it yourself.

Size Information

The maple bonsai from my tutorial was potted in a 6 cm tall shot glass and has a total height of 20 cm and width of 12 cm.

Materials List

Approx. 17 grams each of 2.6mm Rocailles/ Glass beads with silver lining in the Colors yellow, orange, light red, dark red and green

approx.120 m black or brown painted craft wire 26-28 gauge
craft scissors
Pliers with grooves on the faces
pointed tweezers / jewelry tweezers

a "Flowerpot“ (suitable are e.g small tea light holders, shot glasses or tapas bowls)
deco granules / deco-stones (small stones, a bit coarser than normal sand)
approx.30 grams of liquid / viscous craft glue
Shish kebab skewermade of wood or metal

optionally:
1 block of flower foam
1 teaspoon