Thread a small round bead onto one end of a wire and twist the wire a few times to secure the bead. Repeat for the second wire.
To make the legs, thread buttons onto the wire, putting each wire through a separate buttonhole. Add as many as you like, we stopped at 15.
Twist the wire a few times at the end of the last button. Twist both wires together to connect the legs.
Separate the wires, two on the left and two on the right. Thread buttons onto the wires, threading two wires through the same hole on the left, and two wires through the hole on the left. Add as many as you like, we used 11.
Separate the wires, one left, one right and two up. Add two buttons to the wire pointed up then add the large round bead.
Take the wires from the top of the bead and thread them back down through the two buttons below. Do this on both sides of the bead and pull the wire all the way through.
You will now have two wires on the left and two on the right.
Thread buttons onto the left and right wires for the arms; we used 15 on each.
Thread both of the arm wires through a small round wooden bead.
Bring the wire out the top of the bead and down each side then thread the wire back up through the bottom of the bead to secure it. Pull it tight against the buttons. Use wire cutters to snip off all but 1-inch, then twist the excess and tuck it into the bead opening. Pliers are helpful in this step. Repeat for the other arm.