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Beading Crafts – Cell Phone Charms

December 21st, 2008 | Posted by Luna | Category: Beading Crafts | Tags: , | No Comments

This is one of the easiest beading crafts for beginners. Use this method to make a cell phone charm for your own phone or give one as a gift. These only take a few minutes to make and they’re a great way to express your own fabulous style.

Beading Crafts Difficulty Rating:
Beginner

Materials Needed:
1 eyepin
3 headpins
1 focal bead (8mm or 10mm)
5 metal spacer beads
5 crystal beads (6mm)
3 crystal beads (4mm)
Cell phone strap
Wire cutters
Needle nose pliers

Beading Crafts Instructions:
1.) String a 6mm crystal bead, spacer bead and 4mm crystal bead onto each of the headpins. Make a loop using the pliers directly above the beads to keep the beads from slipping off.

2.) Open the loop of the eyepin gently with the pliers to one side. Add all three crystal drops you made in the previous step by the loops. Close the eyepin with the pliers.

3.) String a 6mm crystal bead, spacer bead, focal bead, spacer bead and the last 6mm crystal bead onto the eyepin above the drops. Make a loop above the beads with the excess eyepin wire to prevent beads from slipping off.

4.) Open the loop you just made gently to the side with the pliers. Add the ring of the cell phone strap. Close the loop with the pliers. Now hook onto the phone and go show off your awesome new beading crafts cell phone charm!

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