The Ten Minute Necklace Tutorial

Ever walk through the bead aisle at a craft store and think that a strand of beads would look good as a necklace just like that? When I saw these teal beads that's just what I thought, so I'll show you how I made the strands into a necklace in just 10 minutes.

You'll need:

• 1 clasp set (I think these are also called findings)
• Wire thread
• 2 crimp beads
• crimping tool
• 2 smaller clear beads (these come on the bead strands)
• Enough bead strands to go around your neck and drape where you want it to (you can measure this length with a measuring tape in front of a mirror at home before you head out to the store, or just hold up the beads in the store and look silly like I did, no shame!)

Start by cutting a length of wire about two inches longer than your determined necklace length. At the end of the strand of beads there are two smaller usually clear beads. Reserve these.

On your wire put: a crimp bead (not crimped), clear bead, and one end of your clasp in that order.
You're going to loop the end of the wire through the clasp, then back through both the clear bead and the crimp bead.
Holding the two ends of the wire, push the clear bead and the crimp bead close to the end of the clasp, then crimp the crimp bead. Thread your decorative beads on and repeat the exact same steps to finish the other end of your necklace with the other side of the clasp.
Done. 10 minutes. Now that's my kind of craft!