Tutorial: Blue & Purple Lustre Bead Keychain

Materials

Keyring

4 crimp beads

2 10cm strands of tiger tail

10 Mixed Lustre Beads

8 Glass Rondel Beads

1 Jumpring

Tools

Flat nose pliers

Round nose pliers

Crimping tool (optional)

Instructions

1. Thread a crimp bead on to one of the strands of tiger tail cable.  Then hold the cable next to the crimp bead and thread the end back through the bead to form a small loop.
   
2. Using the crimping tool or the flat nose pliers gently squeeze the crimp bead closed.
3. Thread the beads on to the other end of the cable in the following order; blue, clear, purple, clear, blue, clear, purple, clear and blue.
   
4. Add a crimp bead and then, using round nose pliers, hold the tiger tail close to the crimp bead and thread the end of the tiger tail through the crimp bead until you form a small loop.  Ensure that the end of the tiger tail is threaded through the beads and does not stick out.
   
5. Then using the crimping tool or the flat nose pliers gently squeeze the crimp bead closed, so that the beads do not fall off.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 for the other strand of tiger tail cable.
7. Open the jumpring using the flat nose pliers, ensure that you open the jump ring sideways in order to retain the shape of the circle.
   
8. Thread the two strands of beads onto the jumpring and add the keyring, then close the jumpring, ensuring that there are no gaps otherwise the beads will fall off.