Christmas Bead Jewelry Craft - Red & White Handbag/ Purse Charm Drop

Here is a great way to create a gorgeous decorative hand crafted charm for your handbag, purse or even key ring.

Materials:

Chain (cut to about 2 1/2" inches or longer if desired)
Needle nosed pliers
Wire Cutters
1 Lobster Clasp
1 Jump Ring
Head Pins 1 1/2" inches
Variety of Beads (whichever you would like to go onto the charm drop)
We used: (Frosted Czech Beads, Swarovski crystals, Flower Bells as well as Silver Beads)

Directions:

Step One:
This step designs each charm. So start with arranging all the beads and string them onto each headpin. Once a desired arrangement has been created It's time to move on to step two.

Step Two:
This step attaches each charm onto the chain. This is where it gets a little tricky! If at first you don't do so well don't give up practice makes perfect! Feed the headpin through a link on the chain.
This step involves hand wrapping the charm onto the chain. Repeat this step for every link on the chain and even on the other side. Leave one link at the top empty, that is where the jump ring and lobster clasp will go, other than that every link left and right side should have a charm dangle!

Hand Wrapping:

Step One:
Using the round nose pliers bend the pin to a right angle. Then turning your wrist roll the pliers back toward the stem of the headpin.

Step Two:
Holding the loop with the pliers use your other hand and wrap the wire around the stem of the headpin two or three times. Using your wire cutters you can now trim off the excess wire!

Step Three

This step finishes off the charm drop. Attach the jump ring to the top of the charm drop. Then pry open (a little way) the jump ring and attach the lobster clasps onto the jump ring.