Ben Franklin Bonney Lake
Monroe & Bonney Lake stores
WASHINGTON STATE




Magnetic bead necklace
Magnetic Necklace

Created with
Magnetic Hematite Beads!


No clasp required!
These magnetic beads bond to create their own clasp!

Materials Needed:
36" of Beadalon 7 strand wire
31 - 3mm x 8mm silver tube beads
2 - 2.5mm silver crimp beads
64 - 4mm Austrian crystal bicone beads (color of choice)
2 - 1" silver head pins
32 - 5mm x 8mm cut tube magnetic hematite beads

64 small (2.5mm to 4mm) silver roundel beads
Scissors
Needle nose pliers

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
On 2 head pins, string a 4mm crystal bead and a silver roundel bead. Finish with an eye loop.

2. String a crimp bead 1/2" from the end of the wire. String 1 beaded head pin on the wire and place the wires' end back into the crimp bead

3. Flatten it closed with the wire.

4. String hematite bead, a silver roundel, a 4mm crystal, a silver tube, a 4mm crystal, a silver roundel. Repeat the pattern until all the beads are used.

5. Repeat steps 2 in reverse so the necklace is symmetrical. Trim off any excess wire with scissors.

Images and Concept copied with permission from Sierra Pacific Crafts


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