Making pendants

How To: Make a Simple & Stylish Pendant

You will need the following materials:

(a) one Bead

(b) one headpin

(c) Snap on Bail

& the following tools:

1. Round-nose pliers

2. Cutting pliers

3. Flat-nose pliers

4. Needle-nose pliers

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* Put head pin through bead

* Bend head pin at right angle using Flat-nose pliers

* Bend head pin into a loop using Round-nose pliers

* Wrap wire around base of circle using Flat-nose pliers to hold the loop & Needle-nose pliers to wrap

* Clip off left over wire to 1/16” using Cutting pliers

* Tuck end of filed wire around base of wrap

* Snap the bail (d) onto loop

* Check to make sure pendant hangs straight

* Make adjustments to straighten if necessary