Antiqued Pewter Bookmark with Purely Silk™ Silk Thread, Cats Eye Glass Beads and Antiqued Pewter Bead Caps
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Design Idea PG2M
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Patti Miller, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead cap, antiqued pewter (tin-based alloy), 19x10mm cat, fits 7-8mm bead
- Bead, cat's eye glass (fiber optic glass), dark green, 6mm round, quality grade
- Bead, cat's eye glass (fiber optic glass), dark green, 8mm round, quality grade
- Bookmark, antiqued pewter (tin-based alloy), 5-1/2 inches with double-sided cat design and loop
- Cone, antique silver-plated brass, 11x9mm beaded flower, fits 8-10mm bead
- Eye pin, antique silver-plated brass, 2-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Link, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 15x14mm open paw print
- Thread, Purely Silk™, bright green, size FFF
Instructions
Step 1
Using the base of the barrel of round nose pliers, widen the eye of the eye pin to barrel-width.
Unwind the end of the silk thread from the spool and attach to the Beadalon® tassel maker. Using the middle setting (about 1.5 inch), make 40 revolutions, remove tassel from tassel maker, thread tassel through eye of eye pin then close the eye.
Thread the eye pin through the bead cap. To finish the tassel, pull firmly on the eye pin tail against the bead cap then finish with a simple loop. Set aside.
Tip: View our "How to Create Tassels Using the Beadalon® Tassel Maker" how-to video and illustrated instructions for more information.
Step 2
Attach an eye pin to the loop on the bookmark. Thread on a 6mm bead and finish with a simple loop.
Attach the top of the cat paw charm to the simple loop just created. Attach an eye pin to the base of the cat paw charm. Thread on a 6mm bead onto the eye pin and finish with a simple loop.
Attach an eye pin to the simple loop just created. Thread the head of the pewter cat bead cap set onto the eye pin. Thread on an 8mm bead then thread on the base of the cat bead cap set and finish with a simple loop.
Attach the tassel to the simple loop just created.
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