In Adventure Maidens, Daughter and I frequently earn beads for attending events.
Problem is that our necklaces are strung on plastic lacing, which is pretty thick, and most of the pretty beads have very small holes.
Enter my adventure maiden bead adaptor :)
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| Pink sparkly bead that Daughter selected |
The secret weapon in my arsonel is a head pin. They sell head pins at both Michaels and Joanne's in the beading section. Head pins come in different lengths and some also have a loop at the end for adding a dangling bead.
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| head pins, a cheap solution |
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| Head pin inserted through hole |
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| bent head pin |
Once I have the head pin in I added some additional beads to fancy it up.
These particular beads are for our Mother-Daughter Tea Party.
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| fancy beads in place |
Once the bead is complete, I use a pair of pliers to twist up the extra length on the head pin and turn it into a loop. I'm sure that there are nicer ways of doing this, but when you are making 30 of them, corners will be cut :)
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| bending the head pin to create a loop |
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| loop close up, not too bad |
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| finished bead |
The completed beads along with a purchased patch is all ready for our tea party.
Mmmmm, scones, tea, little sandwiches, a flower headdress and a wand... Can anything be more fun?
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