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Beaded Bottle Charms

Design by Candie Cooper

Soaps, lotions and bath salts never looked better in these clear bottles embellished with simple beaded ornaments!

Materials

Glass bottle

6 (6-7mm) silver flower spacers

12 (4mm) Indian sapphire Swarovski crystal bicone crystals

79 lavender seed beads

7 (5mm) silver daisy spacers

3 paua shell bird beads

2 (13 x 10mm) quartz oval beads

Silver leaf charm

1.3mm silver crimp bead

2 (4.5mm) Scrimp findings

Silver pendant bail with ring

.015-inch-diameter 7-strand nylon-coated flexible beading wire

Mini screwdriver

Chain-nose pliers

Wire nippers

Birds of a Feather

Instructions

1.	Cut a 5-inch length of beading wire. String one Scrimp finding and leaf charm 1 inch from wire end; insert short wire tail back through Scrimp finding. Tighten Scrimp to secure.
2.	String one seed bead and a daisy spacer.
3.	String one seed bead, bird bead, seed bead, daisy spacer, quartz oval and a daisy spacer; repeat once.
4.	String one seed bead, bird bead, seed bead, daisy spacer, Scrimp finding and a daisy spacer. Thread wire tail through pendant finding and back through daisy spacer, Scrimp finding and daisy spacer. Adjust wire and tighten the Scrimp finding to secure. Trim excess wire. Set aside.
5.	With wire still on spool, string six seed beads, bicone crystal, flower spacer and a bicone crystal.
6.	String 12 seed beads, bicone crystal, flower spacer and a bicone crystal. Repeat four more times.
7.	String six seed beads; slide bird dangle piece on top of seed beads.
8.	String a crimp bead. Cut wire off spool, leaving a 2-3 inch wire tail.
9.	Thread the wire tail through crimp bead going in the opposite direction from other wire end so wire forms a circle. Use chain-nose pliers to flatten the crimp bead. Trim excess wire. Slide pendant finding over the crimp bead. Slide charm over top of glass bottle.

Sources: Beading wire, Scrimp findings and bail from Beadalon; bird beads, flower spacers and seed beads from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads; glass bottle from IKEA.

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