The Bead Stopper™ makes it so much easier to create multiple strand designs. Use a Bead Stopper to keep your strands in place and safe from accidental spills. It's an inexpensive tool that beaders can't live without!

Materials needed:
30mm antique copper link from Saki Silver
20mm polymer clay coin bead by Pam Wynn
6 antique copper 10mm rounds
6 antique copper 6mm rounds
12 Pacific opal 4mm CRYSTALLIZED™ rounds
Pacific opal 8mm CRYSTALLIZED™ round
Bronze hex cut Toho seeds
Rainbow brown cylindrical Toho seeds
Two 18" lengths of .018" satin copper Beadalon® 19
Copper double-strand toggle clasp
2 antique copper 4mm jump rings
Antique copper head pin
4 copper crimp beads
4 copper crimp covers
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Standard crimping tool
Mighty crimping tool
4 mini Bead Stoppers

Instructions:
1. Connect two jump rings to the upper loop on the copper link.
2. Pass a head pin through a polymer clay bead and one 8mm crystal and make a basic loop to attach it the lower loop on the copper link.
3. Hold the beading wires as one and pass them through the jump rings so the pendant is centered on the wires.
4. Attach a Bead Stopper to one side of the pendant.
5. Pass the wires through: 4mm crystal, 6mm copper, 4mm crystal, 10mm copper; repeat twice more.
6. Pass one wire end through bronze seeds to cover up to the last inch, then attach a Bead Stopper.
7. Pass the other wire through brown seeds to cover up to the last inch, then attach a Bead Stopper.
8. Remove the Bead Stopper from the center of the necklace and repeat Steps 5-7 so the necklace is symmetrical.
9. Adjust the seeds if necessary so the necklace is the proper length.
10. Remove one Bead Stopper and use a crimp bead and crimp cover to attach the wire end to a loop on the clasp; repeat for each wire end.

A Bead Stopper is a patented stainless steel coil that easily clips onto beading wire or thread to prevent beads from sliding off the end. It makes it possible to leave your work for a while without worrying about losing beads or messing up the pattern. When you use a Bead Stopper, there's no more crying over spilled beads!

To Use a Bead Stopper: