The bracelet that shat me.

[gemfyre]

Acrylic bicones and two-tone mystery beads on stretch beading elastic. It may look sweet and innocent but it sure isn't.

After about 5 tries when all the beads fell off when I tried to knot it and my hands getting slippery and sweaty I finally had a stroke of genius.

I put a paperclip on one end so it damn well couldn't fall off one end. Once I'd finished I precariously knotted it again and stuck the paperclip in the middle of the knot so I could easily slide it tight against the beads.

Then the ol' paperclip came in handy once again. I used it to shove the knot into the hole in one of the mystery beads - therefore hiding the knot and making it a lot less likely to come undone.

Yay paperclip!!