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!!

Comments

[goonielivs.livejournal.com]

Oh man I feel your pain I hate putting bracelets together and trying to knot them and having it fall apart .. You seem more calmer then I would have been, if it would have been me those beads would have been thrown around my room. LOL

Paper Clip thing was a good Idea, I'll have to try that next time :)

Sara

[ms-abigail.livejournal.com]

I found for REALLY delicate tings like special necklaces, that a cushion and some safety pins work wonders

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

If I'd thrown them across the room then I would have had a bunch of beads around my room, half which I doubt I'd be able to find again. And that wouldn't do me much good.