Making Beaded Bookmarks

To make this bookmark, you need the following supplies:

• Flat-nose pliers
• Round-nose pliers
• One 2-inch headpin, gold-colored
• 2-3/4-inch eyepin, gold-colored
• 1 split jump ring, gold-colored
• One 4-3/4-inch shepherd-hook bookmark, brass (available at craft stores)
• One 12 x 15mm flat bead, rectangle with rounded corners, green, drilled top to bottom
• Two 3mm faceted round beads, pink
• Two 6mm fringe beads, frosted green, pendant drilled
• One 6mm flower bead, pink, side-to-side drilled

  An unadorned shepherd-hook bookmark.

1. Slide the large flat rectangle onto the headpin. Slip on a round pink bead. Using your flat-nose pliers and round-nose pliers, begin making an eye loop. Before you close the loop, slide on one eye pin. Close the loop.
2. Slide the last pink bead onto the open end of the eye pin. Follow it with the two green fringe beads. Using your flat-nose pliers and round-nose pliers, begin making an eye loop. Before you close the loop, slide on one eye pin. Close the loop.
3. Slide the flower bead onto the open end of the last eyepin. Using your flat-nose pliers and round-nose pliers, make an eye loop. Set aside.