What you need:

• Craft foam scraps large enough to be cut into strips 1 ½ to 2 inches long and ½ inch wide at the widest point
• 1 larger scrap for the pendant (optional)
• Glue
• Paper clips
• Scissors
• Soft cord or fishing line
• Black rubber jewelry
• Tubing

(If you are doing the pendant, 1 large jump ring and two pairs of needle nose pliers.)

Instructions:

Cut strips 1 ½ to
2 inches long and up to
½ inch wide.
Spread glue on the
narrow half of one side. Roll from the wide end to the narrow. Use a paper clip to hold the end tight while the glue dries. (The beads puff right up when the clips are released.)

Pendant Directions Lay out a design with some scraps that coordinate with the colours of your beads. Glue
together. Poke a large jump ring through the top of the pendant and close it using two pairs of needle nose
pliers.

Necklace Directions

Lay out your bead design. If using rubber tubing for spacers, cut the lengths and lay them out as well.
Be sure to make the necklace long enough to go over the head (as it does not have a clasp). String the beads, spacers, (optional pendant on a jump ring) and long piece of tubing. If you use rubber tubing spacers knot the mono-filament around the jump ring as you string to keep the pendant from sliding all over.

Once the necklace is assembled, tie a double knot; tuck the ends inside one of the beads and trim.
If any of the pieces easily slip out of place because the bead holes are too large, add a dab of tacky glue to secure them.

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