Elephant Parade Bag Charm

Step 1

Cut 7.5" of the curb chain. This length all depends on how tall your purse/bag is.

Step 2

Slide the elephant and flower beads onto head pins. Use pliers or a looper tool to create a loop on top. Trim any extra wire. Follow the tip below for help. I used 3 or 4 elephant bead charms and 5 flower bead charms. Attach the bead charms to the chain using jump rings.

See Tip: Wire Wrap a Charm

Step 3

Cut 16" of beading wire. Slide the Millefiori barrels and flowers on in the order shown.

Step 4

Slide a crimp tube and a wire protector onto the cord. Bring the wire protector over a large jump ring. Bring the cord back down through the crimp tube. Use crimping pliers to crimp the tube.

Step 5

Pinch the wire protector at the bottom to bring the ends together above the crimped tube. Slide a little of the extra cord down through the beads and trim. Attach your crimp cover with pliers. Repeat Step 4 and this step on the other end.

Step 6

For the tassel, I cut several 9" pieces of sari silk ribbon. You can fold them in half to see how full the tassel will be. Cut an 8" piece of wire. Image 1: Place the wire in the center of all the sari ribbon and twist. Now you can fold the sari in half. Twist the wire around a couple more times. Trim off one end of the wire. Image 2: Stick the wire up through the large bead cap. Slide on the heishi bead. Image 3: Create a loop at the top. Slide the tassel onto a large jump ring.

Step 7

Create a bead charm out of the 18mm Czech glass fire-polished round. Attach it to the bottom of the chain. Slide everything onto the carabiner clasp.