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by AndreaP at Lima on 04/23/26
Sustainable meets sunny with this recycled cord necklace—a playful mix of colorful enamel charms that’s ready for every warm-weather outing.
Tools needed: sharp scissors, pliers. and a lighter
Cut 28" of cord. Watch the video above to see how to use a lighter to heat one end of the cord to create a needle tip. Once the cord has melted slightly, pull it to create a thin strand. Trim if needed. This will create a point that makes threading the beads easier. Start in the center of the cord - slide on a seed bead, a charm, then another seed bead.
Create a barrel knot on each side of the seed beads. Image 1: Lay your left finger on top of the cord. Image 2: Wrap the cord around your finger to the left. Image 3: Wrap the cord around your finger one more time, still moving to the left. Image 4 & 5: Slide the loops off your finger and take the cord end down through the loops. Image 6: Pull the right cord tail to tighten the knot. Make sure to bump the knot right up to the seed bead. To make the knot next to the other seed bead, flip the cord so it lies on your finger the same way as shown in the image. Continue placing knots about an inch apart with two seed beads and a charm in between the knots.
Heat up the ends with the lighter to make them not frayed so they will fit into the cord ends. Add a dot of super glue into the cord end and slide the cord in. If you are using a crimp end slide the cord in and use crimping pliers to crimp the tube.
Attach the clasp with a jump ring.
Also available: Package of 50
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