Video: Basic Pendants - The Beginners' Guide to Beading

Create your own beautiful necklaces!

Jane shows us three quick and simple ways make a pendant necklace. Learn three different ways to hang a pendant on cotton or leather thong.

What will I need?

To make the first pendant necklace:

• 1 x Aluminium Pendant
• 1 x Jump Rings
• 1 x Aluminium Round
• 1 x Decorated Metal Bead
• 1m x Thin Cotton Thong

To make the second pendant necklace:

• 1 x Aluminium Donut
• 1m x Thick Cotton Thong

To make the third pendant necklace:

• 1 x Bone Pendant
• 1 x Jump Rings
• 1m x Medium Leather Thong
• 6 x Bone Beads
• 2 x Leather Crimps
• 1 x Half Round Nosed Pliers
• 1 x Sprung Heavy Hook

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