Adjustable Beaded Bar Bracelet ... or Necklace!

What you will need: 

- wire cutters
- needle nose pliers
- flat head pliers (optional and not pictured above)
- thin thin beading wire - 3inches
- braiding chord - 10 inches
- 1.5 inches worth of beads
- 1 bead of your choice (hole big enough to fit 2 braiding chord through snugly)

Necklace option: instead of the beading chord you will need chain (your desire of necklace length, clasp (instead of single bead), 2-4 O rings (2 to connect the beaded bar to chain and 2 to connect it to a clasp)

Step One: Wire wrapping

 Leave about 1cm of wire.

 Bend it over the needle nose pliers.

 Give it a little pinch.

Wrap the 1cm of wire around the long end with your fingers or with the aid of some flat pliers.

Should look something like the above.

Step Two: Bead and close the wire

Bead 1.5 inches of beads onto the wire and time to get the needle nose pliers again!

Cut off the excess wire and ensure no sharpness on either ends.

The finished portion should be about 1.50 inches.

**** OPTIONAL NECKLACE**** 

Instead of going further you can use the beaded bar portion to make a beaded bar necklace! Not all links of a chain can be opened so in this case you may need to use O rings on either side of the bar to attach it to the chain. SIDE NOTE: The chain method can also be used for a bracelet too instead of beading chord.

Step Three: Bracelet time!

Cut the 10 inch of beading chord in half. Tie one to either side of the beaded bar.

Step Four: Finishing off!

If you are having trouble threading the chord into the bead. Make yourself a threader using some dental floss! Thread a loop of dental floss into the bead.

Then stick the chord into the loop of the dental floss and pull the floss through including the beading chord.

The finished project should look like this! Remember to tie a little knot on either ends of the beading chord so it won't slip out of the bead.