How Do You Make Beaded Cell Phone Charms?
Beaded cell phone charms accessorize an otherwise plain electronic device. Besides making a fashion statement, charms are useful for grabbing hold of the phone from a purse or case. With the wide variety of glass and metal beads available, making unique beaded cell phone charms for gifts or profit can be an enjoyable pastime. Beaded cell phone charms are a creative way to use beads leftover from other bead projects and recycled beads from broken or vintage jewelry. Cut a 12-inch piece of jewelry wire with wire cutters. Slide the jump ring onto wire and bend wire over the ring approximately 1 inch from the wire’s end. Slip on a crimp bead onto the wire, pushing up onto both layers of wire until it’s flush with the jump ring. Gently squeeze the crimp bead with needle nose pliers until it holds wire snugly. Slide small glass and metal beads, with seed beads between, in a pattern of your choice about two inches in length. Be sure to slide onto both layers of wire until the shorter end is h