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Door or Wind Chime — Project Sheet #68-002-33

Parts:
24"	61-061	1mm Waxed Cotton Cord - any color
2		33mm Bone Heart
1		20mm " "
1	26-399	50mm Brass Bell
	28-505	Assorted India Beads - with a hole large enough to fit 1mm cord
1	37-426	2½" Standard Head Pin
1	37-167	Extra Large Round Jump Ring

Instructions:

Make the top loop. From one end of the cord, measure out about 6" and make a loop.
Knot to finish the loop. Loop should be approx. 1½ " long. Leave the end of the cording hanging about 2" long from the knot down.
String the desired beads and design, including the 2 large heart beads. We used an assortment of India Glass Beads. Any bead with a hole big enough to fit the 1mm cording will work. Keep in mind if you want beads that will hold up outdoors..
Make knots in cording to hold beads in desired spot.
Attach the bell to the bottom end of cord. Leave about 2" of cord to knot the bell in place. Again, be sure to leave the end of the cord hanging.
Using the Head Pin, string the small heart and a small bead;
be sure to string the heart with the point side down, with the small bead sitting on top.
Make a loop in the head pin. (See loop directions below).
Attach the head pin loop to the bell's Clapper, using the jump ring.
Finish the design by knotting a bead to each length of the extra cording hanging down at the ends - top and bottom.

String the desired beads and design (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Make the top loop (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Attach the bell to the bottom end of cord...string the small heart...finish the design... (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Door or wind chime: the finished product (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Options:

Other bead ideas include: crow beads or roller beads, other bone & horn beads. The bone knot pendant (#25-216) & giant skull bead #22-604), would also be good main beads (like the hearts).

Tips and Hints:

To make nice round loops on head or eye pins:

String selected beads on the head or eye pin.
Keep about 8mm (1/3") of wire. Cut off any extra.
Use round nose pliers to grasp the wire just above the bead, at the arrow, and bend sharply away from you.
Now use small round nose pliers to grasp the tip of the wire, and bend it smoothly around the pliers down close to the beads.

Jump ring hint (illustration courtesy of Rings & Things)

Jump Ring Hint:
When you open and close jump rings, twist sideways instead of "ovaling" them. This keeps their shape better, which makes them easier to close all the way.

Designer: Angela Womach
Instructions by Angela Womach
Illustrated by Pat Eggers
© Rings & Things

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