This fanlike beaded necklace and matching earrings is created with ordinary hardware pins. Check the garage for nickel-plated cotter pins that can be wrapped with wire and a few beads to disguise their utilitarian origin.
Required Materials: Cotter pins, seed beads, hex beads, crystals, non-tarnish wire, crimp tubes, beading wire, ear wires. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Wire cutters, crimping pliers, design board. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework, Stringing
Finished Size: 16"
Originally Published: Beadwork, June/July 2004