Retired - Beaded 2-loop Eyeglass Holder

Cut a 32" length of gold beading wire. Approximately 4" from one end, place a bead stopper.Spread out some of your Czech seed bead mix in Wheatberry brown topaz out on your beading mat. We will not be using the orange color, deep brown, or shimmery iridescent purple color. All other colors we will use. Now also spread out some of your Toho silver lined ruby red seed beads. Thread onto your beading wire 1 gold crimp bead. Next string 6 seed beads - assorted between the colors left in your Wheatberry mix and the ruby red. For each "segment" of 6, i made sure 2 were red and the other 4 were assorted from the Wheatberry mix. There was no particular order I strung them in though. String 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead. String another 6 assorted seed beads, another 4mm round bead, another 6 assorted seed beads, another 4mm round bead, and finally another 6 seed beads.Next, string 1 Czech glass 7mm Art Deco cathedral bead in ruby red, 1 Czech glass 10mm Deco swirl cathedral bead in clear with antique ends, another Czech glass 7mm Art Deco cathedral bead in ruby red, 6 assorted seed beads, 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, and another 6 assorted seed beads. Repeat this sequence 11 times. Now string 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, 6 assorted seed beads, 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, and another 6 assorted seed beads. Finally, string 1 gold crimp bead. Thread your beading wire through one of the plastic loops on your eyeglass chain holder end. Pull the beading wire back around and down through the crimp bead and several beads adjacent to it. Pull snug but not so snug that you end up damaging the soft plastic. Crimp the bead. and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.Go back to the side that you started on and remove the bead stopper. Thread the beading wire through one of the plastic loops on your eyeglass chain holder end. Pull the beading wire back around and down through the crimp bead and several beads adjacent to it. Make sure there are no gaps in your beading - pull tighter if there are. Crimp the bead and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.All done! Variations:There are so many lovely Czech Glass Art Deco and Cathedral Beads to choose from, you can create beautiful color schemes to match your favorite outfit or choose them simply because they look oh-so-pretty. Make sure to coordinate your size 11/0 seed beads to match. When substituting in items, pay attention to sizes and styles to make sure all your pieces will fit together. + +