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hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:27 PM Dec 2013

Any Beaders here? I bought some lampwork sqirrels intending to

hang them on a necklace as pendants. The problem it that the hole runs vertically head to tail and is too wide for a head pin. I'm afraid if i use a cap bead to secure the head pin, it will look like the squirrel is, well, pooping. Any ideas? Anyone ever use glue to secure the head pin inside the bead?

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Any Beaders here? I bought some lampwork sqirrels intending to (Original Post) hedgehog Dec 2013 OP
Would this help? PADemD Dec 2013 #1
That may be the trick! hedgehog Dec 2013 #2
I searched the internet. PADemD Dec 2013 #3
An alternative I have used PADemD Dec 2013 #4

PADemD

(4,482 posts)
1. Would this help?
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 01:02 AM
Dec 2013

If you use an copper bead cap and a wooden bead, it would look like the squirrel is standing on an acorn.

PADemD

(4,482 posts)
3. I searched the internet.
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 04:07 PM
Dec 2013

There are actually beads that look like acorns, so you might not have to assemble one.

PADemD

(4,482 posts)
4. An alternative I have used
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 05:52 PM
Dec 2013

Cut the head off the head pin and make a loop by twisting the pin two or three times around your round nose pliers. The loop will hold the bead in place, and you can then attach another bead with a jump ring.

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