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How to make a clip on beaded bag charm! This is such a fun project
Bag charms are everywhere at the moment and if you prefer something a little more personal to adorn your fave handbag, this tutorial is for you. This bag charm features a fun smattering of beads and a resin charm to add some personal pizzaz to your outfit. Super simple but super high impact!
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You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this beaded bag charm:
1: Some wire. I used this copper wire.
You can get some copper wire here:
2: A large jump rings. I used a copper one.
You can get copper-tone jump rings here:
3: A carabiner. I used one recycled from a broken cord.
If you don’t already have one, you can get one here:
4: A charm. I used this pink resin glitter charm with a jump ring attached to the top.
You can get pink resin charms here:
5: Some beads. I used a selection of random beads in different materials. This is a great project for using up and showcasing your eclectic bead collection.
You can get a selection of mixed beads here:
6: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round flat pliers, parallel pliers and flat nose pliers for this project.
You can get cutting pliers here:
You can get flat nose pliers here:
You can get round-flat nose pliers here:
You can get parallel pliers here:
Follow these steps to make your unique beaded bag charm:
1: Add a jump ring to the top of the charm if it doesn’t already have one.
2: Take the wire and hold form the end into a right angle using the flat nose pliers.
3: Use the round flat pliers to form the bent end into a loop.
4: Begin adding beads until you have enough wire beaded to form a small loop. If you use bigger beads like I did, you will need to make a larger beaded length.
5: Trim the end of the wire using the cutting pliers.
6: Loop the second end of the wire using the round flat pliers.
7: Connect the end loops together to form a circle shape of beads.
8: Attach the second jump ring to the top of the beaded loop and close it.
9: Slide the charms onto the carabiner to finish the bag charm off.
Now your bag charm is completed and ready to attach to your fave handbag!
How will you style yours?
