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A bookmark for beading books is a fabulous idea. After all, it only makes sense to use a beaded bookmark in your beading book. A bookmark for beading books is not only beautiful but a project that you can learn to make yourself, a good basic beading design that is great practice for beginners. If you are interested in making your very own bookmark for beading books, then there is one great design in particular that you will want to use.

Making a Bookmark for Your Beading Books

The materials you are going to need for your bookmark for beading books are: a pewter bookmark, 1 looped pin, 2 jump rings, 1 pewter charm, chain nose pliers, a nipper, round nose pliers, and various glass beads or Swarovski beads.

Now comes the fun part, which is actually making the bookmark. The first thing you need to do is attach the pewter charm to the loop of the pin wire using a jump ring, then assemble the beads on the pin making sure to leave at least 1/2 inch space at the top free. Then you want to use the chain nose pliers and bend the leftover wire until it reaches a 90 degree angle. Remember that this bend should be just above the beads.

Now you want to use the round nose pliers to roll the wire at the end to create a loop, use a jump ring and attach the beaded pin to the loop of the bookmark, and you are finished.

This is a very basic design for a bookmark for beading books, and of course there are more complex ones that you can create. You can even take a design and personalize it even more by adding in your own special touches. Just make sure that you plan ahead, so that you don’t waste either your time or your materials. This means taking a bit of time beforehand and sketching out the design that you are interested in, or being sure on a pre-made design in a book before starting it.

You never want to just pick a random design because for one you may not end up liking it as much as you thought and there most likely would have been one you liked better, and as well you need to make sure that the supplies and materials you need for a particular design are accessible to you.