Directions
1. Start the necklace by taking a crimp bead and string it onto one end of both strands of the Buddy Braids about a ½” from the end.
2. Take the split ring and string it onto the same end of the Buddy Braids the crimp bead is on.
3. Take your Buddy Braids and string it back through the crimp bead. See figure 1.
4. Take a pair of Crimping Pliers and squeeze the crimp bead until you cannot pull the Buddy Braids back through. Do not trim the excess; simply string the beads on the Buddy Braids and the ½” extra Buddy Braids you have. Squeeze the crimp cover over the crimp bead.
5. String the following beads on BOTH strands of Buddy Braids:
1- Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - Gold-Plated (GP) Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first,
1- White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal
AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne Bead,
1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal
Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large
end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Black 12mm
Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1- GP
Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear
Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle
Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal
AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm
Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP
3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Black 12mm Cloisonne Bead, and 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle
Metal Bead.
6 . String the following beads on the SHORTER strand of Buddy Braids only:
1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White
Howlite 6mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm
Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 10mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm
Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AM 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small
end first, 1 - White Howlite 6mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first,
1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 10mm Cloisonne
Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped
Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 6mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead
large end first, 1 Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 Red 10mm
Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP
Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 6mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped
Metal Bead large end first, and 1- Crystal AB 6mm Bicone.
Put this strand aside making sure your beads do not come off the Buddy Braids.
7. String the following beads on the LONGER strand of Buddy Braids only:
1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White
Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm
Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm
Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AM 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small
end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first,
1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne
Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped
Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead
large end first, 1 Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 Red 12mm
Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP
Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped
Metal Bead large end first, 1- Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead,
1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm
Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round,
1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, and 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone.
Your necklace should now look like this:
8. String the following bead on BOTH strands of Buddy Braids:
1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Black 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm
Rondelle Metal Bead, 1- Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - Gold-Plated (GP) Pear Shaped Metal
Bead small end first, 1- White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large
end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm
Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP
Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped
Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead,
1 - Black 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm
Bicone, 1- GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White Howlite 8mm Round,
1 -GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, 1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP 3x2mm
Rondelle Metal Bead, 1 - Red 12mm Cloisonne Bead, 1 - GP 3x2mm Rondelle Metal Bead,
1 - Crystal AB 6mm Bicone, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead small end first, 1 - White
Howlite 8mm Round, 1 - GP Pear Shaped Metal Bead large end first, and 1 - Crystal AB
6mm Bicone.
9. Add a crimp bead and the lobster clasp to both strands of Buddy Braids.
10. Take your Buddy Braids and string back through the crimp bead. String the Buddy Braids
through last bead you added. Pull the Buddy Braids tight making the clasp is close to the
crimp bead. See figure 2. While holding the Buddy Braids use your pliers and squeeze the
crimp bead so the Buddy Braids will not pull out. Trim the extra Buddy Braids. Squeeze the
crimp cover over the crimp bead.
You are done, your necklace should look like this:
