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• Here's an idea...instead of buying expensive jewelers cement, take a look at the hardware store for plumber's epoxy or a product called "Plumber's Goop". Not only is it less than jewelers cement, but it's easier to work with and is extremely strong. Goop can be used to attach pin backs and other findings to metal, plastic and ceramics pieces. Also, try using it with when you use bead tips (see the Special Feature below).

 
Using Bead Tips...
Quite a few people have asked what the bead tips in the Supplies section of EE were for, so I thought it was time to demonstrate! Bead tips hold the knot secure and here's how...
STEP 1: After you have completed your beading, slip a bead tip onto the string (image #1). Notice how it opens toward the end of the string (see close-up to the right). Slide the bead tip all the way toward your beads. 
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STEP 2: Tie a knot, start with a loop, but put a pin in that loop before tightening (image #2). Use the pin to get the knot inside the bead tip. Repeat this step until your knot is big enough not to slip throgh the hole in the bead tip..
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STEP 3: Place a drop of jewelers cement or epoxy on the knot and use a pliers to close the bead tip. You're done! Now that little hook on the end can be attached to a barrel clasp, spring clasp or whatever you normally use on the end of your necklaces and bracelets!
 
     Always make sure you get permission before working!
Who is this creature you ask? This is Samantha my snake! No, I don't really own a snake, but I saw a book at the library called Hide and Snake by Keith Barker and thought I should tell you about it! 
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Hide and Snake is a great book if you like pattern! Do you know what a pattern is? Pattern is when the same thing repeats over and over like this: <><><><><> . Samantha's pattern is a little more complicated - her pattern is green spots on blue with pink and yellow triangles! 
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Anyway, to get back to Mr. Barker's book, it's a story that takes more than a good reader...you have to look all over the pictures to find the snake! When you are done reading it, choose your favorite patterns from Mr. Barker's drawings, or make up your own and then draw your own wacky, patterned snake! Or, you could copy the snake below (click on the snake with your right mouse button and select 'save as') and fill it in using your favorite pattern!
If you decide to get the story Hide and Snake from the library, see if you can answer this question:
"Mr. Barker has a pattern in his book...what repeats on every page of the story?" 
If you think you know the answer, send me an email and let me know! Please include your first name and the city and state you live in. If you get the answer right, I'll put your name in the next issue of Etcetera!
This information below should help you find the book at your local library. OH and if you think this is a 'little kids book', remember I'm 27 and this is one of my favoite books! ;)
Hide and Snake, Keith Barker. ©Copyright 1991, San Diago: Harcourt Brace Jornich.
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Please Note...  The ideas presented here are intended for personal use only.
Creating items to sell from our instructions would be in poor taste.
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