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Step 1 Cut the Stretch Magic to about 12 inches. Begin stringing your beads onto the elastic. |  | Step 2 After you have strung your last bead, string a 2x2 crimp bead onto the Stretch Magic. |  | Step 3 Slide the other end of the Stretch Magic through the crimp bead so the ends of the elastic are facing in opposite directions. |
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Step 4 Pull both ends of the Stretch Magic until the beads are right up next to the crimp bead. |  | Step 5 Use the tips of the chain nose pliers to grasp the crimp bead. |  | Step 6 Squeeze the crimp bead flat with the chain nose pliers. |
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Step 7 Cut off the excess elastic with a sharp pair of scissors. |