Make sure you do the needle nose plyer step, don’t skip it. Leave enough room to close the pin. Fasten the pin and squeeze it together using needle nose pliers to keep it from opening.

Pins alternate, top, bottom, top, bottom

Be sure that the beads are all on the same side as you work or you’ll end up taking a bunch of pins off and starting over (trust me on this).

Make sure you get cord that will fit properly through the safety pin head and bottom

Trim all but about two inches off the cords. Tuck remaining cord into the underside of the pins and add a little bit of glue. Let dry.