Make this pretty book thong in a flash !  You will need 50cm of narrow ribbon (I used 7mm organza), 4 french crimp beads (round or tube, it's up to you), 10cm of 34 or 28 gauge craft wire and the beads of your choice (raid your stash or use up some orphans).

First, make a bead threader from the craft wire ~ bring the ends together and twist tightly for a few centimetres leaving a loop or 'eye'.

Next, *guide a french crimp bead, the beads of your choice and a second french crimp bead on to the ribbon ~ tug gently on your bead threader and the eye will collapse.

Finally, arrange your beads close to the end of the ribbon then compress the french crimp beads with flat nose pliers*.  Repeat steps * to * for the other end of your ribbon.  Trim away any excess ribbon with sharp scissors.

p.s. the Beaded Banana by Margaret Scherf was published by Keyhole Crime in 1979.  The ISBN is  0 263 73769 1.  Found in a charity shop and bought for fun.