Bracelet with Dione™ Glass and Gold-Plated Brass Beads, Czech Pressed Glass Beads and Brass Beads

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Bracelet with Dione™ Glass and Gold-Plated Brass Beads, Czech Pressed Glass Beads and Brass Beads

Design Idea AA2J

Holiday Passion Bracelet

-- Designer --

Esther, Jewelry Designer, Marketing Content Development Group, Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Esther Pollock, read her jewelry artist success story here

Instructions by Tom Triplett, Content Development Manager, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Tom Triplett, read his jewelry artist success story here

: : : Materials : : :

Bead, Dione, glass and gold-plated brass, red, 15x8mm faceted rondelle with 4.5mm hole (10 beads)

Bead, Czech pressed glass, light red, 9.5x3.5mm ring (9 beads)

Bead, brass, 9x7mm round (6 beads)

Clasp, toggle, gold electroplated brass, 13mm flat smooth (1 clasp)

Chain, gold-plated, 4.8x3.3mm cable

Jumpring, gold-plated, 6mm fancy round, 16 gauge (28 jumprings)

End of Materials List

Step 1

Using flush-cutters, cut a 7-1/2 inch length of chain.

Step 2

Using chain-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers, open a twisted jumpring.

Step 3

Place the loop of one half of the clasp on the jumpring, then place one end of the cut chain on the same jumpring and close the jumpring.

Step 4

String beads and jumprings onto the chain in the following order:

1 twisted jumpring
1 Czech glass ring
1 twisted jumpring
1 brass crow bead
1 twisted jumpring
1 Czech glass ring
1 twisted jumpring
1 Celestial Crystal rondelle
1 twisted jumpring
1 Czech glass ring
1 twisted jumpring
1 Celestial Crystal rondelle
1 twisted jumpring
1 brass crow bead
1 twisted jumpring
1 Celestial Crystal rondelle
1 twisted jumpring
1 Czech glass ring
1 twisted jumpring
1 Celestial Crystal rondelle
1 twisted jumpring
1 brass crow bead
1 twisted jumpring
1 Celestial Crystal rondelle

Step 5

String beads and jumprings onto the chain in the following order:

1 twisted jumpring
1 Czech glass ring
1 twisted jumpring

Step 6

Repeat Step 4, in reverse, to create the second half of the bracelet.

Step 7

Open one twisted jumpring and place the last link of the chain on the jumpring. Then place the loop of the second half of the toggle clasp on the jumpring. Close the jumpring.

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