Bracelet with Crystal Passions® Stars and Bicone Beads
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Design Idea JA1Z
-- Designer --
Jude, Jewelry Artist, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Jude Wroblewski, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 12mm faceted star (5714)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, crystal AB, 8mm faceted star (5714)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, emerald, 3mm bicone (5328)
- Bead, Crystal Passions®, light Siam, 4mm bicone (5328)
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 21 strand, 0.024-inch diameter
- Clasp, lobster claw, cubic zirconia and gold-finished brass, clear, 14x10mm double-sided with (2) 5mm jump rings
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 3mm round
- Crimp, gold-plated brass, 2x1.5mm round, 1.3mm inside diameter
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 3/4 inch with 1.5mm ball, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
Instructions
Step 1
Cut one 10-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.
Step 2
String one emerald 3mm bicone onto one 3/4 inch head pin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire to create one bicone drop. Repeat to create a total of 13 bicone drops.
String one emerald 3mm bicone onto one 3/4 inch head pin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire. Pass one 4mm jump ring through the simple loop then close to create one jump ring bicone drop. Repeat to create a total of 13 jump ring bicone drops.
Step 3
String one 8mm star bead onto one 3/4 inch head pin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire to create one small star drop.
String one 8mm star bead onto one 3/4 inch head pin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire. Connect one 4mm jump ring to the simple loop to create one small jump ring star drop. Repeat to create a total of three small jump ring star drops.
Step 4
String one emerald 3mm bicone and one 12mm star bead onto one 3/4 inch head pin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire. Connect one 4mm jump ring to the simple loop to create one large star drop.
Step 5
String onto the beading wire one crimp and one Accu-Guard™ wire protector. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard, leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end then crimp. Finish with a crimp cover.
Step 6
String the following onto the beading wire:
- 16 light Siam 4mm bicones
- One small star drop
- Two light Siam 4mm bicones
- Four sets of:
- One bicone drop
- One jump ring bicone drop
- One light Siam 4mm bicone
- One small jump ring star drop
- Two light Siam 4mm bicones
- Four sets of:
- One bicone drop
- One jump ring bicone drop
- One light Siam 4mm bicone
- One small jump ring star drop
- Two light Siam 4mm bicones
- Three sets of:
- One bicone drop
- One jump ring bicone drop
- One light Siam 4mm bicone
- One small jump ring star drop
- Two light Siam 4mm bicones
- Two sets of:
- One bicone drop
- One jump ring bicone drop
- One light Siam 4mm bicone
- One 12mm star bead
- Two light Siam 4mm bicones
Step 7
Repeat Step 5 to secure the strand.
Step 8
Connect the jump ring on the large star drop to one Accu-Guard on one end of the strand. Continue to connect the 5mm jump ring attached to the loop on one lobster claw clasp to the same Accu-Guard.
Connect the second 5mm jump ring of the lobster claw clasp to the remaining Accu-Guard on the opposite end of the strand.
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