Design Idea SB2N
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Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Instructions
Cut one 8-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire. Cut one 24-inch length of FireLine® and thread onto one Tulip #11 beading needle.
String onto the beading wire: one crimp tube and one Accu-Guard™ wire guard. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp tube. Pull the beading wire so the crimp rests snug against the Accu-Guard leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the short end. Crimp then trim excess wire. Finish with one crimp cover.
String the following onto the beading wire:
Repeat the sequence a total of three times.
Continue to string the following:
Continue to string the following:
Repeat the sequence a total of three times.
String one crimp tube and one Accu-Guard wire protector onto the end of the strand. Pass the beading wire through the loop on one lobster claw clasp then back through the Accu-Guard and crimp tube. Pull snug, crimp then trim excess wire. Finish with one crimp cover.
Using one head pin, string one white opal 4mm bicone, one transparent topaz 4mm druk bead and one translucent matte yellow 6mm round bead. Form a simple loop. View How to Make a Simple Loop for detailed instructions and video.
Using one eye pin, string one translucent matte yellow 6mm round bead and one transparent topaz 4mm druk bead then form a simple loop.
Pass one 4mm jump ring through the loop on the butterfly bead and the loop on the beaded head pin then close.
Using one 6.5x5mm oval jump ring, connect the butterfly component, the beaded eye pin component and the loop on the bracelet strand then close.
Pass the FireLine® through the top-drilled hole on the Preciosa Pip bead and string alternating transparent topaz and transparent yellow 4mm druk beads creating a short dangle strand. Secure the thread by passing through adjacent beads and knotting between beads. Trim excess thread.
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