Double-Strand Bracelet with Celestial Crystal® Beads and Antique Silver-Plated Drop
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Design Idea RE3K
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Elaine Young, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Clasp, 2-strand tab, silver-plated brass, 9x9mm single-sided rose
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2x1mm cut tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Wire, Beadalon®, nylon and stainless steel, bright, 49 strand, 0.015-inch diameter
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Drop, antique silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 15x13mm single-sided flat oval with raised heart design and engraved "Follow your Heart"
- Bead 16 facets transparent clear, Celestial Crystal® 3mm bicone
- Bead 16 facets transparent lime green, Celestial Crystal® 3mm bicone
- Bead 16 facets translucent turquoise blue AB, Celestial Crystal® 3mm bicone
- Spacer, glass rhinestone and silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), clear, 11x6mm 2-strand, fits up to 6mm bead
- Bead fuchsia, Preciosa Czech crystal 3mm bicone
Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 10-inch strands of Beadalon® 49-strand 0.015-inch wire.
Thread one of the two strands of wire into one of the holes on a silver-plated 9x9mm rose clasp. Make sure you are threading it onto the rose-embellished side of the clasp. Thread a sterling silver 2x1mm cut tube crimp onto the wire. Wrap the wire around the hole to secure it. Crimp the bead around the two parts of the wire to hold the clasp in place. Cover the crimp with a 4mm corrugated round crimp cover and squeeze to close.
Repeat for the second wire, attaching it to the other hole in the rose-embellished side of the clasp.
Step 2
String the following beads onto the first wire, twice, for a total of eight beads.
- One 3mm fuchsia Preciosa Czech crystal bicone beads
- One 3mm transparent lime green Celestial Crystal® bicone beads
- One 3mm transparent clear Celestial Crystal bicone beads
- One 3mm transparent turquoise blue AB Celestial Crystal bicone beads
Repeat for the second wire.
Then add a silver-plated 11x6mm 2-strand spacer bead, threading the each wire through a different hole on the spacer bead.
Step 3
Repeat Step 2 six times. Then add the 8-bead pattern from the beginning of Step 2 one additional time.
Step 4
Thread one wire into the hole of the second part of the tab clasp. Thread a 2x1mm cut tube crimp onto the wire. Wrap the wire around the hole, then crimp. Cover the crimp with a 4mm corrugated round crimp cover and squeeze closed.
Repeat for the second wire, threading it into the second hole in the clasp.
Step 5
Using a 4mm 20-gauge round jump ring, attach the charm to the bracelet near the clasp.
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