Bracelet with Hessonite Garnet Rondelles and Gold-Plated Square Beads
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Design Idea RG2M
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, gold-plated brass, 5mm square round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, Dijon gold, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Clasp, magnetic, gold-finished brass, 7x6mm barrel
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm round
- Crimp, 12Kt gold-filled, 2mm smooth tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Hessonite garnet, hand-cut square rondelle bead natural 4x1mm-6x2mm
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.6mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 4mm tube
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 10-inch strand of Accu-Flex® Dijon gold 49-strand 0.019-inch diameter professional-quality beading wire. Place a bead stopper on one end of the beading wire.
Step 2
String the following onto the beading wire:
- One 5mm gold-plated square round bead
- 15 darker 4x1mm-6x2mm hessonite garnet hand-cut square rondelle beads
- One 5mm gold-plated square round bead
- 15 lighter 4x1mm-6x2mm hessonite garnet hand-cut square rondelle beads
Repeat this pattern two more times, finishing with a final 5mm gold-plated square round bead.
Step 3
String onto the beading wire: one 2mm 12Kt gold-filled smooth tube crimp and one 4mm Accu-Guard™ gold-plated tube 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. Crimp then trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire. Finish with a 4mm gold-plated round crimp cover.
Remove the bead stopper and repeat on the other end of the bracelet.
Step 4
Using 4mm 22-gauge gold-plated round jump rings, attach the two halves of a 7x6mm gold-finished magnetic barrel clasp to the two ends of the bracelet.
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