Bracelet with Mica Beads, Mica Powder and Sterling Silver Charms
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Design Idea RJ2U
-- 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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- Bead, silver-plated brass, 6x2mm heishi
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 0.019-inch diameter
- Charm, sterling silver, 6x6mm puffed heart
- Charm, sterling silver, 7mm shell
- Charm, sterling silver, 9mm open star
- Clasp self-closing hook, sterling silver 23x10mm rectangle
- Crimp cover, sterling silver, 4mm
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2x1mm cut tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Drop, sterling silver and enamel, black, 12x6mm single-sided rectangle with "love"
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 7x5mm oval, 5.5x3.7mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Mica, flat rectangle bead
- Mica powder, sparkle copper (0055-002)
- Mica powder, sparkle gold (0051-002)
- Mixing cup, silicone, white, (2) 1/8 ounce and (2) 1/2 ounce cups
- Resin tape, PET, blue, 2" wide
- Resin, EnviroTex Lite®, 2-part resin, clear, (02008)
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, sterling silver, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
Instructions
Bracelet Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 10-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire. Put a bead stopper on one end.
Step 2
String on seven 20x15mm mica flat rectangle beads and six 6x2mm silver-plated heishi beads in an alternating pattern.
Step 3
String onto the beading wire: one 2x1mm sterling silver cut tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 4mm sterling silver 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 sterling silver crimp cover.
Repeat on the other end of the bracelet.
Step 4
Using 7x5mm 20-gauge sterling silver oval jump rings, attach a 23x10mm sterling silver rectangle self-closing hook clasp to the ends of the bracelet.
Step 5
Place two 9mm sterling silver open star charms on a small piece of PET 2-inch-wide resin tape.
Step 6
Mix enough EnviroTex Lite® 2-part resin for two drops. Place each drop in a separate silicone mixing cup. Dip a toothpick into sparkle copper mica powder and mix it with one of the drops of resin. Then drop the resin into the center of one of the star charms. Dip a toothpick in sparkle gold mica powder and repeat or the other drop of resin and the second star. Let the resin dry for 24 hours. Then peel off the resin tape.
Step 7
Using 7x5mm 20-gauge sterling silver oval jump rings, add the star charms and other charms of your choice to the clasp.
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