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Design Idea RM29

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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, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20gauge
Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 6x4mm oval, 4.1x2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™ , glass, #11 round, translucent inside dyed color yellow/fuchsia
Bugle bead, Dyna-Mites™ , glass, silver-lined transparent metallic gold, #3
Bugle bead, Dyna-Mites™ , glass, silver-lined transparent red, #3 square hole
Wire, ParaWire™ , gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 24 gauge
Wire, ParaWire™ , silver-plated copper, round, 24 gauge
Chain paperclip, 2.3mm, gold-finished brass

Instructions

Bracelet #1: "True Love"

Step 1

Cut a 3-1/2 inch length of ParaWire™ 24-gauge round gold-finished and silver-plated wire.

Step 2

Create a double wrapped loop in one end of the wire.

Step 3

String the following beads onto the wire to spell “True Love” in Morse Code:

One #3 red bugle bead
One #11 clear round seed bead
One #11 gold rocaille seed bead
One #3 red bugle bead
One #11 gold rocaille seed bead
One #11 clear round seed bead
Two #11 gold rocaille seed beads
One #3 red bugle bead
One #11 clear round seed bead
One #11 gold rocaille seed bead
Two #11 clear round seed beads
One #11 gold rocaille seed bead
One #3 red bugle bead
Two #11 gold rocaille seed beads
One #11 clear round seed bead
Three #3 red bugle beads
One #11 clear round seed bead
Three #11 gold rocaille seed beads
One #3 red bugle bead
One #11 clear round seed bead
One #11 gold rocaille seed bead

Step 4

Make a double wrapped loop in the end of the wire.

Step 5

Cut two 1-1/2 inch lengths of gold-finished 2.3mm paperclip chain. Attach a segment of chain to each loop in the ends of the wire.

Step 6

Attach a 9x4mm gold-plated lobster claw clasp to one end of the bracelet using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring. Attach a 6x4mm 18-gauge gold-plated oval jump ring to the other end.

Bracelet #2: "BFF"

Step 1

Cut a 1-1/2 inch length of ParaWire 24-gauge round gold-finished and silver-plated copper wire.

Step 2

Create a double wrapped loop in one end of the wire.

Step 3

String the following beads onto the wire to spell “BFF” in Morse Code:

One #3 gold bugle bead
Three #11 yellow/fuchsia round seed beads
One #11 clear round seed bead
Two #11 yellow/fuchsia round seed beads
One #3 gold bugle bead
One #11 yellow/fuchsia round seed bead
One #11 clear round seed bead
Two #11 yellow/fuchsia round seed beads
One #3 gold bugle bead
One #11 yellow/fuchsia round seed bead

Step 4

Make a double wrapped loop in the end of the wire.

Step 5

Cut two 2-1/2 inch lengths of gold-finished 2.3mm paperclip chain. Attach a segment of chain to each loop in the ends of the wire.

Step 6

Attach a 9x4mm gold-plated lobster claw clasp to one end of the bracelet using a 4mm 20-gauge gold-plated round jump ring. Attach a 6x4mm 18-gauge gold-plated oval jump ring to the other end.

Bracelet #3: "XOXO"

Step 1

Cut a 3-inch length of ParaWire 24-gauge round silver-plated wire.

Step 2

Create a double wrapped loop in one end of the wire.

Step 3

String the following beads onto the wire to spell “XOXO” in Morse Code:

One 6mm light purple twisted bugle bead
Two #11 pansy rocaille seed beads
One 6mm light purple twisted bugle bead
One #11 dark purple rocaille seed bead
Three 6mm light purple twisted bugle beads
One #11 dark purple rocaille seed bead
One 6mm light purple twisted bugle bead
Two #11 pansy rocaille seed beads
One 6mm light purple twisted bugle bead
One #11 dark purple rocaille seed bead
Three 6mm light purple twisted bugle beads

Step 4

Make a double wrapped loop in the end of the wire.

Step 5

Cut two 2-1/2 inch lengths of silver-plated 3mm paperclip chain. Attach a segment of chain to each loop in the ends of the wire.

Step 6

Attach a 12x5mm silver-plated lobster-claw clasp to one end of the bracelet. Attach a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring to the other end.

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