Bracelet with Black Agate, Hemalyke™ Heishi Beads and Silver-Plated Rondelles and Cones
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Design Idea SA2J
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, antique silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 6x3mm double-sided faceted smooth saucer
- Bead, silver-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 6x2mm beaded rondelle
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 6mm corrugated double cone
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 7 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
- Black agate, round bead, 6mm
- Chain, silver-plated paperclip, 4mm, steel, unfinished
- Clasp lobster claw, silver-plated, 9x6mm, brass, 1-strand
- Crimp cover, silver-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2x1mm cut tube, 1.1mm inside diameter
- Hemalyke™, matte electroplated heishi bead, 4x1mm
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, sterling silver, 4mm tube, 0.8mm inside diameter
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 12-inch length of Accu-Flex® 7-strand 0.019-inch diameter clear beading wire. Put a bead stopper on one end.
Step 2
String on a row of alternating 6mm black agate round beads and 6x2mm silver-plated beaded rondelle beads, for a total of 20 beads.
Step 3
String on four 6x3mm antique silver-plated faceted smooth saucer beads.
Step 4
String on a row of alternating 4x1mm electroplated Hemalyke™ heishi beads and 6mm silver-plated corrugated double cone beads, for a total of 20 beads.
Step 5
String onto the beading wire: one 2x1mm sterling silver cut tube crimp and one Accu-Guard™ 2x1mm sterling silver cut tube crimp 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 silver-plated corrugated round crimp cover.
Remove the bead stopper and repeat at the other end of the bracelet.
Step 6
Attach a 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring to one end of the bracelet.
Step 7
Cut a 1-1/2 inch length of 4mm silver-plated paperclip chain. Attach it to the jump ring on the end of the bracelet.
Step 8
Using another 4mm 20-gauge silver-plated round jump ring, attach a lobster claw clasp to the other end of the bracelet.
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