Bracelet Keychain with Taiwanese Cheesewood Beads, Leather Cord and Powercord® Elastic
Design Idea SF2V
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), light brown, 19-20mm round
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), light grey, 19-20mm round
- Bead, Taiwanese cheesewood (dyed / waxed), sea foam, 19-20mm round
- Bead, wood (dyed), brown, 20x20mm hand-cut faceted cube
- Key ring, gold-finished, 28mm round, 24mm inside diameter / steel
- Bead cap, gold-plated brass, 10x3mm ribbed round, fits 10-12mm bead
- Cone, gold-plated brass, 16x16mm filigree with 14.5x11mm inside diameter
- Clasp lobster claw, "pewter" (zinc alloy), 22mm open heart, gold-finished
- Cord, deerskin leather (dyed), saddle tan, 2.5-3mm
- Cord, leather (dyed), sky blue, 0.5-0.8mm round
- Cord, Powercord®, elastic, clear, 0.8mm, 8.5 pound test
- Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 18 gauge
- Wire, ParaWire™, gold-finished and silver-plated copper, round, 24 gauge
Instructions
Cut a 10-inch length of Powercord® 0.8mm diameter clear elastic. Stretch the cord gently to condition before stringing. Place a bead stopper on the end of the cord.
String on the beads in your desired pattern to replicate the pattern show, string the beads on in this order:
- Three 19-20mm sea foam Taiwanese cheesewood round beads with 10x3mm gold-plated ribbed round bead caps
- Three 19-20mm light brown Taiwanese cheesewood round beads with 10x3mm gold-plated ribbed round bead caps
- Three 19-20mm light grey Taiwanese cheesewood round beads with 10x3mm gold-plated ribbed round bead caps
- One 20x20mm wood faceted cube bead
Bring the cord ends together. Thread a 28mm split ring onto the bracelet. Then tie a secure surgeon’s knot in the cord, pulling firmly to create a snug bracelet fit.
Apply a small dab of E6000® adhesive to each knot. Allow to dry completely, then trim any excess cord.
Cut the following:
- One 10-inch length of 0.5-0.8mm sky blue round leather cord
- One 10-inch length of 2.5-3mm saddle tan deerskin leather cord
- One 4-inch length of Parawire™ 24-gauge round wire
Wrap the two lengths of leather cord around a 2-inch wide piece of cardboard until all the cord is wrapped around the cardboard. Wrap the 4-inch length of Parawire 24-gauge round wire around the cords to secure them and make a tassel. Cut the leather opposite the place where you wrapped the wire.
Cut a 5-inch length of Parawire 18-gauge round wire. Form one end into an eye pin. Insert the leather cords into the loop, then close it.
Insert the 5-inch wire and the leather cords into a 16x16mm cone gold-plated filigree bead cap. Make a wrapped loop in the end of the wire, then trim any excess wire.
Attach the tassel created in Steps 6 – 8 and a 22mm open heart lobster claw clasp to the split ring.
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