Sweet Sapphire Bracelet
This bracelet from Katie Hacker works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing red beads with large black beads or green beads with large purple beads.
Materials:
- 24” length of .015” diameter gold Beadalon 7 beading wire
- 8 gold #2 Beadalon crimp beads
- 2 gold #2 Beadalon crimp tubes
- 5 light blue 12mm wavy oval glass beads
- 98 mixed blue E beads
- Gold toggle clasp
- Beadstorm™ Chain Nose Pliers
- Designer Flush Cutters
- Designer Crimper
Instructions:
- Cut the beading wire into three equal lengths.
- Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
- Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
- Pass the wires through one E bead and a light blue bead.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through eight E beads.
- Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (don’t crimp it), a light blue bead and another crimp bead.
- Repeat Steps 5-6 two more times.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through eight seed beads.
- Hold the wires together and pass them through a crimp bead, a light blue bead, an E bead, a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
- Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
- Pull gently on the bracelet to make sure the crimps are secure and then cut off any extra wire.
Tips:
- E beads are a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.
- This bracelet fits a 7” wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.
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