Multi-Strand Bracelet and Earring Set with Miyuki Glass Beads and Gold-Plated and -Finished Brass Beads
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Design Idea J90X
-- Designer --
Jude, Jewelry Artist, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Jude Wroblewski, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Cone, gold-finished brass, 19x6.5mm with square pattern, 5.5mm hole
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte metallic iris green patina, (SPR3-2008), 3x1.3mm rondelle
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte metallic iris green patina, (SPR2.2-2008), 2.2x1mm rondelle
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte cream, (SPR3-2021), 3x1.3mm rondelle
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque matte cream, (SPR2.2-2021), 2.2x1mm rondelle
- Crimp cover, gold-plated brass, 4mm corrugated round
- Ear wire, gold-plated brass, 15mm leverback with 6x3mm shell and open loop
- Crimp, gold-plated brass, 2x1.5mm round, 1.3mm inside diameter
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 3mm corrugated round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 21 strand, 0.024-inch diameter
- Wire, Zebra Wire™, brass, round, 22 gauge
- Clasp, lobster claw, gold-plated "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 10x6mm
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Instructions
Bracelet
Step 1
Cut four 11-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire and two 4-inch lengths of 22-gauge brass Zebra Wire®.
Step 2
Create a wrapped loop at the end of a length of Zebra Wire. Repeat with the second length of Zebra wire.
Step 3
String a crimp and the wrapped loop created on a length of Zebra Wire onto a length of beading wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp and trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
Repeat to attach the three remaining lengths of beading wire to the wrapped loop.
Step 4
String the following sequence onto a length of beading wire seven times:
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- Two 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelles
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
Step 5
Repeat Step 3 to secure the end of the beading wire to the second wrapped loop created in Step 2.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to create a second beaded strand.
Step 7
String the following sequence onto a third length of beading wire seven times:
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- Two 2x2.1mm cream rondelles
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
Step 8
Repeat Step 5 to secure the end of the beading wire.
Step 9
Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to create a fourth beaded strand.
Step 10
Pass the Zebra Wire through a 19x6.5mm cone then create a wrapped loop.
Repeat with the second end of the beaded strands and a second cone.
Step 11
Use a 4mm jumpring to attach a lobster claw clasp to one end of the bracelet.
Earring Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 3-inch and two 2-1/2 inch lengths of beading wire and two 3-inch lengths of 22-gauge brass Zebra Wire.
Step 2
Create a wrapped loop at the end of a length of Zebra Wire. Repeat with the second length of Zebra Wire.
Step 3
String a crimp and the wrapped loop created on a length of Zebra Wire onto a 3-inch length of beading wire. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp. Pull the beading wire leaving approximately 1/4 inch of beading wire on the end. Crimp and trim the excess from the short end of the beading wire.
Repeat to attach a 2-1/2 inch length of beading wire to the wrapped loop.
Step 4
String the following onto the 3-inch beading wire twice:
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- Two 2x2.1mm cream rondelles
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
Step 5
String a crimp onto the beading wire. Crimp and finish with a crimp cover.
Step 6
String the following onto the 5-inch beading wire twice:
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- Two 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelles
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm iris patina rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 3mm corrugated round
- One 3x1.3mm cream rondelle
- One 2.2x1mm cream rondelle
Step 7
Repeat Step 5 to secure the strand.
Step 8
Pass the Zebra Wire through a 19x6.5mm cone and create a wrapped loop.
Step 9
Pass the loop of an earwire through the wrapped loop.
Step 10
Repeat Steps 3 - 9 to create a second earring.
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