Bracelet with Sodalite Gemstone Beads and Sterling Silver Charm
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Design Idea HA1S
Elsa's Coda
-- Designer --
Esther, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6mm twisted round, 3.6mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 5mm round, 3mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Crimp end, JBB Findings, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 5x3mm tube with loop, 1.7mm inside diameter
- Cord, leather (dyed), white, 0.5-0.8mm round
- Clasp, lobster claw, silver-plated brass, 12x7mm with swivel
- Charm, sterling silver, 9mm open snowflake
- Bead, sodalite (natural), 8mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, sodalite (natural), 6mm round, C grade, Mohs hardness 5 to 6
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 3x2mm corrugated rondelle
Instructions
Step 1
Cut two 10-inch lengths of leather cord.
Step 2
Pass one 6mm twisted round jumpring through one more twisted jumpring then close. Continue to create an 11 jumpring chain.
String one 6mm sodalite bead onto a 1-inch headpin then form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire. Attach the drop to the first jumpring of the chain.
Step 3
Fold one 10-inch length of cord in half so the ends are even.
String one corrugated rondelle over both ends of the cord. Slide the rondelle approximately 10mm from the folded end of the cord then use pliers to crimp it in place. String one 8mm sodalite bead onto both ends of the cord.
Continue to string this pattern two more times crimping the rondelles 10mm apart.
Step 4
Crimp one corrugated rondelle onto the cord 25mm from the last rondelle then string one 8mm sodalite bead. Continue to crimp one corrugated rondelle 10mm from the last rondelle.
String one snowflake charm onto one end of the cord. Pass both ends of the cord into a crimp then crimp to secure.
Step 5
Use one 5mm jumpring to connect the crimp to one lobster claw clasp.
Step 6
Pass the second length of cord through the folded center of the first length of cord created in in the beginning of Step 3.
Repeat Steps 3 - 4 to create the second half of the bracelet, skipping the addition of the snowflake charm.
Step 7
Use one 5mm jumpring to connect the last jumpring on the 11 jumpring chain to the crimp.
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