Multi-Strand Bracelet with Blue Sky Jasper Gemstone Beads, Antiqued Sterling Silver Beads and Crystal Passions® Beads

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Design Idea KA0L

Say Hello to Blue Skies

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Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.

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Clasp, lobster claw, satin-finished sterling silver, 16x8mm with 6mm closed jump ring
Crimp cover, sterling silver-filled, 4x2.6mm round
Bead, Crystal Passions® crystals, Crystal Passions®, crystal scarabaeus green, 3mm Xilion bicone (5328)
Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, sterling silver-filled, 4.5mm tube with 0.5mm inside diameter
Spacer bead, antiqued sterling silver, 14mm 2-strand double-sided puffed square with fancy flower design
Bead, antiqued sterling silver, 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
Jump ring, sterling silver, 10mm soldered textured round, 6.8mm inside diameter, 15 gauge
Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
Jump ring, sterling silver, 6x4mm oval, 4.7x2.9mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter
Bead, blue sky jasper (dyed / stabilized), 6mm round, C grade, Mohs hardness 6-1/2 to 7

Instructions

Necklace Instructions

Step 1

Cut four 10-inch lengths of Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire.

Step 2

String onto one length of beading wire: one crimp, one Accu-Guard™ wire protector and one 10mm textured soldered jump ring. 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 crimp cover.

Inner Strands

Step 3

String onto the length of beading wire:

Two sets of:

One 3mm bicone
One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One blue sky jasper 6mm round
One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle

Three 3mm bicones
Two sets of:

One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One blue sky jasper 6mm round
One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One 3mm bicone

Step 4

String the corner of one 14mm spacer onto the beading wire then repeat Step 3 in the opposite direction.

Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand using the same jump ring.

Step 5

Repeat Steps 2 - 4 using the opposite corner of the spacer.

Outer Strands

Step 6

Repeat Step 2 with a new length of beading wire using the jump ring of one of the inner strands.

Step 7

String onto the length of beading wire:

Two sets of:

One 3mm bicone
One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One blue sky jasper 6mm round
One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One 3mm bicone

One 5x3mm bumpy rondelle
One blue sky jasper 6mm round
One 5x3mm bump rondelle
Two 3mm bicones

Two 3mm bicones

Step 8

Pass the beading wire through one of the unused corners of the 14mm spacer then repeat Step 7 in the opposite direction.

Repeat Step 2 using the jump ring on the opposite side to secure the strand.

Step 9

Repeat Steps 6 - 8 using the last corner of the 14mm spacer.

Finishing the Bracelets

Step 10

Pass one 6x4mm oval jump ring through one textured soldered jump ring then close. Repeat to create double jump rings.

Pass one 6x4mm oval jump ring through the previous two oval jump rings and one lobster claw clasp then close. Repeat to create double jump rings.

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