Bracelet with Cat's Eye Glass Beads and Czech Lampworked Glass Beads
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Design Idea MK34
-- Designer --
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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- Bead cap, sterling silver, 16x9mm teapot, fits 8-10mm bead
- Bead cap, sterling silver, 2.5x1mm smooth round, fits 2-3mm bead
- Bead cap, sterling silver, 4x1mm star, fits 4-6mm bead
- Bead, cat's eye glass (fiber optic glass), white, 10mm round, quality grade
- Bead, cat's eye glass (fiber optic glass), white, 4mm round, quality grade
- Bead, Czech lampworked glass, opaque red / pink / green, 6-7mm round with flower design
- Bead, sterling silver, 2.5mm seamless round
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, pearl, 49 strand, 0.014-inch diameter
- Clasp, lobster claw, antiqued sterling silver, 13x8mm double-sided with etched cross design
- Crimp cover, sterling silver, 4mm
- Crimp, sterling silver, 2mm cut tube, 1.4mm inside diameter
- Head pin, sterling silver 1-1/2 inches with cup, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 4.5mm round, 3.1mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
- Jump ring, sterling silver, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, sterling silver, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 10-inch length of Accu-Flex® professional quality beading wire.
Step 2
String a crimp and an Accu-Guard™ wire protector onto the beading wire. 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 add a crimp cover.
Step 3
String the following:
- One 2.5mm round bead cap, convex side first
- One 4mm white bead
- One 2.5mm round bead cap, concave side first
- One 4mm star bead cap, convex side first
- One 6mm red bead
- 4mm star bead cap, concave side first
Repeat this pattern a total of 13 times then finish with a 2.5mm bead cap, a 4mm white bead and a 2.5mm bead cap.
Repeat Step 2 to secure the strand.
Step 4
Pass the following onto a head pin:
- The bottom of a teapot bead cap
- One 10mm white bead
- The top of a teapot bead cap
- One 2.5mm seamless round bead
Form a simple loop.
Step 5
Open a 6mm jump ring. Slide on two 4.5mm jump rings then close. Attach a 6mm jump ring to the two 4.5mm jump rings. Continue this process to create a chain seven links long, ending with a 6mm jump ring.
Use two 4.5mm jump rings to attach the chain to one end of the beaded strand. Attach the teapot head pin to the other end of the strand.
Step 6
Use two 4.5mm jump rings to attach the clasp to the opposite side of the bracelet.
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