Bracelet with Moonstone Gemstone Beads, Crystal Passions® Beads and Gold-Finished Brass Charm
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Design Idea RC39
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Patti Miller, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Bead light peach, Crystal Passions® 4mm bicone 5328
- Bead tip, gold-plated brass, 6.5x3.5mm bottom clamp-on with closed loop
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 4x2mm heishi
- Bead, peach moonstone (natural), 4x1mm-5x2mm hand-cut square rondelle, B grade, Mohs hardness 6 to 6-1/2
- Bead, white moonstone (natural), small chip, Mohs hardness 6 to 6-1/2
- Charm, cubic zirconia and gold-finished brass, clear, 10x8.5mm single-sided moon
- Clasp, toggle, gold-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), 10mm round
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4.5mm round, 2.9mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Seed bead, TOHO BEADS®, glass, #11 round, opaque dark bronze (TR-11-222).
- Thread, Purely Silk™, pink, size E
Instructions
Bracelet Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 10-inch length of size E pink silk thread, thread it through the eye of a heavy gauge twisted needle and make a quadruple (4 times) overhand knot in the thread in the opposite end.
Step 2
Use the twisted needle to thread on a single #11 gold TOHO BEADS® seed bead and push it all the way to the knotted end, to use as a stopper. The knot may sink into the hole slightly, but should be large enough to not pass through.
Pro Tip: If your thread comes out of the twisted needle and the needle’s eye has collapsed, use a fine awl to round out the eye so it can be threaded again.
Pass the needle through the center of a 6.5x3.5mm gold-plated bottom clamp-on bead tip and push it all the way to the knotted end. Add a small drop of G-S Hypo Cement® to the knot at the end of the silk thread, trim off the tail and let it dry for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Use chain nose pliers to close the bead tip securely over the knot and seed bead.
Pick up the toggle clasp and select the toggle bar, then pick up a single 4.5mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring and open the jump ring.
Use the jump ring to connect the toggle bar to the hole in the bead tip. Close the jump ring.
Step 4
Use the twisted needle to thread on beads in these patterns:
Pattern A
- One peach moonstone square rondelle bead
- One white moonstone chip
- One 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
- One Crystal Passions® 4mm light peach bicone bead (5328)
- One more 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
Pattern B
- One white moonstone chip
- 3 peach moonstone square rondelle beads
- One 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
- One Crystal Passions® 4mm light peach bicone bead (5328)
- One more 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
Repeat Pattern B (8) times.
Pro Tip: If the end of your thread begins to fray, pass it firmly over beeswax in multiple directions. This will stabilize the silk so you can finish stringing your piece.
Pattern C
- One 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
- One Crystal Passions® 4mm light peach bicone bead (5328)
- One more 4x2mm gold-plated round heishi bead
- One white moonstone chip
- One peach moonstone square rondelle bead
Step 5
Use the twisted needle to thread through the center of a 6.5x3.5mm gold-plated bottom clamp-on bead tip and push it all the way to the knotted end.
Pass the needle through a single #11 gold TOHO BEADS® seed bead to use as a stopper. Gently but firmly push all beads toward the toggle bar end of the bracelet, so the design is snug but not rigid.
Make a quadruple (4 times) overhand knot in the thread tightly against the seed bead. The knot may sink into the hole slightly, but should be large enough to not pass through.
Add a small drop of G-S Hypo Cement® to the knot at the end of the silk thread, trim off the tail and let it dry for 10 minutes.
Step 6
Use chain nose pliers to close the bead tip securely over the knot and seed bead.
Pick up the ring end of the toggle clasp, then pick up a single 4.5mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring and open the jump ring.
Use the jump ring to connect the toggle bar to the hole in the bead tip. Close the jump ring.
Step 7
Pick up a single 4.5mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring and open the jump ring.
Use the jump ring to connect the toggle bar to the hole in the bead tip. Close the jump ring.
Pick up a final 4.5mm 20-gauge gold-plated jump ring and open the jump ring. Add a 10x8.5mm cubic zirconia and gold-finished crescent moon charm to this jump ring. Attach this jump ring to the loop on the ring end of the toggle clasp.
Close this final jump ring for a complete bracelet design.
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