Bracelet with Chainmaille, Black-Plated Pewter Beads and Czech Fire-Polished Glass Beads
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Design Idea MC38
Black Dove
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, opaque copper carmen, 6mm faceted round
- Bead, Czech fire-polished glass, opaque red carmen, 6mm faceted round
- Bead, TierraCast®, black-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 14.5x7mm 3D Paloma bird
- Clasp, lobster claw, gunmetal-plated brass, 14x8mm with swivel
- Component, anodized aluminum, orange, 11x7mm 2-sided curved scale blank with 1.5mm hole, 20 gauge
- Component, anodized aluminum, red, 11x7mm 2-sided curved scale blank with 1.5mm hole, 20 gauge
- Head pin, gunmetal-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 24 gauge
- Jump ring, anodized tempered aluminum, orange copper, 10mm round, 7.2mm inside diameter, 15 gauge
- Jump ring, anodized tempered aluminum, orange copper, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, anodized tempered aluminum, red, 10mm round, 7.2mm inside diameter, 15 gauge
- Jump ring, anodized tempered aluminum, red, 6mm round, 4.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, gunmetal-plated brass, 7mm round, 5.1mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Instructions
Necklace Instructions
Step 1
String onto a head pin: one red carmen 6mm faceted round and one 3D Paloma bird then form a wrapped loop.
Repeat to create two more red carmen 3D bird drops and four copper carmen 3D bird drops.
Step 2
Pass one gunmetal 7mm jump ring through one red 10mm jump ring, one orange 6mm jump ring, one red 6mm jump ring and one orange 10mm jump ring then close.
Repeat to pass a second gunmetal 7mm jump ring through all four colored jump rings then close.
Step 3
Separate the colored jump rings so the two 10mm jump rings are on opposite sides and the two 6mm jump rings are inside the 10mm jump rings of opposite colors.
Pass one gunmetal 7mm jump ring through the orange 6mm jump ring, red 10mm jump ring and one lobster claw clasp then close.
Step 4
Using double gunmetal 7mm jump rings, attach another 10mm and 6mm jump ring of opposite colors to the working end of the chainmaille.
Step 5
Repeat Step 4 until the desired length of bracelet is created.
To end the chainmaille, use double gunmetal 7mm jump rings to attach a single 10mm jump ring (opposite color of the previous 10mm jump ring) to the last set of 6mm and 10mm jump rings for the clasp to attach to.
Step 6
Pass one gunmetal 7mm jump ring through one red scale component, one copper carmen 3D bird drop and the red 6mm jump ring on the clasp side of the chainmaille then close.
Note: The orange 10mm jump ring will be suspended through the gunmetal jump ring of the drop.
Repeat to attach opposing colors of scale components and drops to every third set of colored jump rings in the chainmaille to complete the bracelet.
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