Memory Wire Bracelet with Seed and Bugle Beads
Hover over to zoom.
Design Idea EC99
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
: : : Materials : : :
Click here to view a full list of materials used in this design.
Please take the creative opportunity to select the products of your choice for this design, offered here at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. Some materials may not be available or listed.
- Bead, gold-plated brass, 2.5mm round
- Bugle bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque dark gold, (RBU0457), 9x1.9mm tube
- Bugle bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque gunmetal, (RBU0451), 9x1.9mm tube
- Bugle bead, Miyuki, glass, silver-lined translucent root beer, (RBU0005), 9x1.9mm tube
- Head pin, gold-plated brass, 1-1/2 inches, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Memory wire, gold-finished stainless steel, 2-1/4 inch bracelet, 0.65-0.75mm thick
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris bronze, #11 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris silver, #11 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent gold, #11 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent root beer, #11 round with square hole
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a five loop length of gold memory wire.
Step 2
String one iris silver #11 Dyna-Mites™ seed bead, one opaque gunmetal bugle bead and one iris silver #11 Dyna-Mites seed bead onto one 1-1/2 inch headpin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of 104 gunmetal drops.
Step 3
Repeat Step 2 using one silver-lined gold #11 seed bead, one silver-lined rainbow orange #3 square hole bugle bead and one silver-lined gold #11 seed bead. Repeat to create a total of 104 rainbow orange drops.
Step 4
Repeat Step 2 using one iris bronze #11 seed bead, one opaque dark gold bugle bead and one iris bronze #11 seed bead. Repeat to create a total of 104 opaque dark gold drops.
Step 5
Repeat Step 2 using one silver-lined root beer #11 seed bead, one silver-lined opaque root beer bugle bead and one silver-lined root bear #11 seed bead. Repeat to create a total of 104 root beer drops.
Step 6
Create a loop on one end of the memory wire.
String the following drops to the opposite end of the memory wire loops separating each with a 2.5mm round in the pattern of your choice:
- One opaque dark gold drop
- One rainbow orange drop
- One root bear drop
- One gunmetal drop
Step 7
Once the last drop has been added, create a loop on the end of the memory wire to secure.
Step 8
Pass one 4mm jumpring through two gunmetal drops and one 4mm jumpring then close. Using the previous 4mm jumpring, connect two root beer drops and one 4mm jumpring.
Using the previous 4mm jumpring, connect two rainbow orange drops and one 4mm jumpring.
Using the previous 4mm jumpring, connect two opaque dark gold drops and the loop on one end of the memory wire.
Step 9
Repeat Step 8 for the loop on the opposite end of the memory wire.
Shop for Your Materials Here:
Have a question regarding this project? Email Customer Service.
Copyright Permissions
The pieces featured in the Gallery of Designs are copyrighted designs and are provided for inspiration only. We encourage you to substitute different colors, products and techniques to make the design your own.
All works of authorship (articles, videos, tutorials and other creative works) are from the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads® Collection, and permission to copy is granted for non-commercial educational purposes only. All other reproduction requires written permission. For more information, please email copyrightpermission@firemtn.com.