Bracelet with Dyna-Mites™ Seed Beads and Antique Silver-Plated Brass Cones
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Design Idea K53L
-- 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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- Cone, antique silver-plated brass, 13x10mm filigree with swirl and circle design, 8mm inside diameter
- Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque silver-plated, (RR961), #8 rocaille
- Clasp, JBB Findings, toggle, antique silver-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 18mm single-sided round with beaded fade
- Bead, silver-plated brass, 3mm round
- Adhesive, E6000® Fray Lock™, crystal clear
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6x4mm oval, 4.1x2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque rainbow white, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, silver-lined translucent gunmetal, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris blue, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque iris bronze, #8 round
- Seed bead, Dyna-Mites™, glass, opaque black, #8 round
- Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test
- Head pin, silver-plated brass, 3 inches, 21 gauge
- Needle, steel, #10 economy with 0.6mm eye width, 2-1/4 inches
Instructions
Step 1
Create a 6-1/2 inch length of spiral herringbone using #8 seed beads in the following colors:
- A1 - opaque rainbow white
- A2 - opaque black
- B1 - silver-lined translucent gunmetal
- B2 - opaque silver-finished
- C1 - opaque iris blue
- C2 - opaque iris bronze
Do not trim the thread or the tail.
Step 2
Create a simple loop at the head end of a head pin. Pass the working thread of the spiral herringbone through the loop and pull the beads close to the head pin. Wrap the thread tightly through and around the loop three times then secure with a knot.
String a cone and a 3mm round onto the head pin then create a wrapped loop.
Repeat with the opposite end of the spiral herringbone.
Step 3
Use 6x4mm jump rings to attach half of a toggle clasp to the loop at each end of the bracelet.
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