Bracelet with Acrylic Beads, Toho Beads® Seed Beads and Silver Metal Bead Caps

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Design Idea PA39

-- 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, silver-finished brass, 6x1.5mm flower, fits 6-8mm bead
Bead cap, silver-plated brass, 3x1mm ribbed round, fits 2-4mm bead
Bead, acrylic, opaque white pearl, 8mm faceted round
Bead, acrylic, transparent clear, 4mm faceted round
Clasp, 3-strand slide lock, silver-plated brass, 21x6mm round tube
Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 4x3mm oval, 2.8x2mm inside diameter, 22 gauge
Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 8mm soldered round, 6.2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Needle, Tulip, nickel- and gold-plated steel, #11 with 0.52mm eye width, 2 inches
Seed bead, TOHO BEADS®, glass, opaque ceylon gladiola, (TR-11-922), #11 round
Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test

Instructions

Step 1

Cut an arm's length of Fireline® thread and add a beading needle. Add a stop bead to the end of the thread.

Step 2

Pick up two sets of the following:

One 6mm bead cap
One 8mm acrylic round
One 6mm bead cap

Step 3

Pick up:

Six seed beads
One 3mm bead cap
One 4mm acrylic round
One 3mm bead cap
Six seed beads

Pass through the large beads/bead caps again. Pull tight to loop the smaller beads, pushing them to the one side of the large beads.

Repeat to create a second loop of beads, pushing them to the opposite side.

Step 4

Pick up:

One 6mm bead cap
One 8mm round
One 6mm bead cap
Six seed beads
One 3mm bead cap
One 4mm round
One 3mm bead cap
Six seed beads

Pass through the last two large beads/bead caps. Pull tight to loop. Repeat to add a second loop of smaller beads.

Repeat as needed to reach the desired length. Tie a small knot to secure the thread and trim any excess.

Step 5

Cut an arm's length of thread and add a beading needle. Add a stop bead to the end of the thread.

Step 6

Pick up two sets of the following:

One 6mm bead cap
One 8mm acrylic round
One 6mm bead cap

Pick up six seed beads.

Pass through the first small beads/bead caps of the previous row then pick up six seed beads. Pass through the large beads/bead caps, pull tight to create a loop. Push the loop toward the first row.

Step 7

Pick up the following:

Six seed beads
One 3mm bead cap
One 4mm round
One 3mm bead cap
Six seed beads

Pass through the two large beads/bead caps and pull tight to create a loop on the other side.

Step 8

Repeat Steps 5 and 6, picking up only one set of large beads/bead caps, until the length matches the first row.

Step 9

Tie a small knot to secure and trim any excess thread.

Step 10

Prepare a small length of thread with a beading needle.

Thread a jump ring around a loop of beads at the end of the bracelet and through the loop of a clasp. Tightly wrap the thread around the loop of beads and the jump ring to secure in place. Tie a small knot then trim excess thread.

Repeat to attach the three remaining loops of the clasp.

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