Retired - America in Bloom Bracelet

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1. Take one of your silver plated ball head pins and thread onto it 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in light siam red, 1 lucite tulip lily of the valley flower bead cap in frosted crystal, 1 lucite violet flower in matte siam red. Create a wrapped wire loop after the flower and cut off excess wire with flush cutters. Create 4 more of these.
2. Cut a 10" length of beading wire. Place a bead stopper on one end.
3. Thread onto your wire, 1 crimp bead. Next thread:
4. 3 Austrian crystal 4mm bicones in siam red
5. 1 lucite tulip lily of the valley flower bead cap in frosted crystal
6. 2 Austrian crystal 4mm bicones in siam red
7. another lucite tulip lily of the valley flower bead cap in frosted crystal
8. another 2 Austrian crystal 4mm bicones in siam red
9. Next string onto your beading wire:
10. 2 Czech glass dagger spear beads in sapphire
11. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in siam red
12. one of your flower head pins from step 1
13. another Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in siam red
14. 5 Czech glass dagger spear beads in sapphire
15. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in siam red
16. one of your flower head pins from step 1
17. another Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in siam red
18. 5 Czech glass dagger spear beads in sapphire
19. 1 Austrian crystal 4mm bicone in siam red
20. one of your flower head pins from step 1
21. For the second half of your bracelet, make it a mirror image of the first. Make sure you end in a crimp bead.
22. Right after you have strung the crimp bead onto your beading wire, string one half of your clasp through the loop at the bottom. Thread your beading wire back through the crimp bead and several beads next to it. Pull snug and crimp. Cut off excess wire with flush cutters.
23. Remove your bead stopper from the other end of your bracelet. String the second half of your clasp through the hoop at the bottom. Thread the beading wire back through the crimp bead and several beads next to it. Pull snug and crimp. Cut off any excess wire.

• XCR-67113 - Beadalon Wire Standard Bright 7 Strand .010 Inch / 30Ft
  Project uses 20 inches. You will need 1 package.


• FCR-1210 - Beadalon Silver Plated Crimp Beads 1.3mm (95 Beads)
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• SWBI-1485 - Austrian Crystal, 5328 Bicone Beads 4mm, 24 Pieces, Light Siam
  Project uses 16 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-08154 - Czech Pressed Glass 5 x 16mm Dagger Beads - Sapphire (25)
  Project uses 24 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-40050 - Lucite Tulip / Lily Of The Valley Flower Bead Caps Matte Frosted Crystal 6x10mm (12)
  Project uses 9 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FHP-3006 - Silver Plated 2mm Ball Head Pins 22 Gauge 2 Inches (20)
  Project uses 5 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCP-4233 - Lucite Violet Flowers Matte Siam Red Light Weight 15mm (6)
  Project uses 5 pieces. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-5600 - Xuron Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - Wire/Soft Flex
• XTL-5200 - Standard Size Beading Crimping Pliers (For 2x2mm & 2x1mm Crimp Beads)
• XTL-3000 - Bead Stopper- Stop Beads Sliding Off Stringing Material