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You can follow the photo to decorate your bracelet with charms and dangles or place them where ever you wish along the chain. Please cut your chain to your desired wrist size before adding the adornments. You may also need a couple of chain nose pliers to help hold your findings while working.
- Start by cutting your chain to your desired bracelet size; please note that the clasp will add about 1/2 an inch to the overall length.
- Using a 5mm jump ring, connect your lobster clasp to one side of your bracelet. The other side you will simply connect the lobster clasp to the end chain link.
- To create all your dangles, you have two choices. First, place the desired beads/charms onto a head pin and create a simple wire loop after the last bead. The second choice is to snip the head off a head pin, make a very small little loop on the end for a decorative touch, and then place your beads onto this new type of head pin. Again, create a simple wire loop after the last bead and trim off excess wire.
- Please refer to the photo and make your dangles accordingly. For most of the charms, the pattern is: 4mm bicone bead, charm, 4mm bicone bead. Some charms have two bicones on each side of the charm.
- For the little bead clusters, the pattern is head pin with loop with two bicones on it and then another head pin with loop with one matching bicone on it. Both these dangles are connected to a 5mm jump ring which is then connected to the bracelet.
- To make the dragonfly charm, use 1 head pin with the following beads put on it: 3mm bicone in golden topaz , 4mm bicone in peridot, 3mm golden topaz bicone, 4mm peridot bicone, 3mm golden topaz bicone, gold dragonfly wings, 4mm golden topaz bicone. Create a simple wire loop after the last bead. Also bend the "tail" a little to make it look more dynamic. Now connect this to roughly the center chain link of your bracelet using a 4mm jump ring. Have fun creating your charms and dangles and placing them along your bracelet chain!
WHAT YOU'LL NEED: (scroll down for purchase options)
- CHA-9802 - Nunn Design Antiqued Gold Plated Textured Cable Chain 9mm, by the Foot
Project uses 7 inches. You will need 1 package(s).
- FCL-1142 - TierraCast Clasps, Lobster 12mm 22K Gold Plated (4 Pieces)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- FJR-5457 - 22K Gold Plated Open Jump Rings 5mm 21 Gauge (50 pcs)
Project uses 6 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- FHP-5220 - Head Pins, 2 Inches Long and 21 Gauge Thick, 22K Gold Plated (50 Pieces)
Project uses 17 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- PND-5021 - TierraCast 22K Gold Plated Pewter Monarch Butterfly Charm 16mm (1)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- BMB-3279 - TierraCast Gold Plated Pewter Dragonfly Wing Beads 20mm (2 Pieces)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- BMB-3565 - TierraCast 22K Gold Plated Pewter Hummingbird Beads 13mm (2 pcs)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- BMB-3895 - TierraCast Fine Gold Plated Pewter Dia De Los Muertos Paloma Bird Beads 15mm (2 Pieces)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- PRES-5328-GTOP4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Golden Topaz (1 Piece)
Project uses 4 piece(s). You will need 4 package(s).
- PRES-5328-GTOP3 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 3mm, Golden Topaz (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- PRES-5328-LTAM4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Light Amber (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- PRES-5328-PAD4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Padparadscha (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- PRES-5328-AMYLTS4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Light Amethyst Shimmer (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- PRES-5328-PER4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Peridot (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- PRES-5328-JON4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Jonquil (1 Piece)
Project uses 2 piece(s). You will need 2 package(s).
- PRES-5328-PEALT4 - PRESTIGE Crystal, #5328 Bicone Bead 4mm, Light Peach (1 Piece)
Project uses 5 piece(s). You will need 5 package(s).
- FJR-5452 - 22K Gold Plated Open Jump Rings 4mm 22 Gauge (50 pcs)
Project uses 4 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
- BMB-3580 - Metal Bead, Honey Bee 9.5mm, Antiqued Gold Plated, By TierraCast (2 Pieces)
Project uses 1 piece(s). You will need 1 package(s).
RECOMMENDED TOOLS:
- XTL-5032 - The Beadsmith Wire Looping Pliers - Concave And Round Nose
- XTL-5450 - Xuron Jeweler's Super Fine Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose
- XTL-5600 - Sharp Flush Cutter Pliers - For Cutting Beading Wire (1 Piece)
- XTL-0020 - Baby Wubbers Quality Fine Chain Nose Jeweller's Pliers
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