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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Bracelet Bead Pattern - Pearls and Sea Foam Seed Beads

This 3 strand beaded bracelet is elegant with it's cool, translucent sea foam strands... and dangles of glass pearls... sparkling with silver beads and spacers. Wear this bracelet with an elegant white blouse or dress up your casual t-shirts... or wear it with a green sweater to pull out the green. Beautiful!

Skills required:

Crimping
Stringing Beads
Wire Working

Beading Supplies

* Crimping pliers
* Needlenose pliers
* Flat nose pliers
* (24") .014mm Stringing Wire
* (14) Silver Plated 2" Head Pins
* (6) 2mm Crimp Tubes Sterling Silver
* (6) Crimp Covers Silver
* (1) 24mm 3 Strand Hook and Eye Clasp Sterling Silver
* (257) Size 11 Seed Beads Transparent -Sea Foam
* (20) 6mm Glass Pearl White
* (26) 4mm Spacer Bead Antique Silver Plated
* (12) 3mm Silver Bead Sterling Silver
* (7) 4mm Jump Rings Silver

Creating the dangles

Step 1. String onto a head pin, 1 pearl, 1 spacer bead.

Step 2. Form a wrapped loop close to the spacer bead. Trim off excess wire.

Step 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for a total of 14 pearl dangles.

Step 4. Hook 2 pearl dangles together with a jump ring... create 7 sets.

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Happy Beading!

Jennifer Thoden

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