With all its glass, crystal and pearls, this week’s bracelet is quite fancy and elegant. The bead caps also serve to make it more elaborate.

You could get a more earthy look by using rustic looking beads, perhaps even try bead chips instead of the pearls. I just love the idea of clustering together a whole bunch of a smaller element to make them into something very different.

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Azure & Ice Bracelet video over at YouTube.

Materials:

• 6 10x13mm lampwork glass beads
• 14 bead caps
• 64 4x7mm potato pearls
• 64 ball head pins
• 2 10mm pearls
• 1 10x13mm crystal roundel
• 6 7x9mm crystal roundels
• 2 crimps
• 2 crimp covers
• 2 wire protectors
• clasp
• 1 1/2-inch length chain
• bead stringing wire

Tools:

• round nose pliers or 1-Step Looper
• wire cutters
• chain nose pliers
• crimping pliers
• One Step Crimper

Directions:

1. Slide a pearl onto each ball head pin and use either round nose pliers or 1-Step Looper  to make simple loop dangles.
2. Onto bead stringing wire add: 3 7x9mm crystal roundels > bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > loops of 16 pearl dangles > bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > loops of 16 pearl dangles > bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > 10mm pearl > bead cap > 10x13mm crystal roundel > bead cap > 10mm pearl >bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > loops of 16 pearl dangles > bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > loops of 16 pearl dangles > bead cap >lampwork bead >bead cap > 3 7x9mm crystal roundels.
3. Check length of bracelet. It should be 1/2-inch longer than your usual preferred length of bracelet. Add or remove beads as needed to make it this length.
4. To finish end: Onto bead stringing wire slide a crimp, a wire protector and the end link of length of chain. Slide wire back through crimp and flatten with One Step Crimper. Use crimping pliers to pick up a crimp cover and close over flattened crimp.
5. Repeat on other end of bracelet adding clasp instead of length of chain.

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