This bright bracelet is made using simple loops and colorful beads. It’s a great beginner wirework project. Just follow the steps below or follow along with us as we make it step-by-step on Curious.com!
Materials
7” gold chain
1 gold lobster clasp
1 gold jump ring
24 gold-plated head pins
12 rondelles different colors, same size and shape
6 bicone crystals, different colors, same size and shape
4 gold filigree beads
12 gold flower bead caps
Tools
Chain-nose pliers
Round-nose pliers
Wire Cutters
Ruler
Felt
Steps
1. Slide a bead onto a headpin. Bend the wire over 90 degrees using the chian-nose pliers. Cut tail of wire so it is 1 cm long using wire cutters. Grab end of tail with round-nose pliers and roll wire into loop.
2. Repeat to put a bead on every headpin. Add bead caps to the headpins with rondelles.
3. Attach a beaded headpin to the chain 1/4” in from the end. Open the loop on the headpin using the chain nose pliers, slide the loop open like a door without losing the circle shape. Slide the loop through the chain, then close the loop. Repeat adding a beaded headpin to the chain every 1/4”.
4. Open the jump ring with both pliers, opening it like a door. Slide open jump ring into the end of the chain. Slide lobster clasp into jump ring. Close the jump ring. To clasp the bracelet, just hook into any link in the 1” of chain left at the other end of the chain.
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