By: Ashley                    Project Type:  Wire Working    

Materials

1. 22 Ga wire
2. 19 rectangular gemstones, all the same length (number will vary with length of bracelet)
   Sample is shown using goldstone, yellow aragonite, and gold aragonite.
3. 36 small semi-precious beads in corresponding colors (number will vary with length of bracelet) Sample is shown using goldstone, yellow jade, and gold aragonite
4. 112 small roundels beads
5. Delica beads or size 11 seed beads in the same color as the roundels
6. 2 regular sterling tube crimps
7. 1 toggle clasp
8. 2 feet of medium beading wire (Soft Touch or Soft Flex)
9. 36 head pins (number will vary with length of bracelet)

Tools:
Wire Cutters
Round Nose PliersCrimping Pliers

Steps:

1. Slide a rectangular bead onto your spool of 22-ga wire
2. Using your round nose pliers, grab the very tip of the wire and curl the wire around one tip of the pliers until the end of the wire touches the rest of the wire
3. Turn your spool so that the bead falls onto the small loop that you have just completed. Cut the wire approximately 5/8” above the bead. You should now have what appears to be a very short eye pin with a bead on it.
4. Turn your pin so that the side of the loop is facing you, grab the straight end with the tip of your round nose pliers and turn a loop as before. This should make a loop on each end. You should be able to see both loops from one direction. (See picture)
5. Continue making the same pieces out of your wire and the rest of your rectangular beads.
   Place one of your small semi-precious beads on a head pin
6. Add one of the roundel's to the head pin.
7. Cut the head pin to 5/8” above your beads and turn as you did on the rectangular pieces.
8.  Repeat for all of your semi-precious beads and head pins
9. Cut your beading wire into 2 sections, each 1 foot in length.
10. Crimp these together onto one end of your toggle clasp. Leave as much room as possible to work with
11. String 10 Delicas or seed beads on to each wire. (More seed beads or Delicas may be needed if your rectangles are longer than 13mm)
12. Add a roundels to each string
13. String one of your rectangular pieces onto your two wires. One wire should go through the loop on each end of the rectangle bead.
14. Add a roundels to each wire.
15. Add one of your head pins to each wire.
16. Add a roundel to each wire.
17. Connect the two wires with another rectangular piece.
18. Continue to follow this pattern by adding roundel's, head pins, roundel's, rectangular, roundel's, head pins, roundel's, rectangular, and so forth. As you make this pattern, you should consider the colors and sizes of your beads and whether you would like to make a pattern of the colors or stick with a random arrangement.
19. Your pattern should end with a rectangular bead and then roundel's.
20. Add 10 seed beads or Delicas to each wire.
21. Add your crimp bead over both wires, your toggle half over both wires, and crimp the bracelet closed.

Click picture for a close-up of detailed steps.

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