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Special Night Bracelet Pattern

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Category:

Jewelry

Type:

Bracelet

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

wrapping
coiling
weaving with wire

Pattern Description:

This tutorial will show you how to make a nice, elegant bracelet with a few crystals and some wire. The design can be easily adapted for any beads at hand, or vary through their number. No advanced techniques are required, just a bit of patience.
Also, one can make earrings, pendants and even rings, based on the main directions in this tutorial.
42 clear pictures spread along 19 steps and 13 pages, will let you easily understand the written instructions.

Materials:

MATERIAL LIST: 50 cm of 0.8 mm silver plated wire, about 1.20 m of 0.315 mm silver plated wire, 17 bohemian crystals (4/6 mm each), one lobster, 3-4 cm of plain chain, about 100 metallic beads, two jump rings
TOOL LIST: round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, wire cutter, wire scissors
ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS: You can replace bohemian crystals with any other beads/crystals at hand, colors at your choice. To strictly follow the measurements in this tutorial, try use the same size at beads. Metallic beads can also be replaced with seed beads or any other small beads at hand. And, of course, the wire: you can choose either fine silver wire or copper one.