Sweet Sapphire Bracelet

This bracelet from Katie Hacker works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing red beads with large black beads or green beads with large purple beads.

Materials:

• 24” length of .015” diameter gold Beadalon 7 beading wire
• 8 gold #2 Beadalon crimp beads
• 2 gold #2 Beadalon crimp tubes
• 5 light blue 12mm wavy oval glass beads
• 98 mixed blue E beads
• Gold toggle clasp
• Beadstorm™ Chain Nose Pliers
• Designer Flush Cutters
• Designer Crimper

Steps:

1. Cut the beading wire into three equal lengths.
    
2. Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
    
3. Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
    
4. Pass the wires through one E bead and a light blue bead.
    
5. Separate the wires and pass each one through eight E beads.
    
6. Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (don’t crimp it), a light blue bead and another crimp bead.
    
7. Repeat Steps 5-6 two more times.
    
8. Separate the wires and pass each one through eight seed beads.
    
9. Hold the wires together and pass them through a crimp bead, a light blue bead, an E bead, a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
    
10. Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
     
11. Pull gently on the bracelet to make sure the crimps are secure and then cut off any extra wire.

Tips: A. E beads are a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.

B. This bracelet fits a 7” wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.