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Olive, amethyst and antique copper is the perfect triad of colors. Mixing sizes in glass pearls and using wavy copper spacers, I created a simple yet stunning bracelet that is sure to be an instant favorite!
Shanna Steele, Aunties Beads Designer
Instructions:
- Cut a piece of beading wire measuring about 10 inches. String a crimp bead and pamada bead toward one end. Run the beading wire through half of the toggle then back down through the crimp bead and pamada bead. Crimp.
- String an 8mm green glass pearl, a kenyan bead, a 10mm amethyst glass pearl, a kenyan bead, an 8mm green glass pearl, a kenyan bead and a 10mm amethyst glass pearl.
- String a copper wavy disc, a 12mm green glass pearl, a copper wavy disc and a 10mm amethyst glass pearl.
- Repeat step 3 four more times. You should have used all of your copper wavy discs at this point.
- String a kenyan bead, an 8mm green glass pearl, a kenyan bead, a 10mm amethyst glass pearl, a kenyan bead and an 8mm green glass pearl.
- String a pamada bead and your crimp bead. Run your wire through the other half of the toggle clasp then back down through the crimp bead and the pamada bead. Crimp. Cut excess wire.
Tools and Materials Needed:
12mm Glass Pearl Round Bead Strand, Evergreen (5 pieces)
10mm Glass Pearl Round Bead Strand, Amethyst (8 pieces)
8mm Glass Pearl Round Bead Strand, Evergreen (4 pieces)
Antique Copper Pewter 14mm Wavy Disc Spacer Bead, Bag Of 10 (10 pieces)
TierraCast Antique Copper Plated Pamada Bead, 8mm (2 pieces)
TierraCast Antique Copper Plate Kenyan Bead, 5mm, Bag Of 10 (6 pieces)
TierraCast Antique Copper Plate Pewter Toggle, Large Keepsake
Antique Copper Plate Crimp Bead, 2 x 2 mm, Bag of 50 (2 pieces)
Beadalon 19-strand Wire, 30ft., .018, Satin Copper (about 10 inches)
Nipper Tool
Beadalon Designer Crimper Tool
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