Bubble Bead-Frames Bracelet

This bright, colorful bracelet is made with TierraCast's new bead frames, plus velvety cat's eye coin beads in coordinating colors, and sparkling Swarovski crystal. This bracelet is an easy project, requiring only basic stringing and basic wire wrapping to complete. You can review these two techniques using the tutorials linked below. Basic Wire Wrapping Basic Stringing

Parts Needed: 4mm Swarovski® Bicones 8mm Cat's Eye Coins 10mm Cat's Eye Coins Pewter 8mm Round Bead Frames in Antique Silver or Antique Gold Pewter 4mm Bali Style Spacers in Antique Silver or Antique Gold 2mm Round Beads in Silver or Gold Also needed - beading wire for stringing the bracelet, crimps and a clasp assembly, plus a headpin to make the beaded drop. OR How to Make: String the beads in the following repeating pattern: 2mm Round 4mm Bali Spacer 10mm Coin 4mm Bali Spacer 2mm Round 4mm Swarovski Bicone 2mm Round 4mm Bali Spacer 8mm Round Bead Frame 8mm Coin (run this inside the bead frame) 4mm Bali Spacer 2mm Round 4mm Swarovski Bicone Repeat until desired length is reached, and finish with crimp beads and clasp assembly. To make the beaded drop - add these beads to a 2" headpin: 2mm Round 4mm Bali Spacer 8mm Round Bead Frame 8mm Cat's Eye Coin (run this inside the bead frame) 4mm Bali Spacer 4mm Swarovski Bicone 2mm Round Wire wrap closed around the ring in the clasp assembly. Color Suggestions: Use coordinating or complementary colors with this bracelet! I enjoyed using light cat's eye colors offset with dark cat's eye colors in particular. 10mm Cat's Eye Coins - Dark Pink 8mm Cat's Eye Coins - Pink 4mm Rose Bicones 10mm Cat's Eye Coins - Montana Blue 8mm Cat's Eye Coins - Sapphire Blue 4mm Light Sapphire Bicones 10mm Cat's Eye Coins - Dark Purple 8mm Cat's Eye Coins - Light Purple 4mm Light Amethyst Bicones 10mm Cat's Eye Coins - Olive 8mm Cat's Eye Coins - Dark Orange 4mm Fire Opal Bicones 10mm Cat's Eye Coins - Dark Aqua 8mm Cat's Eye Coins - White 4mm Crystal AB Bicones

The jewelry you make from this design is yours do with as you please. You may make it as often as you like without any restrictions. For example, you can make this jewelry for yourself, for friends, or to sell. I do not require that you give credit to me for the design. While I assert no rights over the finished jewelry, the photography/images and text on this page are copyrighted as follows: Copyright 2007 by Erin Weik. Licensed under the Creative Commons License Attribution-No Derivs version 2.5. You are free to copy, distribute and display this work for commercial and non-commercial use. You must attribute this work to Erin Weik and www.123bead.com. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. For the long version of this license, please see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ This copyright applies only to the document above, and does not apply to the rest of the website content, images and text, for which I retain full rights.

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