Cherish Bracelet

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Cherish Bracelet Instructions Designed by Teri McCamish This graceful bracelet adds a sparkling touch of blue to a traditional pearl design. The shining gold accents bring this look together for a bracelet you can cherish on your wedding day and every day after. Step one: Slide a Swarovski 8mm briolette bead in Light Turquoise onto a gold-filled 1.5-inch head pin with ball end, 24 gauge. Create a wrapped loop. For help with this, see our Handy Tip. Repeat this step 14 times and set your wrapped loops aside. Step two: Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 10 inches long. Attach one part of the gold-filled round filigree pearl clasp to one end and crimp shut with a 14K/20 gold-filled 2x2mm crimp tube and a 3mm gold-filled crimp cover. See our Handy Tips for more information on how to use crimp tubes and crimp covers. Step three: String on one Miyuki 8g metallic 24 Karat gold plated Delicas, one Swarovski 8mm round pearl in Cream, another gold Delica and then a Swarovski 12mm round pearl in Cream. Step four: String on five of the wrapped loops you made in step one. Step five: String on another 12mm pearl and slide it close to the wrapped loops, so that their stringing holes bunch up together and the briolettes form a floral shape between the two 12mm pearls. Step six: String on another gold Delica and an 8mm pearl. Repeat two more times, then string on a gold Delica followed by a 12mm pearl. Repeat steps four and five. You can use bead stoppers to keep your design in place and especially to keep the briolettes in a floral formation. Step seven: Repeat step six, then string on a gold Delica and an 8mm pearl. Attach the other half of the pearl clasp to the end of your bracelet and crimp shut with a crimp tube and crimp cover.

Approximate size: 7 1/2 inches
Estimated time: 1 hour
Difficulty level: beginner

Tools and Supplies Used:
Nipper tool (TOOL-101)
ZambaPro™ Bead Crimper Tool (TOOL-100)
ZambaPro™ Ergonomic Chain Nose Pliers (TOOL-125)
ZambaPro™ Ergonomic Round Nose Pliers (TOOL-127)
Ergonomic side cutter - semi flush (TOOL-128)

List of Components:
Swarovski 5040 8mm Briolette Bead Light Turquoise (5040-LTU8, qty 15)
Swarovski 5810 12mm Round Pearl Cream (5810-CRM12, qty 6)
Swarovski 5810 8mm Round Pearl Cream (5810-CRM8, qty 8)
Gold-Filled 1.5-Inch Head Pin with Ball End, 24 Gauge (FIND-0903, qty 15)
Gold-Filled Round Filigree Pearl Clasp (GF-PC02, qty 1)
14K/20 Gold-Filled 2x2mm Crimp Tube (GF-CRM2, qty 2)
3mm Gold-Filled Crimp Cover (GF-CCOV01, qty 2)
Miyuki 8g Metallic 24 Karat Gold Plated Delicas (DB0031, qty 1)
ZambaPro® Jewelry Wire, 49-Strand .019 30-Feet (9.1 Meters) (ZP49-30F-019, qty 1)

Alternate Components:
These are fun alternatives to those listed above:
Swarovski 5040 8mm Briolette Bead Rose Peach (5040-ROP8, qty 15)
Swarovski 5810 12mm Round Pearl Rose Peach (5810-ROP12, qty 6)
Swarovski 5810 8mm Round Pearl Rose Peach (5810-ROP8, qty 8)
Gold-Plated Round Crystal Box Clasp (GP-BC01, qty 1)