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| This adorable bracelet is perfect for bridesmaids, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or any time you want to tell someone you love them! We have another bracelet idea using the two-hole alphabet beads. You can stack them together for a fun and playful look. Click here for instructions for the "I Love You Two" bracelet.
Step one: Attach a sterling silver open jump ring to each of the loops on a sterling silver two-strand heart clasp. Cut two lengths of Soft Touch jewelry wire to approximately nine inches. Crimp one end of each wire to a sterling silver open jump ring. The jump rings allow movement and keep the wire flexible.
Step two: The pattern will be the same on both wires as you work. We like to do both strands at once to make sure everything lines up evenly. If you are worried about losing your work, use Bead Stoppers as you move along your pattern. Add a few beads to one side, then hold it in the Bead Stopper as you work along the other side. The pattern is as follows: one 2mm seamless gold-filled round bead, 4mm Swarovski faceted bicone in fuchsia, 2mm gold-filled round, 4mm Swarovski crystal rosaline cube, gold-filled round, 4mm Swarovski faceted light tanzanite AB bicone, 3mm light Siam bicone, gold-filled round and a 4mm Swarovski light tanzanite AB cube. Repeat this pattern again, then begin it one more time, but instead of adding the final light tanzanite cube, add the sterling silver two-hole letter bead "I" followed by a gold-filled 2mm round bead, 4mm light tanzanite AB cube, another round, then the silver two-hole heart bead. Add a round, cube, round then the "U" bead. From this point you will reverse the bead pattern to work back to the clasp.
Step three: Crimp the remaining ends of the wire to the other jump rings and trim the excess.
This bracelet is an adorable gift for young and old alike. To adjust the length, keep in mind that each set of beads in the pattern from the first gold-filled round to the tanzanite cube is approximately 1 inch.
Approximate length: 7 ½ inches
Approximate cost: Under $30.00 (does not include stringing material)
Estimated time: Under one hour
Difficulty level: Beginner
List of components:
Sterling silver two-hole alphabet bead – I (ISAB-000I, qty 1)
Sterling silver two-hole alphabet bead – U (ISAB-000U, qty 1)
Sterling silver two-hole alphabet bead – HEART (ISAB-HEART, qty 1)
4mm Swarovski faceted bicone tanzanite (5301-TAN4, qty 12)
4mm Swarovski faceted bicone fuchsia (5301-FU4, qty 12)
3mm Swarovski faceted bicone light Siam (5301-SIALT3, qty 12)
4mm Swarovski crystal cube rosaline (5601-ROSA4, qty 12)
4mm Swarovski crystal cube light tanzanite (5601-TANLTAB4, qty 12)
2mm gold-filled round seamless bead (GF-RND2, qty 56)
Sterling silver heart clasp – 2 strand (SS-FHBC-2, qty 1)
Sterling silver open jump rings (SS-OJR25-F, qty 4)
Sterling silver crimp tubes (SS-CRM2, qty 4)
Soft Touch .019 jewelry wire (ST19-30CL)
Tools used:
Nipper tool (TOOL-101)
Crimper tool (TOOL-100)
Bead Stopper (BEADSTPR) | |
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