Violet Sky

Blue, Purple, and Silver Simple Crystal Beaded Bracelet

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueSimple Stringing

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size6 3/4 Inches

I love the combination of colors in this bracelet! author signature

When designing jewelry, sometimes it's good to get back to the basics, like simple stringing projects. For Cynthia, it allows her to focus on putting the perfect colors together. She paired crystal rounds and pearls in sweet purple and soft blue colors in this bracelet. Sparkling rhinestone spacers complete the look. You can watch Cynthia make this bracelet and teach our graphics designer Tatiana the basics in this Artbeads Cafe episode.

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Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately ten inches long. Slide a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube onto one end, followed by a 6mm 18 gauge silver-plated open jump ring attached to half of the TierraCast rhodium-plated pewter Craftsman toggle set. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place.

Crimp Tool Tutorial
Crimp Tube Video Tutorial
Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

Add the following bead pattern to the wire:

One 5mm Bicone in Crystal Paradise Shine
One gunmetal-plated 4.5mm crystal rhinestone rondelle spacer
One 5mm round pearl in Crystal Iridescent Light Blue
One TierraCast silver-plated pewter 5mm Kenyan heishi spacer
One 6mm faceted round in Tanzanite
One silver spacer
One pearl
One rhinestone spacer

Repeat this pattern five times, then add a 5mm bicone to the end of the strand.

Slide a crimp tube onto the wire, followed by a jump ring attached to the other half of the clasp. Bring the wire back through the jump ring and crimp in place. Hide both crimp tubes on each end of the bracelet with sterling silver 3mm crimp covers.

Crimp Cover Tutorial

List of Components
5000 6mm Faceted Round Tanzanite (5000-TAN6, qty 6)
5328 5mm Bicone Crystal Paradise Shine (5328-CPS5, qty 7)
Gunmetal-Plated 4.5mm Crystal Rhinestone Rondelle Spacer (BEAD4496, qty 12)
5810 5mm Round Pearl Crystal Iridescent Light Blue (5810-CILB5, qty 12)
TierraCast Silver-Plated Pewter 5mm Kenyan Heishi Spacer (S-0434, qty 12)
TierraCast Rhodium-Plated Pewter Craftsman Toggle Set (RB-6205, qty 1)
6mm Silver-Plated Open Jump Ring - 18 Gauge (FIND-0469, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 2 x 2mm Crimp Tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)
Sterling Silver 3mm Crimp Cover (SS-CCOV01, qty 2)

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