Bracelet Bead Pattern - Pearls and Sea Foam Seed Beads (Part 2)

Skills required:

• Crimping
• Stringing Beads
• Wire Working

Click here to read Part 1 of "Bracelet Bead Pattern - Pearls and Sea Foam Seed Beads" for the supply list.

Refer to the letters in this chart when referencing which beads to string in the pattern below:

Creating the dangles

Step 1. String onto a head pin, 1 pearl, 1 spacer bead.

Step 2. Form a wrapped loop close to the spacer bead. Trim off excess wire.

Step 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for a total of 14 pearl dangles.

Step 4. Hook 2 pearl dangles together with a jump ring... create 7 sets.

Stringing the beads

Step 1. Cut off 8" of stringing wire.

Step 2. String one end through a crimp tube, through the top hole of of one side of the hook and eye clasp, back through the same crimp tube.

Step 3. Crimp the crimp tube with crimping pliers.

Step 4. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover using your flat-nose pliers.

Step 5. String beads on in the following order:

Step 6. When you get to the last bead, string a crimp tube, thread the wire through the bottom ring of the other half of the clasp, back through the crimp tube and crimp. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover.

Repeat the above steps for the second strand of beads, from bottom ring of one half of the clasp to the top ring of the other half of the clasp.