How to Make the Bubblicious Bracelet

Published December 2012
Designed By Katie Hacker / Content Supplied by Beadalon

Techniques:

Crimping, Stringing

Materials & Tools:

16 length of .015 diameter gold Beadalon 7 beading wire
12 gold #2 Beadalon crimp beads
32 blue 10mm teardrop glass beads
4 clear/blue18mm oval glass beads
2 blue E beads
Gold toggle clasp
Chain nose pliers
Wire cutters
Crimping tool

A. Substitute daggers, pear-shaped or briolette beads instead of teardrops for a similar look. E bead is a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.

B. This bracelet works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing pink teardrops with green rectangles or red teardrops with black rectangles.

C. This bracelet fits a 7 wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.

How To:

1. Cut the beading wire into two equal lengths.

2. Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp bead and half of the clasp.

3. Pass the wires back through the crimp bead and use a crimping tool to crimp it.

4. Pass the wires through one E bead and another crimp bead. Crimp it.

5. Separate the wires and pass each one through four teardrop beads.

6. Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (dont crimp it), a clear/blue oval bead and another crimp bead.

7. Repeat Steps 5-6 three more times.

8. Separate the wires and pass each one through four teardrop beads.

9. Hold the wires together and pass them through a crimp bead, an E bead, crimp bead and half of the clasp.

10. Pass the wires back through the crimp bead and use a crimping tool to crimp both crimp beads.

11. Pull gently on the bracelet to make sure the crimps are secure and then cut off any extra wire.