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Harvest Bracelet

Y-style bracletes are always in style! Once you've mastered this wire-wrapping technique, you'll be able to make handcrafted jewelry using any collection of beads. Choose your favorite semiprecious and crystal beads, grab a spool of 20-gauge Artistic Wire and get started! This set by Katie Hacker is wonderfully versatile. For an opera-length necklace, fasten the necklace and bracelet together.
Craft Time: varies
Uses Recycled Items: No
 
 
 
 
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Material List

  • 20-gauge non-tarnish silver Artistic Wire
  • Beadalon medium silver EZ-lobster clasp
  • 2 fire agate 14mm semiprecious Bead Gallery rounds
  • 4 yellow quartzite 6mm semiprecious Bead Gallery rounds
  • Antiqued silver Bead Gallery beads: four 10mm melons, 16mm flat diamond, 4 square spacers
  • 4 Indian sapphire 4mm crystal Create Your Style with Swarovski Elements bicones *When you use larger beads like the fire agates in this design, you have to make a longer bracelet than usual.
  • Round-nose pliers
  • Chain-nose pliers
  • Wire cutters
 

Project Instructions

Step 1 Connect the following beads with wrapped loops: quartzite; melon; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; melon; quartzite/spacer/diamond/spacer/quartzite; melon; crystal/spacer/fire agate/spacer/crystal; melon; quartzite.

Step 2 Attach a lobster clasp to one end of the bracelet.

*Bracelet (Fits 7½"-8" wrist)

Making Wrapped Loops and Bead Links

Step 1 Cut a piece of wire that is 2" longer than the bead(s) you're using.

Step 2 Make a right angle about 1" from the wire end, use round nose pliers to make a loop.

Step 3 Wrap the extra wire around the base of the loop 2-4 times.

Step 4 Pass the wire through the bead(s) and make another wrapped loop.

Step 5 For connected bead links, be sure to connect the loops before wrapping the extra wire around the base of the loop.

Note: If you're making a link for the end of the necklace, make the last loop larger than the others to make it easier to fasten the clasp to it.

Tips

Try this necklace in a black/white/red color scheme for the holidays, or create a monochromatic look with shades of red. When substituting beads, use sizes that are within 1-2mm of the recommended beads in the materials list.