Add beads to coils of memory wire to create beautiful bracelets.

Skill: 1 Time: 1 Cost: 1

You will need:
Red & Silver Glass Bead Bracelet
•  Memory wire: 2 1/4" bracelet (.50-.75mm thick)
•  45-50 assorted glass beads, shades of red (5-10mm)
•  12-15 antique imitation silver spacer beads
•  16-20 silver plated bead caps
•  60-65  #11 silver glass seed beads
•  Two 2" silver plated eye pins
•  Two 2" silver plated head pins

Spotted Wood Bracelet
•  Memory wire: 2 1/4" stainless steel bracelet (.60-.75mm thick)
•  Twenty three 15x10-15x11mm burnt wood coated bicone with spotted pattern beads
•  Forty six 11x4mm Dark Brown wood rondelle beads
•  Two 5mm round tan wood beads (beads on ends of  burnt wood bicone strand were used)
•  Permanent jewelry adhesive*

Czech Fire Polish Cocktail Bracelet
•  Memory wire: 2 1/4" bracelet (.50-.75mm thick)
•  Seven 8mm Czech fire polish jet faceted round
•  Thirteen 6mm Czech fire polish jet faceted round
•  Thirty seven 3mm Czech fire polish jet faceted round
•  Five 8mm Czech fire polish vitrail faceted round
•  Nine 6mm Czech fire polish vitrail faceted round
•  Eleven 4mm Czech fire polish vitrail faceted round
•  Twenty five 3mm Czech fire polish vitrail faceted round
•  Twelve #3 black glass bugle beads
•  Thirty #3 silver lined glass bugle beads
•  Thirteen #11 round silver glass seed beads
•  Sixty eight #11 round opaque black seed beads
•  Four 2" silver plated eye pins
•  Two 2" silver plated head pins

For All
•  Memory wire cutter
•  Round nose pliers
•  Chain nose pliers

*The following products were used for this project: Fire Mountain memory wire, seed beads, eye pins, & head pins • GS Hypo Cement adhesive • The Beadery imitation silver spacer bead assortment.

Note: For product information, see end of article.

•  See "Memory Wire Basics" for basic techniques.
•  Do not get glue on skin.

Czech Fire Polish Cocktail Bracelet

•  Adjust pattern slightly (a seed bead here or there) as needed to ensure that Czech fire polish bead pattern lines up on all five memory wire strands.

STEP 1: Cut wire. Cut five full rings plus 1/2" of bracelet-sized memory wire.

STEP 2: Thread first ring. Form a closed loop at one end of wire. Thread beads in pattern below to form first full ring of bracelet.
•  One silver seed bead, one silver bugle bead, one silver seed bead
•  One vitrail 4mm round faceted bead, one silver seed bead, one silver bugle bead
•  One silver seed bead, one black seed bead, one silver seed bead
•  One black bugle bead, one silver seed bead, one jet 3mm faceted bead
•  One silver seed bead, one jet 3mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead
•  One jet 3mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead, one jet 6mm faceted bead
•  One silver seed bead, one jet 8mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead
•  One jet 6mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead, one jet 3mm faceted bead
•  One silver seed bead, one jet 3mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead
•  One jet 3mm faceted bead, one silver seed bead, one black bugle bead
•  One silver seed bead, one black seed bead, one silver seed bead
Repeat to complete first full ring of bracelet

STEP 3: Thread second ring. Thread beads in pattern below to form second full ring of bracelet.
•  One silver bugle bead, one silver seed bead, one vitrail 4mm faceted bead
•  One silver seed bead, one silver bugle bead, one silver seed bead
•  One black seed bead, one silver seed bead, one silver bugle bead
•  One black seed bead, one vitrail 3mm faceted bead, one black seed bead
•  One vitrail 3mm faceted bead, one black seed bead, one vitrail 3mm faceted bead
•  One black seed bead, one vitrail 6mm faceted bead, one black seed bead
•  One vitrail 8mm faceted bead, one black seed bead, one vitrail 6mm faceted bead
•  One black seed bead, one vitrail 3mm faceted bead, one black seed bead
•  One vitrail 3mm faceted bead, one black seed bead, one vitrail 3mm faceted bead
•  One black seed bead, one silver bugle bead, one silver seed bead
•  One black seed bead, one silver seed bead
Repeat to complete second full ring of bracelet

STEP 4: Thread third ring. Repeat pattern of beads used for first ring (Step 2). Remember to keep a close eye on how beads line up with previous rings!

STEP 5: Thread fourth ring. Repeat pattern of beads used for second ring (Step 3).

STEP 6: Thread fifth ring. Repeat pattern of beads used for first and third rings (Step 2). Form a closed loop to hold beads in place.

STEP 7: Make dangles: Make two long dangles consisting of a Head Pin Unit attached to Eye Pin Unit A which is then attached to Eye Pin Unit B.
•  Head Pin Unit: 3mm faceted bead with contrasting color of seed bead at either end
•  Eye Pin Unit A: 6mm faceted bead with contrasting color of seed bead at either end
•  Eye Pin Unit B: 8mm faceted bead with contrasting color of seed bead at either end.

STEP 8: Finish. Attach dangles to memory wire loops.

Red & Silver Glass Bead Bracelet
STEP 1: Cut wire. Cut three full rings plus 2" of bracelet-sized memory wire.

STEP 2: Thread beads. Form a closed loop at one end and thread on three small red beads with a silver glass seed bead between each bead. Note: If glass beads “swallow” seed beads, just keep on with pattern!
Thread beads of assorted sizes, shapes, and colors in following pattern, repeating until there is enough room for beads in Step 4 and to form a loop at end (this may take a little trial and error):
•  One red bead between two bead caps
•  Two red beads with a silver glass seed bead between each
•  One silver spacer bead
•  Two red beads with a silver glass seed bead between each bead.

STEP 4: End bracelet. Finish bracelet using three small red beads with a silver glass seed bead between each bead in same way as Step 2. Form a closed loop at end.

STEP 5: Make dangles. Make dangling bead units as you like, using Head and Eye Pin Units technique in Step 7 of Czech Fire Polish Cocktail Bracelet and attach to wire loops of bracelet.

Spotted Wood Bracelet
STEP 1: Cut wire. Cut two full rings plus 2" of bracelet-sized memory wire.

STEP 2: Thread beads. Squeeze just enough adhesive to fill hole of small tan wood bead. Place over one end of memory wire and hold until set. Thread beads in following pattern, repeating until there is just enough wire to glue on final 5mm round tan bead. Note: If needed, adjust pattern at end to accommodate final bead or cut off excess memory wire:
•  One dark brown wood rondelle bead
•  One spotted wood rondelle bead
•  Three dark brown wood rondelle beads
•  One spotted wood rondelle bead

STEP 4: Finish. Trim off excess wire if needed, leaving just enough to insert into final 5mm round wood bead. Squeeze just enough adhesive to fill hole of 5mm tan bead. Hold bead onto memory wire end until set.

Sources:
Fire Mountain Gems & Beads
(800) 355-2137
firemountaingems.com/freecatalog

G-S Hypo Cement
(800) 295-3050
gshypocement.com 

The Beadery Craft Products
(800) 422-4472
thebeadery.com