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Molly Schaller demonstrates a fiesta bracelet using double strand sliders for an asymmetrical design.

Watch the video for this project at YouTube: http://youtu.be/i7JHdUsGDjU

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Fiesta Bracelet by Molly Schaller
for Halcraft USA, Inc.
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Materials:
10121072 14 3mm blue dyed howlite rounds
93797       1 blue dyed howlite marquis
10121073 2 8mm blue Taiwan howlite faceted rounds
10206991 6 10mm glass amethyst rounds
10218041 1 14mm opaque ruby rhinestone ball
10167842 2 purple and green flower sliders
10167842 2 oval pink and orange sliders
10167842 1 turquoise rectangle slider
10172502 6 3mm amethyst glass faceted rounds
10470722 1 10-12mm pink coral tubes
1 large smooth toggle
1 6mm jumpring
2 #3 Beadalon silver crimp tubes
20" .018"49-strand Beadalon flexible beading wire
Tools:
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Crimping pliers
Bead stoppers

Instructions:

  1. Cut the beading wire into two 10-inch pieces.
  2. Holding the two wires as one, string 1 crimp tube. Pass the wire through the loop of the toggle ring and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube and trim excess wires. String 1 8mm blue Taiwan howlite faceted round.
  3. Separate the two beading wires. Onto one string 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, the loops of a purple and green flower slider, 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, the loops of an oval pink and orange slider, 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, the loops of the rectangle turquoise slider, 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, the loops of an oval pink and orange slider, 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, the loops of a purple and green flower slider, and 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round. Place a bead stopper on the strand.
  4. Repeat step 3 with second beading wire, passing through the other set of loops on the sliders.
  5. Holding both wires as one, string 1 8mm blue Taiwan howlite faceted round and 1 3mm amethyst glass faceted round.
  6. String 1 10mm glass amethyst round and 1 3mm amethyst glass faceted round. Repeat 5 more times.
  7. String 1 crimp tube. Pass the wires through the loop of the toggle bar and back through the crimp tube. Crimp the tube and trim excess wires.
  8. Onto a ball pin slide 1 3mm blue dyed howlite round, 1 14mm ruby rhinestone ball and 1 blue dyed howlite round. Make a wrapped loop.
  9. Onto a ball pin slide 1 pink coral tube. Make a wrapped loop.
  10. Slide the blue dyed howlite teardrop onto the eyepin. Slide it down so that it is about 1/2 inch from the loop. Bend the wire on the eye side so that it conforms to the shape of the teardrop. Bend the tail of the wire up toward the "neck" of the eyepin and wrap the tail around the neck.
  11. Open the jumpring and slide all three drops onto it. Attach these drops to the toggle ring loop.
Katie Hacker & Molly Schaller

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