Round beads are great basics to keep in your stash. Choose three sizes that are within 2mm of each other, such as 4, 6 and 8mm or 6, 8 and 10mm.

These bracelets use the Rule of Odds with beads in combinations of 3, 5, and 7. Keep that in mind and it's easy to change the colors.

For help selecting colors, turn to the color wheel or choose stones that have special meaning for you. A mixture of quartz is believed to increase the wearer's energy and insight. Or, your family's birthstones might make a great combination. 

Materials
Choose 5 strands of beads: two 4mm, two 6mm and one 8mm. Katie used:

• red tiger's eye bead gallery® 4mm rounds #92619
• orange dyed quartzite bead gallery® 4mm rounds #59554
• blue aventurine bead gallery® 6mm rounds #55140
• sapphire Australian jasper #59591
• red jasper bead gallery® 8mm rounds #55086

You'll also need:
Beadalon® silver bracelet memory wire
6 Beadalon® silver ball head pins
Tools: round-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers, wire cutters, memory wire shears

Instructions for the bracelet:

• Cut a piece of memory wire that's 3-5 continuous loops long with the ends overlapping.
• Use round-nose pliers to make a loop on one end of the wire.
• Pass the wire through:
  three 4mm tiger's eye
  five 6mm Australian jasper
  three 8mm red jasper

three 4mm orange quartzite
five 6mm blue aventurine

• Repeat the pattern from Step 3 until there is about 1/4” of exposed wire left at the end of the bracelet.
• Use round-nose pliers to turn a loop at the end of the bracelet.
• String six left-over beads onto individual head pins and make a wrapped loop on each one.
• Attach three beaded head pin dangles to each end of the bracelet.

Find more tips and ideas for memory wire jewelry in Katie's new booklet for Beadalon: Memory Wire Made Easy.