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Bangle Bracelets
By Katie Hacker

Sponsor: Pure Allure “Crystal Innovations”

 


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Single Strand Bangle Bracelet

Material needed

8 Crystal Innovations one-hole sliders with tanzanite Swarovski® crystals
8 tanzanite 8mm Swarovski® crystal donut beads
16 violet opal 6mm Swarovski® crystal donut beads
Beadalon® large bracelet Remembrance memory wire
Beadalon® memory wire shears
Beadfix® glue

Instructions

1. Cut one loop of memory wire with the ends overlapping by about ¼”.
2. String a slider, a violet opal crystal, a tanzanite crystal and a violet opal crystal onto the wire.
3. Repeat the beading pattern from Step 2 until all of the beads are strung.
4. Glue the wire ends inside the slider.

Double Strand Bangle Bracelet

Material Needed

8 Crystal Innovations one-hole sliders with tanzanite Swarovski® crystals
8 tanzanite 8mm Swarovski® crystal donut beads
16 violet opal 6mm Swarovski® crystal donut beads
Beadalon® large bracelet Remembrance memory wire
Beadalon® memory wire shears
Beadalon® round nose pliers

Instructions

1. Cut two loops of memory wire with the ends overlapping by about 1”.
2. Use round nose pliers to make a loop on one end of each bracelet wire.
3. Pass a wire through a hole on the slider so the loop is inside the back of the slider. Repeat for the other wire.
4. Pass a wire through a 4mm bead, 6mm bead and 4mm bead and one set of holes on a slider. Repeat for the other wire, passing it through the other set of holes on a slider.
5. Repeat the beading pattern from Step 4 until the bracelet is the desired length.
6. Pass each wire end through a beginning loop on the back of the first slider. Use round nose pliers to bend each wire end in a loop to connect the ends of the bracelet.

 

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