Amaze
your friends and impress others with this easy-to-make conversation piece.
(They’ll wonder how in the world you did it!)
1 strand Laminated trocha shell (1 strand/14) F14-4143NB
1 pkg Swarovski ® crystal, jonquil AB, 3mm bicone (1 pkg/144) F14-1028CY
7 Sterling silver and peridot, 29x8mm 5-hole spacer bar F14-4999FD
1 pkg Headpins, 2-inch sterling silver, .028 thick, 21 gauge (1pkg/100)
F14-4454FD
1 Clasp, 5-strand sterling silver, 25x10mm floral rectangle F14-6158FN
1 pkg Crimp, sterling silver, 2.0mm, cut tube (1 pkg/100) F14-1893FD
1 pkg Beading wire, .019, 7x7, snow white (1 pkg/30 feet) F14-1560BS
1 sheet Photocopy of selected images with high color-saturation
1 pair Scissors, 3 ½ -inch
1 pair ergo cutter pliers, 5-inch diagonal round
1 pair ergo pliers, 5 ¾ -inch short chain nose
1 pair ergo pliers, 5-inch short round nose
1 pair Crimping pliers
1 can Krylon® spray acrylic sealer
1 square Sandpaper, fine grit
1 Craft iron
1 Hot pad or oven mitt
Step 1:
Turn on craft iron and allow to fully heat.
Step 2:
Cut the photocopy images so they are a ¼ inch larger than the trocha
shell beads.
Step 3:
Lightly sand each shell surface until all shine coating has been removed.
This will allow the bead to take the image.
Step 4:
On a heat-proof surface, place the shell bead face down on the image.
(Keep in mind the image will print in reverse.) Crease the edges
of the paper around the sides of the bead, leaving an indentation of the
bead, so you'll know exactly where to place the bead for the next step.
Step 5:
Turn the bead and the paper over so the image is face-down on the bead
and the blank side of the paper is facing up. Align the folds of the paper
with the bead so the image is exactly where you want it.
Step 6:
Using a hot pad or oven mitt to hold the bead, lightly heat the entire
back of the paper with the iron to transfer the image onto the bead. Carefully
lift the paper to see if the image transferred. If it did, carefully remove
the paper, if it didn’t, replace the image on the bead and reheat
with the iron. Once the image is transferred, carefully remove the paper
and allow the bead to cool completely.
Repeat steps 2 – 6 to make a total of eight printed beads.
Step 7:
Once all of the beads have cooled, spray them with the acrylic sealer
and let dry.
Step 8:
Make a crystal dangle by stringing one crystal bicone onto a headpin and
beginning a wrapped loop. (For instructions on making a wrapped loop,
visit: www.firemountaingems.com/beading_howtos)
Before finishing the wrap, attach the dangle to the first loop of the
clasp.
Repeat this step, adding crystal dangles to the first, third and fifth
loops of each clasp end.
Step 9:
Cut two 10-inch lengths of wire. String one wire through a crimp tube
and pass through the second loop on one end of the clasp. Pass back through
the crimp tube leaving a ½-inch tail. Snug the crimp tube against
the clasp and crimp with crimping pliers. Trim the tail wire flush against
the edge of the tube. Repeat this step with the second wire, running through
the open loop of the same clasp end.
Step 10:
String one printed shell bead and one sterling and peridot spacer bar.
Repeat seven times. The bracelet should begin and end with printed shell
beads.
Step 11:
Repeat the crimp process in Step 9 to attach both wires
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