Here is today's Bead Table Wednesday project.
Lily beads can be found at Beads to Live By. Leaf pendant, disk beads and clasps can be found here at Humblebeads.com. Jump rings and ball pins from Vintaj.com.
Bracelet pictured measures 8 1/2" long.
Supply List
Pewter Renaissance Leaf Pendant
Polymer clay disk bead
Hook and eye clasp
2 11.25mm brass rib cable jump rings
2 9mm brass rib cable jump rings
2 4mm jump rings
6mm floral bead cap
5x3mm faceted rondelle
16 ball headpins
1 1/2" 18 gauge wire
6" 20 gauge wire (cut into 1 1/2" lengths)
24 lily beads (8 of 3 different colors)
1. Use a 1.5mm hole punch to punch a hole in the pointed end of the leaf pendant.
2. Create a simple loop on the 18 gauge wire, string disk bead, bead cap, faceted bead, create simple loop at the end of the wire.
3. Add one green lily bead to a headpin, create a wrapped loop. Repeat 7 times. Set aside.
4. Create 8 lily bead dangles: Add one lily bead in the second color to a headpin, create a wrapped loop. Repeat 3 more times with the second color and 4 more times with the third color.
5. Create 4 lily clusters: Cut 1 1/2" length of 20 gauge copper wire, create a simple loop. string on the lily bead in one color, add two of the bead dangles in the other color of lily, string on a lily in the same color as the first bead, create a simple loop. Repeat this step one more time. Repeat two more times, but switch the order of the colors.
6. Attach the disk bead link to the leaf with a 8mm jump ring.
7. Attach the 11.25mm jump ring to the disk bead link, string on a green lily dangle on each side, add on the lily cluster, close jump ring. Repeat on other side of the bracelet.
8. Attach a 9mm jump ring ot the lily cluster, add on a green lily dangle ot each side of the jump ring, add on the next lily cluster, close jump ring. Repeat on other side of the bracelet.
9. Attach the clasp to the last lily cluster with either 4mm jump rings.
