Posted by Rod Connors on 5/8/2019 to
Free Jewelry Patterns
Dragons Flight Bracelet
Free Jewelry Making Pattern
By Kim Connors - www.Bead3.com
Materials
1 - 8 ½ inch length of Antique Silver-Plated 7x5.5mm Cable Chain
1 – Antique Silver-Plated 15x8mm Lobster Clasp
37 – Antique Silver-Plated Ball Pins
39 – Antique Silver-Plated 5mm 20 Gauge Jump Rings
9 – Antique Silver-Plated 8mm Bicone Metal Beads
9 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Diamond Metal Beads
9 – Sodalite 6mm Semiprecious Rounds
10 – Black Diamond AB 8mm Glass Crystal Bicones
Step One - Create the Drops
Sodalite 6mm Semiprecious Round Drop (9) - Add 1 – Sodalite 6mm Semiprecious Round to a ball pin. Make a 90º bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat 8 times.
Black Diamond AB Crystal Bicone Drop (10) - Add 1 – Black Diamond AB 8mm Crystal Bicone to a ball pin. Make a 90º bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat 9 times.
Antique Silver-Plated 8mm Bicone Drop (9) - Add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 8mm Bicone Metal Bead to a ball pin. Make a 90º bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat 8 times.
Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Diamond Drop (9) - Add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Diamond Metal Bead to a ball pin. Make a 90º bend in ball pin above the bead. Using round nose pliers hold the ball pin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop. Wrap down around ball pin creating as many coils as you can. Trim any extra. Repeat 8 times.
Step Two - Assemble the Bracelet
1. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add the loop of the lobster clasp and the end link of the chain. Close the Jump Ring.
2. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Sodalite 6mm Semiprecious Round Drop and the next link in the chain. Close the Jump Ring.
3. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 8mm Bicone Drop and the next link in the chain. Close the Jump Ring.
4. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Black Diamond AB 8mm Crystal Bicone Drop and the next link in the chain. Close the Jump Ring.
5. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add 1 – Antique Silver-Plated 4x10mm Diamond Drop and the next link in the chain. Close the Jump Ring.
6. Repeat the pattern in Steps 2-5 EIGHT times to add the additional drops. Use the next link in the chain for each of the new drops.
7. Open one 5mm Jump Ring; add the 1 – Black Diamond AB 8mm Crystal Bicone Drop and the last link of chain. Close the Jump Ring.
You are finished! This pattern makes a bracelet that is adjustable up to 8 1/2 inches long.
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