Making glass beads – Bracelet Bead Pattern – Pearls and Sea Foam Seed Beads

Tip! Although not exactly a bead, sequins are often used together with beads in sewing projects. They are round pieces of plastic or metal, and either have a hole in the center or to one side.

This 3 strand beaded bracelet is elegant with it’s cool, translucent sea foam strands… and dangles of glass pearls… sparkling with silver beads and spacers. Wear this bracelet with an elegant white blouse or dress up your casual t-shirts… or wear it with a green sweater to pull out the green. Beautiful!

Skills required:

Crimping Stringing Beads Wire Working

Beading Supplies

  • Crimping pliers
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers
  • (24″) .014mm Stringing Wire
  • (14) Silver Plated 2″ Head Pins
  • (6) 2mm Crimp Tubes Sterling Silver
  • (6) Crimp Covers Silver
  • (1) 24mm 3 Strand Hook and Eye Clasp Sterling Silver
  • (257) Size 11 Seed Beads Transparent -Sea Foam
  • (20) 6mm Glass Pearl White
  • (26) 4mm Spacer Bead Antique Silver Plated
  • (12) 3mm Silver Bead Sterling Silver
  • (7) 4mm Jump Rings Silver
Tip! One can find many semi-precious and precious beads. These gemstones are available in different shapes, like round, oval, rondelle, tubes and stars.

Creating the dangles

Step 1. String onto a head pin, 1 pearl, 1 spacer bead.

Step 2. Form a wrapped loop close to the spacer bead. Trim off excess wire.

Step 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for a total of 14 pearl dangles.

Step 4. Hook 2 pearl dangles together with a jump ring… create 7 sets.

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Happy Beading!

Jennifer Thoden

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