Free Project: Silver Spacers Bracelet & Earrings

Design by Carole Rodgers

Silver spacers never go out of style, and like potato chips, one is never enough. This bracelet made with flat disk spacer beads and embellished chain makes a delicate yet definite statement.

Materials

• 2-hole silver flat disk spacers:
• 9 (12mm) center hole
• 10 (9.4mm) solid
• 20 (3 x 4mm) silver oval jump rings
• 5mm silver round jump ring
• 2 (25mm) silver kidney ear wires
• Small silver lobster-claw clasp
• 6 inches 3.8mm silver rolo chain
• Chain-nose pliers
• Wire nippers

Finished Sizes
Bracelet
7 3/4 inches (including clasp)
Earrings
1 7/8 inches long

Instructions

Bracelet

1)	Open an oval jump ring and slide on a 5mm jump ring and a 9.4mm disk; close ring.
2)	Cut nine pieces of chain each five links long. Set aside two pieces for earrings.
3)	Open another oval jump ring and attach it to other side of 9.4mm disk from step 1; slide on a 12mm disk and one end of a 5-link piece of chain before closing jump ring.
4)	Open another oval jump ring and attach it to other end of 5-link chain and other side of 12mm disk from step 3; attach ring to another 9.4mm disk before closing jump ring. The chain should be lying across the center hole of the 12mm disk.
5)	Repeat steps 3 and 4 six additional times.
6)	Use an oval jump ring to attach clasp to the end of the bracelet.

Earrings

1)	In the same manner as in step 3 of bracelet, use an oval jump ring to attach one piece of chain and a 12mm disk to a 9.4mm disk.
2)	Attach other end of chain to opposite side of 12mm disk with an oval jump ring.
3)	Slide top loop of 9.4mm disk on ear wire.
4)	Repeat steps 1-3 for second earring.