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Spotlight Button Bracelet

Design by Michelle Mach

Your favorite button takes center stage among a dramatic jewel-tone mix of pearls and sparkling blue goldstone rounds.

Materials

  • 8mm pearls: 9 green, 9 blue
  • 4-5mm potato pearls: 10 black cherry, 16 iris blue, 14 iris green
  • 13 (4mm) blue goldstone round beads
  • 5 (6mm) gray Swarovski crystal pearls
  • 4 (2mm) silver round beads
  • 2 (2mm) silver crimp beads
  • 3/4-inch-diameter button
  • 6mm silver jump ring
  • 5mm silver spring-ring clasp
  • 2 (9-inch) lengths .012-inch-diameter nylon-coated flexible beading wire
  • Crimp pliers
  • Wire nippers
  • Tape

Finished Sizes
81/4 inches (including clasp)

Instructions

1) Hold both wire lengths together and string a crimp bead 1/2 inch from one end; place wire ends through loop on spring-ring clasp and back through crimp bead. Use crimp pliers to flatten and fold the crimp bead.
2) Separate wires. String a silver round bead and a goldstone round bead on one wire. String 35-37 pearls and goldstone round beads in a random pattern. String a goldstone round bead and a silver round bead. Attach a piece of tape to end of wire.
3) Repeat step 2 with other wire.
4) Open jump ring and attach to button shank; close ring. Note: If hole on button shank is large enough to accommodate clasp, this step may be skipped.
5) Remove tape. Hold wires together and string a crimp bead; thread wire ends through jump ring and back through crimp bead and last goldstone round bead. Note: If step 4 was skipped, attach wires to button shank instead. Flatten and fold the crimp bead; trim excess wire.
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Sources: Button from Jo-Ann Stores Inc.; all other materials from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

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