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Sinuous Silver

Design by Molly Schaller

Wrap your wrist in waves of silver and the gems of the sea when you wear this easy but sophisticated two-strand bracelet.

Materials

11 (8mm) burgundy swirl pearls
2 liquid silver tubes
22 (3mm) silver daisy spacers
11 approximately 3/4-inch-long silver spiral tubes
4 (0.8mm) silver crimp tubes
4 silver wire guardians
Silver spiral toggle clasp
2 (10-inch) lengths .010-inch-diameter nylon-coated flexible beading wire
Micro crimp pliers
Wire nippers

Finished Size
8 inches (including clasp)

Instructions
1	String a crimp tube 1 inch from one end of a 10-inch wire; insert wire end through a wire guardian and through bottom inside loop on one half of clasp. Thread wire end back through wire guardian and crimp tube. Use crimp pliers to flatten and fold the crimp tube.
2	String a liquid silver tube, daisy spacer, pearl and a daisy spacer.
3	String a spiral tube, daisy spacer, pearl and a daisy spacer; repeat four additional times. String a liquid silver tube.
4	String a crimp tube and a wire guardian; insert wire end through loop on remaining half of clasp and back through wire guardian, crimp tube and liquid silver tube, gently pulling wire taut. Flatten and fold the crimp tube. Trim excess wire.
5	Repeat step 1 to attach a second 10-inch wire to second loop on clasp.
6	String a spiral tube, daisy spacer, pearl and daisy spacer; repeat four additional times. String a spiral tube.
7	Repeat step 4 to secure wire to loop on remaining half of clasp.

Source: Pearls from Taj Co.; spiral tubes from Art & Soul Beads; liquid silver tubes from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads; spiral clasp from HandFast; Wire Guardians, crimp tubes, Micro Crimping tool and beading wire from Beadalon.