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Copper Dreams

Design by Margot Potter

Copper is accented with sea blue crystals in this stunning woven bracelet.

Materials

13 (6mm) crystal copper Swarovski crystal round beads
6mm Swarovski crystal rondelles: 6 crystal golden shadow, 9 Pacific opal, 2 crystal copper
4 copper open heart charms
6 (5mm) copper jump rings
2 copper crimp covers
2 (1.3mm) copper crimp tubes
Copper lobster-claw clasp
6 1/2 inches 20-gauge copper craft wire
2 (10-inch) lengths copper .018-inch-diameter 7-strand nylon-coated flexible beading wire
Round-nose pliers
2 pairs chain-nose pliers
Nylon-jaw pliers
Crimp pliers
Jumbo crimp pliers
Flush cutters

Finished Size
7 inches (including clasp), plus a 1-inch extender chain

Instructions

1)	For coil charm, cut a 2 1/2-inch length of 20-gauge wire. Referring to Fig. 1, use round-nose pliers to form a small loop at one end of wire; use thumb and forefinger to compress the wire, wrapping it into a coil. Use nylon-jaw pliers to keep wire flat while continuing to form the coil. Stop wrapping wire when there is 1/4 inch left. Bend wire upward at a 90-degree angle from top of coil. Form a small loop at wire end. Use chain-nose pliers to bend loop so it can be threaded side to side with a jump ring. Set aside.
2)	Form a small loop at one end of a 1-inch length of 20-gauge wire. String a Pacific opal rondelle and use round-nose pliers to form a wrapped loop above rondelle. Trim excess wire. Repeat three times, once with a Pacific opal rondelle and twice with crystal copper rondelles. Set aside.
3)	Hold both lengths of beading wire together and string a crimp tube 1/2 inch from end; insert wire ends through jump ring and back through crimp tube, keeping wires uncrossed inside tube and using chain-nose pliers to pull wires through tube, making sure to not pull too tight. Use crimp pliers to flatten and fold the crimp tube.
4)	Attach a crimp cover over crimp tube, using jumbo crimp tool to fold cover over into a smooth bead.
5)	With wires together, string a Pacific opal rondelle. String a crystal copper round on only the right wire. Thread both wires through a crystal golden shadow rondelle. String a crystal copper round on only the left wire.
6)	Repeat step 5 five times. Thread both wires through a Pacific opal rondelle. String a copper crystal rondelle on only the right wire.
7)	Thread both wires through a crimp tube; insert wires through clasp and back through crimp tube. Flatten and fold the crimp tube. Trim excess wire. Repeat step 4.
8)	Open a jump ring and slide on a heart charm and a crystal golden shadow charm from step 2; attach jump ring to jump ring on bracelet; close ring.
9)	Open another jump ring and slide on a heart charm and a Pacific opal charm; attach this jump ring to previous jump ring, threading the jump ring between the charms on previous ring. Add two additional jump rings in the same manner, alternating between golden shadow charm and Pacific opal charm. Open remaining jump ring and slide on coil charm from step 1; attach ring to last jump ring.
10)	Check back through jump rings, ensuring they are closed.

Source: Crystal beads from Swarovski North America; copper wire and findings from Beadalon.

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