How to Make a Matching Bracelet and Earring Set

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Take the nylon coated stainless steel stringing wire and begin by stringing the beads onto the end that is not attached to the spool.

   Cut the wire once you have finished stringing all of the beads onto it so that you can measure the length of the bracelet with the beads already on it.
   
   You may want to measure the length of the bracelet with your own wrist or with the wrist of the recipient of this bracelet to make sure that the bracelet is the correct size.
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   Step 2: Begin with one of the small swarovski crystal beads and thread the wire through its hole.

   ,,,, You may need to put on an extra circular shell bead with the square bead in its center for bigger wrists, adding the clasp will add some more length however. ,,,,,,,,,
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   Step 3: Use one of the circular shell beads

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   Step 4: however only thread this bead halfway through.

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   Step 5: Place one of the square beads in the center of the circular shell bead where the open hole is and align their holes.

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   Step 6: Thread the wire through both beads and then place another swarovski crystal bead on the other side of the circular shell bead and thread the wire through this bead.

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   Step 7: Continue with this process

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   Step 8: rotating the swarovski crystal beads and the circular shell beads with the square bead in its center until you have seven swarovski crystal beads and six circular shell beads with the square bead in its center alternating between each.

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   Step 9: Once you have strung all of the beads

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    Step 10: take a crimp bead and thread it onto the end of the wire

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    Step 11: the side that is not attached to the spool.

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    Step 12: Take one of the pieces from the clasp set and thread it onto the wire next to the crimp bead.

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    Step 13: Take the loose end of the wire and fold it back towards the crimp bead

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    Step 14: making a loop which the clasp is hanging on.

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    Step 15: Thread the end of the wire back through the crimp bead so that the wire is threaded through the crimp bead twice.

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    Step 16: Take the needle nose pliers and place them around the crimp bead and close the crimp bead by pushing the pliers together.

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    Step 17: Take the loose end of the wire poking out of the crimp bead and feed it back through the swarovski crystal bead for cleaner look.

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    Step 18: Cut the wire loose from the spool leaving about an inch and a half extra wire which you will attach the second half of the clasp to.

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    Step 19: Repeat steps 7-12 to close the second side of the bracelet.

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    Step 20: The bracelet is now complete

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    Step 21: you may want to straighten out the beads and check for any excess wire poking out or anything else that you may want to clean up about the bracelet’s look.

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