Make a Beaded Bracelet Project: Illusion and Cat’s Eye Beaded Bracelet
Make a Beaded Bracelet Project: Illusion and Cat’s Eye Beaded Bracelet
You know, the combo blue and green is in again and staying that way I hope. I love it. But it goes without saying that you can easily make this multi strand bracelet with any color bead you want. These are very playful on the wrist, which makes them a favorite.
You’ll need these supplies:
multi strand hook clasp
beading wire
20 crimp beads
8 – 5x5mm cat’s eye blue/green cylinder
10 – 6mm green cat’s eye beads
14 – 4mm green cat’s eye beads
6 – 6mm blue cat’s eye beads
14 – 4mm blue cat’s eye beads
You’ll need these tools:
wire cutters
crimping pliers
Directions:
1.) Attach 3 pieces of beading wire on one side of the clasp with a crimp bead. You will work your way down the wire strands together.
2.) Bead on bottom strand: 6mm green, 4mm blue, stripe, 4mm blue, 4mm green then crimp; bead on middle strand: 6mm blue, 4mm green, then crimp; Bead on top strand: 6mm green, 4mm green, stripe, 4mm blue, 6mm blue, then crimp.
3.) At the spot where the top and bottom beads end, crimp the middle strand. Bead: 6mm blue, 4mm blue, 4mm green, stripe, 4mm green, 4mm blue, 6mm blue, then crimp.
4.) At the spot where the middle beads end, crimp the top and bottom strands. Bead on the bottom strand: 6mm green, 4mm blue, 4mm green, stripe, 4mm green, 4mm blue, 6mm green then crimp. On top strand bead: 6mm green, 4mm green, 4 mm blue, stripe, 4mm blue, 4mm green, 6mm green, then crimp.
5.) At the spot where the top and bottom beads end, crimp the middle strand. Bead 6mm green, 4mm green, 4mm blue, stripe, 4mm blue, 4mm green, 6mm green, then crimp.
6.) At the spot where the middle beads end, crimp the top and bottom strands. Bead the bottom strand: 4mm green, 4mm blue, stripe, 4mm blue, 6mm green, then crimp to 2nd side of the clasp. On the top strand bead: 6mm blue, 4mm blue, stripe, 4mm green, 6mm green, then crimp to 2nd side of the clasp. On the middle strand, bead crimp bead(do not smash yet), 6mm green, 6mm blue, then crimp to 2nd side of the clasp. Push the two beads snugly towards clasp hiding the wire tail and crimp the first crimp.
