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Here’s a fun one to make! Here’s how to make a beaded wiggle bracelet.
This design is a little tricky to make but it looks amazing! Using some chain, tiger tail wire and beads, you can create an interesting, almost sculptural, bracelet to wear. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make this bracelet:
1: Some tiger-tail wire, I used about 1m of wire to make mine. I suggest cutting off slightly more than you need so you don’t run out.
2: A piece of chain that is bracelet length. I used a piece recycled from an old project that I took apart.
3: Two jump rings.
4: Four crimp beads.
5: A clasp.
6: Beads. I used these gold glass beads.
6: Your jewelry pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round nose and flat nose pliers.
Follow these steps to make your own wiggle bracelet:
1: Add two crimp beads and a jump ring to one end of the wire.
2: Loop the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps.
3: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.
4: Attach the wire to the chain using the jump ring.
5: Add some beads to the wire. I added 6 beads.
6: Thread the end of the wire through a link in the chain, I threaded mine through the 7th link of the chain. You want the distance between links to be shorter than the length of each beaded section in order to make an arch shape.
7: Repeat steps 5 and 6, adding another 6 beads and threading it through another link on the opposite side of the chain, 7 links away from the first loop.
8: Keep beading and looping the wire until the chain is early complete, with just one loop to go.
9: Add the second jump ring to the end of the chain.
10: Add the last 6 beads and two crimp beads.
11: Loop the end of the tiger tail wire around the jump ring at the end and back through the crimps and end beads.
12: Squash the crimp beads.
13: Trim the excess wire.
14: Add the clasp to one end of the bracelet to finish it off! Now your fun wiggle bracelet is finished.
Here’s what the wiggle bracelet looks like when it’s being worn!
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Here’s how to make a fun hand harness with pearl tassel charms, so cool!
Are you bored at home staring at your hands with nothing else to do? Make them more interesting to look at with this fun hand harness! Making this should be fun and and you’ll have a cool accessory at the end. This tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your cool pearl tassel hand harness:
1: Pliers. I used my flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
2: Chain that is long enough to wrap around your finger, the front of your hand and wrist. I used some gold-tone rolo chain.
3: Two medium jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: Pearl beads. I used eight pink pearl beads.
6: Eight smaller jump rings.
7: Eight head pins.
Follow these steps to make your pearl tassel hand harness:
1: Add each of the pearl beads to the head pins.
2: Curl the tops of the head pin around the round nose pliers to form loops and secure the beads in place. Once you have beaded and curled all eight pins you can set them aside.
3: Pick up the chain and create a loop that fits loosely around your middle finger.
4: Attach the end of the chain to the point where where it fits so that you have a loose loop of chain secured together. You can do this by opening one of the chain links and then closing it again around one of the links in the chain.
5: Measure a piece of chain so that it falls down the middle of your hand.
6: Then wrap the rest of the chain around your wrist, trim it and secure it into a large loop like you did with the ring part of the chain. Now you should have one small and one large loop with a single chain joining them.
7: Split the large loop so that it is open in the back opposite to the centre chain.
8: Attach the medium sized jump rings to either end of the open loop and attach the lobster clasp to one of them.
9: Now all that is left is to attach the pearl charms! Add the eight pearl charms to the centre chain that runs down the centre of your hand using the smaller jump rings.
Once all your pearls are attached your pearl tassel hand harness is finished and ready to wear!! So cute!
Here are some other hand harness designs that you can make:
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Half and Half for the best of both worlds? Here’s how to make a half bead half chain necklace!
This necklace is really cool! It is made using different materials for a half-half look. One side of the necklace is made with delicate chain while the other half features a rainbow of glass seed beads.
The Materials
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your half and half necklace:
1: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
2: A piece of tiger-tail wire.
3: Four crimp beads.
4: Three jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: Some chain. I used gold-tone rolo chain.
7: Beads. I used some mixed glass seed beads in different colors.
The steps
Follow these steps to make your half and half necklace:
1: Add two of the crimp beads and a jump ring to one end of the wire.
2: Fold the short end of the wire around it and back through the crimp beads.
3: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add beads and continue beading until you have a beaded section that is around half the length you want your necklace. I checked my length by measuring it against my neck, holding the secured end at the back of my neck and wrapping it loosely around the font of my neck.
5: Add two more crimp beads to the wire and a second jump ring.
6: Bend the wire around the jump ring and pull it tightly back through the crimps and a few of the beads.
7: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers again.
8: Trim the excess tiger tail wire using the cutting pliers.
9: Open a jump ring on one side of the beaded strand and attach one end of the chain.
10: Measure the chain so that it is the same length as the beaded strand and trim it.
11. Add the remaining jump ring to the other end of the chain, using it to secure the lobster clasp in place.
Now your half and half necklace is finished!
You can even add a charm to the middle to add some extra interest. I added this yellow clay and resin charm to mine.
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