Lamp Work & Silver Bracelet by Ed Wray

Step 1

Start by bending approximately 2 inches on one end of your beading wire and hooking it through one end of your toggle clasp.

 

Step 2 

Next bead the following beads over the doubled end of your beading wire:

Crystal, Bali Spacer, Crystal, Bead Cap (open side facing away from the toggle) and finally a crimp bead.

There is an important reason for using these small beads near the toggle.  If the beads next to the toggle are too large it will make it difficult to close the clasp, requiring another person to do it, or not being able to close it at all. (Been there - done it - try not to do it anymore.)

 

Step 3

Pull the end of the 2 inch tail sliding all of the beads against the toggle removing any slack in the wire.  Make sure it is snug, but still allows the toggle to move freely on the wire.

Once everything is in place, crimp the bead inside the bead cap.  Crimp it as close to the bead cap as possible, as you want to be able to hide it when you slide the next bead on.  You may have to use the tips of the pliers to crimp the bead, depending on the depth of your bead cap and size of your crimp bead.

Crimped Bead well inside of the bead cap.
No more crimp bead!

 

Step 4

Do not trim off the excess tail from the beading wire.  Instead, continue to bead over is until it 'disappears' inside one of the beads.  The reason for doing this is, occasionally a crimp bead will come loose and need to be recrimped.  If it does, you can do it without having to completely restring the piece because you have this extra material to work with.

Now string all of your remaining beads making sure to offset the bead pairs in the same order on the opposing sides of the focal bead.  Put bead caps on each side of the lamp work beads and crystal beads between as spacers.

 
Step 5

Now slide on your other crimp bead followed by a crystal bead,  a Bali spacer and a final crystal bead.

 

 

Step 6

Next loop the wire through the other end of your toggle clasp and feed it back through several beads as shown here.  Again you are doing this to save yourself a big headache if the crimp bead should come loose at some point in the future.

 
Step 7

Now pull the free end of the wire taking out all of the remaining slack in the piece.  Pull firmly making the bracelet rigid.

Step 8

The best way to determine the correct amount of slack to leave in the bracelet is to simply (and carefully) bend the bracelet until you can close the clasp - as you would if you were wearing it.
Step 9

Now crimp the crimp bead.  Because it is placed next to the silver bead cap it will be virtually invisible.

Step 10

Cut off the remaining exposed wire with your side cutters.

And you're done!

 

 

 

Home   About Elegant Notions   Privacy Statement   Beading Resources  Security   Contact Us

Copyright Elegant Notions 2001-2007 All rights reserved.

Welcome to Elegant Notions.  We specialize in the sales of beads and jewelry items.  We have the best prices anywhere.  Most of our items sell for less than wholesale and we offer them at retail quantities.  Among our bead offerings we have African Beads, Bone Beads, Copper Beads, Brass Beads, Silver Beads, Bali Silver, Crystal Beads, Swarovski Beads, Swarovski Crystal, Fiber Optic Beads, Cat’s Eye Beads, Glass Beads, Porcelain Beads, Semiprecious Beads, Semi-precious Beads, Shell Beads, Coral Beads, Mother of Pearl Beads, Bead Assortments, Assorted Beads, Atlas Beads, Aztec Beads, Colored Core Beads, Crackle Glass Beads, Cross Beads, Czech Beads, Czech Glass Beads, Czech Crystal Beads, Iris Glass Beads, Mirror Finished Beads, Kanji Beads, Lamp Work Beads, Lampwork Beads, Marbled Beads, Marbled Glass Beads, Rainbow Beads, Satin Beads, Tube Beads, Two Colored Beads, Turquoise Beads, African Turquoise Beads, Agate Beads, Amethyst, Agate Beads, Turquoise Beads, Amethyst Beads, Aventurine, Aventurine Beads, Carnelian, Carnelian Beads, Chinese Turquoise, Chinese Turquoise Beads, Citrine, Citrine Beads, Fluorite, Fluorite Beads, Garnet. Garnet Beads, Goldstone, Gold Stone, Goldstone Beads, Gold Stone Beads, Howlite, Howlite Beads, Jasper, Jasper Beads, Labradorite, Labradorite Beads, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis Lazuli Beads, Malachite, Malachite Beads, Moonstone, Moonstone Beads, Obsidian, Obsidian Beads, Peridot, Peridot Beads, Quartz, Quartz Beads, Rhyolite, Rhyolite Beads, Tigereye, Tiger Eye, Tigereye Beads, Tiger Eye Beads, Topaz, Topaz Beads, Tourmaline, Tourmaline Beads, Yellow Turquoise, Yellow Turquoise Beads.

We also sell Bells, Brass Bells, Brass Windchimes, Crystals, Dichroic Glass, Dichroic Glass Bracelets, Dichroic Glass Cabochons, Dichroic Glass Pendants, Dichroic Glass Necklaces, Dichroic Glass Pins, Other Necklaces, Semiprecious Necklaces, Semiprecious Jewelry Sets, Semiprecious Pendants, Watches, Silver & Turquoise Pendants, Other Bracelets, Earrings, Swarovski Crystal Bracelets.

We are the best source for cheap beads at wholesale prices.  We have the lowest prices on handmade jewelry and jewelry findings.

We also have a new line of beaded crafts and beaded gifts.  We have beaded fan pulls, beaded light pulls, beaded lamp pulls, beaded windchimes, beaded wind chimes, beaded suncatchers, beaded sun catchers, beaded witches balls, beaded hummingbird feeders, beaded blown glass, beaded friendship balls, beaded bells, beaded planters, beaded bird feeders, beaded candle holders, beaded cloisonné figurines, beaded gazing balls, beaded crackle balls, beaded Glass Eye Studio glassware, beaded angels, beaded stained glass, beaded crystals and  beaded ceramic hearts.