Beading Wire Bracelets with Rocaille Seed Beads and Pendants

1   Cut a piece of beading wire to the desired length (NB: include the length of the lobster claw clasp). Attach a bead tip and a crimp bead at one end of the wire. Squeeze the crimp bead flat, after which it is enclosed by the bead tip.

2   Thread rocaille seed beads onto the jewellery wire; here at a length of approx. 6 cm.

3   Thread the curved tube bead onto the beading wire. Thread the same number of rocaille seed beads onto the other side of the tube bead. A TIP: If you use smaller beads, thread the entire wire with these, before threading the tube bead onto the bracelet as a pendant.

4   Finish in the same way as at the start; with a bead tip and a crimp bead. Attach a round jump ring at each end. Attach a lobster claw clasp at one end using pliers.

5   Another variant: Attach a round jump ring to the small jewellery pendant and then to the bracelet. Close with pliers.

6   Another variant: When the wire is half filled with rocaille seed beads, thread on a crimp bead and then a large open pendant. Feed the wire through the crimp bead again. Squeeze it flat with pliers. Fill the rest of the wire with rocaille seed beads and finish as in step No. 4.

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