Willows Vintage Bracelet
This gorgeous bracelet was designed by Kelly, one of our pieceworkers. She used a wondrous concoction of three Vintage Brass Swirled Diamond Filigrees and wrapped them around Topaz Foil Squares. Finishing color accents are Amethyst Swarovski Crystals, Amethyst Foil Rectangles and Transparent AB Amber Seed Beads. There is also a unique clasp that you can customize by changing up the sequence of beads. The finished length measures approximately 8 inches, to make it smaller, just shorten the chain lengths. Hope you have as much fun as Kelly did while making this!

Materials:
1 Pkg. Amethyst Swarovski Bicone Crystals, 3mm (#16549) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Amethyst Swarovski Bicone Crystals, 4mm (#16550) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Amethyst Silver Foil Rectangles (#33095) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Topaz Silver Foil Flat Squares (#33102) Qty: 
3 Pieces Vintage Brass Swirled Diamond Filigree (#59047) Qty: 
1 Piece Vintage Brass Swirl Ring with Loop (#59092) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Transparent AB Amber Seed Beads, 11/0 (#J-850) Qty: 
1 Ft. Vintage Brass Fine Curb Chain (#62030) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass 2” Thick Head Pins (#50326) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass 2” Thin Eye Pins (#50347) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass Jump Rings, 6mm (#50333) Qty: 
1 Pkg. Vintage Brass Jump Rings, 8mm (#50334) Qty: 

Tools you will need (change quantity to 1 if you need them): 
Flat Chain Nose Pliers (#51016) Qty: 
Round Nose Pliers (#51017) Qty: 
Side Cutters (#51018) Qty: 

Directions:
Step 1. Lay a Swirled Diamond Filigree face down on a flat surface. Bend each of the ends upward, 90 degrees, using Flat Nose Pliers. Lay a Topaz Square on top of the Filigree.

Step 2. Roll the Filigree on a flat surface and continue bending the ends around the Topaz Square until it is secure. Repeat steps 1-2, two more times.

Step 3. Take an Eye Pin and thread through the holes on each of the Filigree wrapped Topaz Squares. Form a simple loop on each Eye Pin by bending the Eye Pin above the Squares 90 degrees with Flat Nose Pliers. Trim the excess with Side Cutters to leave 3/8 inch behind, then curl this into a tight loop with Round Nose Pliers. Set aside.

Step 4. Cut 3 pieces of Chain measuring approximately 1 inch each. Twist open a 6mm Jump Ring and slide the ends of all three strands of Chain onto it. Before twisting closed, slide it through one of loop on an Eye Pin from your Filigree Wrapped Topaz Square. Twist open another 6mm Jump Ring and slide through the opposite ends of your Chain.

Step 5. Create the bar for your clasp. Take an Eye Pin and thread two Seed Beads. Form a simple loop above the Seed Bead. Take another Eye Pin and thread one Seed Bead, one 3mm Crystal, one Seed Bead and one 4mm Crystal. Slide on Eye Pin loop from above with two Seed Beads. Continue by adding one 4mm Crystal, one Seed Bead, one 3mm Crystal and one Seed Bead. Slide the free loop of your two Seed Bead Eye Pin onto the 6mm Jump Ring from step 4.

Step 6. Line up your other two Filigree Wrapped Squares. To connect them, twist open two 6mm Jump Rings and slide them through the loops on the Eye Pins. On the last Square, twist open two more 6mm Jump Rings and slide them through the Eye Pin. Twist open two 8mm Jump Rings and slide them onto the two 6mm Jump Rings. Twist open two more 6mm Jump Rings and slide them onto the 8mm Jump Rings. Do not close this last group yet.

Step 7. Take an Eye Pin and thread on an Amethyst Rectangle. Form a simple loop above the rectangle. Repeat this one more time.

Step 8. Slide the loop of the Eye Pin from an Amethyst Rectangle onto the 6mm Jump Rings from step 6. Connect the other Rectangle using two more 6mm Jump Rings.

Step 9. Twist open a 6mm Jump Ring and slide it through the open loop on the Eye Pin from the last Rectangle. Before closing, take the Swirled Ring with loop and slide the Jump Ring through.

Step 10. Making your dangles. Take a Head Pin and slide on one Seed Bead, one 4mm Crystal, one Seed Bead and one 3mm Crystal. Form a simple loop above the Crystal. Repeat this 5 more times so that you have a total of 6 Head Pins.

Step 11. Attach your dangles in groupings of two on the Jump Rings between the Filigree Wrapped Topaz Squares. Attach one Head Pin per Jump Ring. Enjoy!

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