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Fairy Garden Charm Bracelet Project |
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Supplies:
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1 strand of 4mm Swarovski Crystal Mix Verde’
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2 packs of Sterling Ball Tip Head Pins
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1 piece of Chain measured to fit your wrist, (between 6’to 8’inches).
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1 Tierra Cast Toggle Clasp
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1 pack of Tierra Cast Oval Jump Rings
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1 to 4 packages of Tierra Cast Charms.
Tip: Remember a charm bracelet can say a lot about a person, either chose your charms with a theme, or that each have a special significance.
General Supplies:
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Two Pair of Smooth Jawed Chain Nose Pliers
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Wire Cutters
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Round Nose Pliers
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Directions:
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Begin by attaching the round end of the toggle clasp to one end of chain, with an oval jump ring. Tip: Use a pair of chain nose pliers in both hands to gently open the jump ring to the slightly to the side, this will keep the jump ring from getting bent out of shape.
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Then measure your wrist, you will want this bracelet to fit snug, but with room to slide two fingers between the chain and your wrist. Then using another oval jump ring attach the bar end of the toggle clasp.
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Now that you have created the base of the bracelet, you can begin laying out where you want the charms to hang, our spacing is a dangle every other link. To add a little color we clustered three head pins with two crystals each on to an oval jump ring, and attached the groupings after three charms in a row.
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To create the crystal dangles, turn a wrapped eye loop to lock two crystals onto each head pin, we used three head pins per cluster, but let your imagination be your guide. Tip: Use your round nose pliers to bend a right angle into wire head pin just above the beads, re-position the pliers and bend the wire up over, around and past to form the loop. Hold onto the loop with the chain nose pliers, and wrap tail of wire around the stem of the head pin above the bead, and trim off excess wire if necessary.
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Attach clusters and charms using the oval jump rings.
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