Blue Honey - Bracelet

A free bracelet project featuring brass bees with velvet ribbon and antiqued brass ribbon clamps from Rings & Things.

As seen in the Rings & Things Wholesale Catalog 2011-12
Created by: Mollie Valente

Suggested Materials:
1 #44-443-0 1" bee with spread wing blank, raw brass
1 #88-102-01-0 20x45mm Vintaj® rectangle connector blank, natural brass
1 #56-999-05-042 Octagon-shaped glass perfume bottle charm, clear
1 vial #20-228-451 Size 11 Toho® Japanese glass seed beads, green metallic (use 15 beads)
1 #44-695-0 13x10mm bee charm, raw brass
1 #05-328-04-32 4mm SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS bicone crystal, jet/aurora borealis 2X
1 #24-104-6 4mm round metal filigree bead, antiqued brass plate
1 #37-099-15-6 1.5" ball-end head pin, antiqued brass plate
1 #37-415-6 1.5" thin head pin, antiqued brass plate
4 #26-120-6 7mm large-hole spacer beads, antiqued brass plate
8 #37-145-6 6mm round jump rings, antiqued brass plate
1 #37-133-6 4.5mm round jump rings, antiqued brass plate
1 #37-167-6 8mm round jump ring, antiqued brass plate
2 #48-250-6 10mm necklace/choker clamps, antiqued brass plate
1 #39-349-6 15mm lobster clasp, antiqued brass plate
10" #61-443-37 3/8" velvet ribbon, sapphire

Tools and supplies:
Staybrite® soft solder (#69-092)
WinOx™ oxidizer (#86-343)
Glitter Line™ Eurotool® tool set (#69-271-99); use all tools
EcoGlue™ adhesive (#60-288)
scissors (#69-043)
soldering iron

TIPS:
* Solder brass bee to rectangle blank. How-to instructions can be found in Stephanie Lee’s book Semiprecious Salvage (#62-149).

* Clean and patina soldered bee blank, bee charm and glass bottle top.

* Cut the ribbon in half, and thread through the blank's slots. Match the ends of ribbon front and back and cut to desired length.

* Thread on the large-hole beads, two per side.

* Apply glue to the ends of the ribbon and attach necklace clamps.

* Make the crystal and filigree bead dangles. Fill the glass bottle with seed beads. Use a 10mm jump ring to attach the dangles and bottle to the bracelet, as shown.

* Finish one end of bracelet with jump rings and a clasp; finish the other end with jump rings and a bee charm.

* The extra jump rings make this bracelet adjustable in length.

See our printer-friendly designer tip sheet.

For additional details about techniques used in this design, see:
* Basic Jewelry-Making Technique Sheet

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