little while ago, I showed you how to make a floating pearl necklace, and now here’s the bracelet version of that tutorial! This bracelet is made using tiger tail Wire and a special Bead. I used an evil eye bead for this one, but you can use any bead you like. I think a single pearl with a glorious lustre would be perfect too. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your floating bead bracelet:
1: Pliers. I used my flat nose, round nose and cutting pliers for this bracelet.
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2: A piece of tiger tail wire. I used a scrap piece I had, you’ll need enough to fit your wrist plus approximately 5cm extra.
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3: A bead. I used this glass bead but you can use any type of bead you like.
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Alternatively, here’s a link to some freshwater pearls if you want to make a floating pearl bracelet!
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4: Two crimp beads.
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5: Two crimp cover findings.
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6: A toggle clasp.
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Follow these steps to make your cool floating bead bracelet:
1: Add a crimp bead to one end of the wire.
2: Loop the end of the wire around the crimp and back through to create a loop.
3: Pull the wire so that the loop is tight around the crimp bead.
4: Squash the crimp bead using the flat nose pliers.
5: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.
6: Add one of the crimp covers from the other end of the wire and pull it down so that it covers the crimp bead.
7: Squash the crimp cover around the crimp bead end making sure to cover any ‘spikey’ bits.
8: Add the bead to the wire. (If your wire is extra long, you can trim it here, making sure you leave enough room to loop the end of the wire around the second crimp bead so that it still fits).
9: Add the second crimp cover to the wire.
10: Add the second crimp bead to the wire and repeat the steps you performed in steps 1-5 to secure the other end.
11: Place the second crimp cover over the end of the wire that you just secured and close it using your flat nose pliers.
12: Add one part of the toggle clasp to one end of the bracelet wire and use your round nose pliers to close the wire at the end of the crimp cover.
13: Repeat step 12 for the second part of the toggle clasp to secure it in place.
Now your Floating Bead Bracelet is finished and ready to wear! What special bead did you use on yours?
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