I just wanted to share my Jr BM''s bracelet ...

[yssie]

Just wanted to share the the bracelet I made for (hopefully!) my jr bridesmaid - she'll be 9. I'm going to mail it to her along with a letter asking her to be in our wedding

The pearls are freshies - they've got some imperfections but they're nice and lustrous; vary from 7-9mm. The flash makes them look a lot whiter than they are

Fits a 6" wrist - I imagine it'll swim on her so we'll shorten it later

Chain, clasp, and headpins (22-guage) are sterling.

 

[yssie]

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[yssie]

Thanks for looking!

 

[that_someone_special]

That looks amazing! I was just thinking that I needed to learn how to do basically the same thing with headpins... would you mind sharing how you made it?

 

[cushioncutnut]

It turned out lovely! She is going to love it and cherish it forever!

 

[yssie]

Thank you, swedish bean and cushioncutnut!!



I originally bought 24 guage pins, they bent far too easily so I went a little thicker (I think 22g would fit all but the smallest of beads). 1" long. I made sure they had the flat ends already, though if you're feeling enterprising it would be a more cost-effective project

I used a metal coat-hanger to curl the pin end into a "U" until it hit the pearl, then used a razor to cut off half the "U" cleanly - pre-curving the pin made it much easier to tweeze it into a wide, round loop around the bracelet link. Threaded through the chain link, tweezed the end in, and ran some rough sandpaper over it to get rid of the plier marks.


I tried to solder the end to the body, but I found it impossible not to burn the pearl - there's not enough force to necessitate a solder anyway, though done right it probably looks cleaner... there are so many pearls that they pretty much block view of the chain, so I wasn't worried about that particular issue

Hope that helps - it was a fun weekend project!



Curved

 

[yssie]

single - before sandpapering.

 

[cellentani]

I love these kinds of bracelets - great job yssie! I use round nose pliers from the craft store, but it's nice to know a coat hanger will work well too. And may I ask where you found the bracelet? I especially like the texture in the links.

 

[Bella_mezzo]

I love it!!!! That''s adorable! You did such a great job making it

 

[yssie]

cellentani and Bella - thank you for your kind words, I'm really excited

cellentani - I got all the parts from www.fusionbeads.com, the pearls are from one of many necklaces I have lying around have never used

. I'd love to see some of your creations!

 

[innerkitten]

Very pretty. She''s going to love it!

 

[silverfreak]

yssie- if she doesn''t like it, you can forward it to me!

It''s very pretty!

 

[yssie]

Thanks innerkitten!


Silverfreak, I''m afraid I can''t do that - she was thrilled to be asked

 

[marcy]

It is very pretty. She is going to love it.

 

[Christiana]

It''s so beautiful, Yssie!! What a great gift!

 

[HHPmom]

You are very brave starting out with wire-wrapping. And you are good!

 

[D&T]

Those look Gorgeous and very well done!! nice Job! I think I''m going to have to make some for my DDs for a Bday gift sometime in the near future Thanks for the visual

 

[yssie]

Thanks, marcyc, Christiana, HHPmom, and D&T!!


Now I''m wondering what to do with all the pearl leftovers..

 

[DiaDiva]

You''re very talented, yssie! Beautiful bracelet.

 

[Rachel9]

Lovely bracelet, you are quite talented!

 

[kas baby]

beautiful

I think I would freak out (in the best way possible of course) if someone asked me to be a jrBM and sent that along- woohoo

how fun for her!