Project Idea -- Cinnamon Roll Bracelet These swirly glass beads look a little like Cinnamon Rolls.

An intermediate project: To make this project, you should have basic experience with beading-wire and crimp beads.

Supply List -
6 Spiral Coin Bead, 03-75SP520 or choice of color
7 Fire Polish 6mm beads, 04-51-FM6050 or choice
12 Plated Saucer Beads, 06-51-FM3886 or choice
6 Plated 4mm beads, 06-51-FM1474 or choice
4 Plated Oval Jumprings, 03-51-FM3606 or choice
1 Lobster Claw Clasp 17mm, 03-51-FM2103/choice
1 Plated End Cap, 03-51-FM2203 /choice (optional)
choice beading wire and crimp beads

Tools: Bead Stopper 03-51-RT4406 (or tape), flat nose pliers, crimping pliers (optional), G-S Hypo Cement 03-51-FM1583 (optional)

To begin, use your wire cutters to cut about 10" of beading wire. Next, add a Bead Stopper to the end of your wire (or secure with a piece of tape), leaving about 2" of wire in reserve. Start by stringing three of the 4mm Round plated metal beads onto the wire. Add a Fire Polished Bead, a Saucer Bead, then a Spiral Coin Bead and another Saucer bead. Repeat until all six Spiral Coin Beads have been used. Add another Fire Polished bead, then the three remaining 4mm plated rounds.

Once all the beads are in place, put a crimp bead on the wire end, then run through a jump ring, and back through the crimp bead. If desired, you can feed the wire back through a few of the 4mm rounds also. Use a flat nose or crimping plier to flatten the crimp bead. Trim extra beading wire. Remove Bead Stopper (or tape) from opposite end, and add a crimp bead, repeating above steps to have both ends of the bracelet secure. If desired, add a dot of G-S Adhesive or other jeweler's glue to the crimped beads.

To finish, gently twist open a jump ring on one end of your bracelet, add the Lobster Claw Clasp, and twist the jump ring closed. To create the extension chain on the opposite end, twist open and link two or three more jump rings, attaching to the ring end of the bracelet.

Optional: Add a Plated End Cap or other charm to the end of the chain to create a dangle.

All the supplies on the list above can be purchased in-store at Bead Jam or on our On-line store. Follow link for our store site. Do a search for the exact stock number or to see all choices, or we suggest using all or part of each bold phrase above to search for the particular supply.

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