Rose Quartz & Garnet Gold Plated Bracelet

You Will Need:

• 0.6 g/p wire
• 13 jump rings
• 6 x 4mm garnets
• 6 x 4mm rose quartz
• 12 garnet coloured seed beads
• 12 pale pink seed beads
• End clasps
• Flat nose pliers
• Round Nose pliers

1. Cut 12 pieces of wire into 2cm lengths
2. Turn a loop on one end or each piece of wire. Then thread on one seed bead and one natural gemstone bead, followed by a second seed bead of matching colour. Close loop.
3. Repeat this procedure but this time threading a different coloured seed bead and a different gemstone bead onto the wire. Then as before close the loop
4. Finally join all the links together with a jump ring and finish the bracelet off by fixing onto the end clasps

Popular Crafts February 2004 issue11