Silver and “turquoise” cuffLike many of you, I too have a fondness for the silver and turquoise combo. I splurged on silver — the undulating spacer bars bracket round beads sumptuously — and saved on turquoise. The round beads are magnesite or chalk turquoise, a frugal, ergo favorable, alternative. – J.E.K.

Earring optionsFollow the lines of the wavy spacer bars to

make wiggly earrings. Want big beaded

hoops? Use memory wire coils.

This vintage bracelet was the inspiration for my contemporary one. See page 46 for another vintage-inspired design.

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1Use heavy-duty wire cutters to cut a coil plus 1 in. (2.5 cm) of memory

wire. Cut four more pieces of wire to that length.

2On the third wire, center: two 6 mm round beads, spacer, 6 mm, spacer,

6 mm, spacer, 6 mm, spacer, 6 mm, spacer, two 6 mms. On each end, string the third hole of a spacer bar.

3On the second wire, center: 5 mm round bead, spacer, two 5 mms,

spacer, 6 mm, spacer, two 5 mms, spacer, 5 mm. On each end, string the second hole of the spacer bars from step 2. Repeat with the fourth wire and the fourth holes.

4On the first wire, center: 6 mm, spacer, two 6 mms, spacer, 6 mm, spacer, two

6 mms, spacer, 6 mm. On each end, string the first hole of the spacer bars. Repeat with the fifth wire and the fifth holes.

5Check that all the beads are centered on each wire. This is the center of

your bracelet.

6On each end of the third wire, string the pattern in step 4 and a 4 mm

round bead.7On each end of the second and

fourth wires, string: 4 mm, 5 mm, spacer, two 5 mms, spacer, two 5 mms, spacer, two 4 mms, spacer, 4 mm.

Supply List• 16-in. (41 cm) strand 6 mm round

beads• 16-in. (41 cm) strand 5 mm round

beads• 16-in. (41 cm) strand 4 mm round

beads• 60 4 x 1.5 mm flat spacers• 4 45 mm wavy spacer bars, with

end loops• memory wire, bracelet diameter• 34 2-in. (5 cm) head pins• chainnose and roundnose pliers• diagonal wire cutters• heavy-duty wire cutters

Supplies from Rings & Things, rings-things.com. Check your local bead store for supplies.

Tips• Adjust the length of your cuff by adding or removing 4 mm round beads on the end of each wire.• Time saver: Make plain loops (Basics) instead of wrapped loops for the bead units in step 10.

10On a decorative head pin, string a 6 mm. Make the first half of

a wrapped loop (Basics). Make eight 6 mm units, eight 5 mm units, and 18 4 mm units.

11 Attach a 6 mm, a 5 mm, and a 4 mm unit to each loop of the

spacer bars. Complete the wraps as you go.

12 Attach a 4 mm bead unit to each loop on the memory wire ends.

Complete the wraps as you go. o

Memory wire tips

• To keep beads from slipping off the memory wire as you work, use Bead Stoppers on the ends of each wire. Or, try rubber ear nuts (shown in steps 5 through 9).• Memory wire comes in a variety of bracelet diameters, ranging from 13⁄4 in. (4.4 cm) to 21⁄2 in. (6.4 cm). For my 7-in. (18 cm) bracelet, I used 21⁄4-in. (5.7 cm) diameter memory wire. Be sure to buy the right size to fit your wrist.

• Use a mandrel to help you gauge what size memory wire you’ll need. EZ Bracelet above by Cheri Haug, from ezbracelet.com. • To prevent uncomfortable ends like the ones on the vintage bracelet, trim the wires so the ends do not overlap. When making the loops on each end of the memory wire, roll your pliers two full turns, so the ends of the wires are on the outside of the bracelet, not against your wrist.

9 On each end of each wire, string the corresponding hole of a spacer bar

and two 4 mms. Make a loop on the end of each wire.

8On each end of the first and fifth wires, string: two 4 mms, spacer,

6 mm, spacer, 4 mm, spacer, three 5 mms, spacer, two 4 mms.