Charm Bracelet

Ingredients

- 20cm chain

- headpins

- 3mm or 4mm jumprings

- toggle or clasp

- selection of feature beads (various sizes)

- spacers/washers

- charms

Recipe

- Along the length of your chain, plan out how many beads and charms you wish to use.

- Thread the beads onto headpins, remembering to use spacers/washers if needed.  If you are unsure, making an eye or a pyramid shape with the beads works well.

 - Cut your headpin 1cm above your bead and make a lollipop loop using round nose pilers.

 - Using a jumpring, attach the loop in the headpin to the chain.

- Continue making lollipop loops and attaching your beads to the chain until you are happy.

- Charms can be attached with jumprings to the chain. Don’t forget your Pink Ribbon charm!

 - At the correct length, jumpring on your clasp or toggle.  Enjoy!

Tips

- If you know how to wrap, beads can be wrapped onto the chain instead of using jumprings.

- If you have not made lollipop loops before, then tigertail and crimps can be used to attach the beads to the chain.

- Take 5cm of tigertail and thread it through a link in the chain.  Fold the tigertail in half and slide a crimp over both ends.  Squash crimp close to the chain.  Thread on beads and then crimp.  Cut off remaining tigertail.

 - This technique can also be used to create bag or cellphone charms.  Cut chain to the desired length and attach bead sets and charms with headpins.

This design was shared by www.thebeadhold.co.nz to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Bead Hold also make and donate a basket to www.sweetlouise.co.nz who help improve the quality of life for New Zealand women with breast cancer.