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Leather Lacing Ankle Bracelet

What You Need:

* 2 sterling silver crimp beads for leather
* Crimping tool
* 1--12-inch piece of round purple leather lacing
* 1 medium sterling silver spring ring
* 2--3 mm sterling silver crimp beads
* 2--8 mm round sterling silver beads
* 1--8 mm lime green candy cane glass bead
* 1 medium sterling silver split ring


Instructions:

1. Flatten the leather crimp bead firmly on one end of the lacing. Attach the spring ring.

2. Thread 3 mm crimp bead, 8 mm round sterling silver bead, candy cane bead, 8 mm round sterling silver bead, and 3 mm crimp bead. Position candy cane bead in center of lacing. Flatten crimp beads on each side of silver beads.

3. Attach the leather crimp bead on other end; flatten firmly. Attach the split ring to the square part of the flattened crimp bead.


Fully Beaded Ankle Bracelet


What You Need:

* 1--12-inch piece of .019-inch-diameter beading wire
* 1 sterling silver spring ring clasp and jump ring
* 32--4 mm liquid sterling silver tubes
* 72 light purple seed beads
* 8 small peridot stone beads; 1 purple E bead
* Wire cutters
* 2--2 mm sterling silver crimp beads


Instructions:

1. Thread wire through a crimp bead, clasp, and back through bead; flatten crimp bead.

2. String beads in the following repeating order: 1 silver tube 3 seed beads 1 silver tube 3 seed beads 1 silver tube 3 seed beads 1 silver tube 1 peridot stone bead Repeat for half the distance of the bracelet. String 1 peridot bead, 1 E bead, and 1 peridot bead. Repeat the first pattern.

3. Thread a crimp bead on end. Pass wire through jump ring and back through crimp bead in opposite direction; flatten. Trim the excess wire.

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