Top 25 Moody blue memory wire bracelets

Updated: 09 June 2010

Check out this month’s rundown of Memory wire bracelets! We have 25 beautiful bangles in moody blues, which is your favourite?
Featured in the July 2010 issue of Beads & Beyond.

1 - Out of the Blue

B for Beads


An alluring cuff using memory wire, sea glass and Tibetan Silver beads. A perfect addition to your holiday jewellery!

Gather these supplies

• 2 Memory wire bracelet coils
• 17 30mm Silver plated eyepins
• 36 Tibetan silver faceted saucer beads
• 106 4mm Tibetan silver daisy spacer beads
• 17 6mm Cobalt blue round sea glass beads
• 30cms Silver grey organza ribbon

Here’s how

1. Slide onto each eyepin a sea glass bead with one daisy spacer either side and loop the end. Repeat this for all 17 eyepins.
2. Cut the memory wire if necessary so that you have two coils leaving a gap of roughly 2cm and then loop one end of each coil.
3. Thread onto the first coil a daisy spacer, faceted saucer, daisy spacer and loop of one of the eyepins. Continue this pattern until you reach the end of the coil. Finish with a daisy spacer, faceted saucer and daisy spacer then make another small loop to finish.
4. Repeat with the other memory wire coil, taking it through the loops on the other end of the eyepins.
5. Thread the ribbon through the loops in the memory wire using tweezers or fine nose pliers and tie into a bow.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from B for Beads, Tel: 01978 760965
To visit their website click on the link below
www.b-for-beads.co.uk

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2 - Deep blue organza by Melanie Brooke

Beads by Lili


String a selection of blue beads onto memory wire strands and fasten together with a cute organza ribbon bow.

Gather these supplies

• A selection of blue beads including butterflies and leaves
• 2 Coils Memory wire bracelet
• 20cm Blue organza ribbon

Here’s how

1. Begin by turning a loop on one end of the memory wire using round nose pliers.
2. Thread on a random selection of blue tone Czech glass beads.
3. As you near the end of the wire leave enough room to wind a little ribbon and turn a final loop.
4. Wind a half meter length of organza ribbon around the end of the bracelet and make a bow with a double knot in the center. Thread the ribbon ends underneath the bow then bring them back up and make another bow with double knot – repeat 2 more times and trim the ends.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Beads by Lili, Tel: 01249 651769
To visit their website click on the link below
www.beadsbylili.com

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3 - Butterfly Bracelet by Sue Instone

Creative Beadcraft


This pretty bracelet uses 4mm Czech fire-polished beads and sparkling 6mm Swarovski bicones with delicate pewter butterfly charms.

Gather these supplies

        CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:

• 7 6mm Bicones, sapphire (CGB11S-13)
• 7 6mm Bicones, Capri blue (CGB11S-32)
• 7 6mm Bicones, blue zircon (CGB11S-27)
• 6 6mm Bicones, light sapphire (CGB11S-30)

• 130 4mm fire-polished beads, blues mix (GB7-M2)
• 5 Pewter butterfly charms (PR38)
• Bracelet memory wire (S132-2)
• 2 3mm Memory wire caps (JF126A)
• 5 5mm Jump rings (JF16)

Here’s how

1. Cut 3 circles of memory wire using memory wire cutters.   Stick a memory wire cap on one end with superglue and leave to dry.  Thread on a Swarovski bicone followed by 5 fire polished beads.  Continue this pattern, using random colours, until all the beads have been threaded.  Glue a memory wire cap to the other end.
2. Attach the butterfly charms to the memory wire using the 5mm jump rings, so that they dangle at regular intervals.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Creative Beadcraft, Tel: 01494 778818
To visit their website click on the link below
www.creativebeadcraft.co.uk

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4 - Moody Mix Bracelet by Chloe Menage

The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd


This design uses a selection of beads from a Czech glass mix to create a cheap and cheerful bracelet.

Gather these supplies

• Selection of beads from Czech Stripey Mix Blue
• 2 Coils of small bracelet Memory wire bright
• 2 Cube end caps silver plated
• Tools
• Memory wire cutters
• Glue

Here’s how

1. Using memory wire cutters cut two coils of memory wire. Add a spot of glue on to one end and firmly press on an end cap. Wait until the glue is set before threading on your beads.
2. There is a great selection of beads in this mix and it lends itself well to a random design. However I decided on a more set pattern using the cubes and saucer beads and broke up the design at random intervals with ovals from the mix. Finish with an end cap in the same way as you started.

Shopping Guide
All beads and supplies are from The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd, Tel: 0115 9588 899
To visit their website click on the link below
www.mailorder-beads.co.uk

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5 - Blue Wave Bracelet by Bryony Hayter

Spellbound Bead Co


Waves of soft pre-knitted wire give soft texture to this simple memory wire bracelet.

Gather these supplies

1. One length of one and a half turns of 6cm diameter memory wire
2. 30cm 0.1mm blue pre-knitted wire
3. 5 8mm Matt blue round beads (A)
4. 5 8mm Pale blue frost round beads (B)
5. 5 6mm Deep blue oval beads (C)
6. 10 4mm Pewter beaded edge washers (D)
7. 5 6mm Pressed glass pale blue bicones (E)
8. 3g Pale blue pearl size 10 or 11 seed beads (F)
9. 2 Silver headpins
10. 2 Silver star beads
11. 20cm 0.6mm Half hard silver wire

Here’s how

1. Turn a loop on one end of the memory wire bracelet.
2. Take the length of pre-knitted wire, and fold it along the length concertina style and then gently pull it along the length – this will make it into a more compact width which will then be woven along the length of the bracelet
3. About 2cm from the end of the knitted wire length thread it through the depth of the fold onto the memory wire – this may look a bit messy but we will come back and finish the ends of once the bracelet has been threaded.
4. Now thread on 2F, 1A, 2F and thread on the pre-knitted wire again, curving the length of it around one side of the beads just threaded.
5. Thread on 2F, 1E, 2F and bring in the pre-knitted wire again, this time threading it around the beads just added on the opposite side to that threaded in (4) so that you can start to see the wave created by the wire as you thread it down the length of the memory wire.
6. Thread on 2F, 1B, 1D, 1B, 2F followed by the knitted wire, curving around the previous beads in the same direction as in (4)
7. Thread on 2F, 1C, 2F followed by the knitted wire, curving around the previous beads in the same direction as in (5)
8. You have now established your bead and wire sequence.  Continue with the pattern created in steps 4 to 7 four more times, finishing with the pre-knitted wire.
9. Leaving a gap of approx 8mm at each end of your bead sequence turn a loop in each end of the memory wire
10. 10 Take the length of 0.6mm silver wire and carefully form a neat binding over the pre-knitted wire at the first end of the bracelet, and then trim carefully.
11. Using the remaining 0.6mm wire bind the other end of the knitted wire onto the bracelet, trimming back both the knitted wire and the binding wire if necessary.
12. To complete the design thread 2F, a star bead and 2F onto a headpin. Trim and loop. Attach to one end loop of the bracelet. Repeat at the other end

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound Beads, Tel: 01543 417650
To visit their website click on the link below
www.spellboundbead.co.uk

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6 - Galactic Memory Wire Bracelet by Chloe Menage

The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd


Use round and star shaped glass beads in shades of sapphire and deep blue. Separate with tiny crystals for a little sparkle!

Gather these supplies

• 2 Coils of small bracelet Memory wire bright
• 4 Small star Murano glass beads silver sapphire
• 6 8mm Round Murano glass beads silver sapphire
• 6 10mm Round Murano glass beads silver sapphire
• 26 4mm CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements Bicone/Xilion bead dark indigo
• 21 3mm Spacer beads silver plated
• Round nose pliers
• Memory wire cutters

Here’s how

1. Using memory wire cutters (not your normal flush cutters!) cut off two coils of memory wire. Cut it so the ends overlap each other by 2cm.
2. Use round nose pliers and firmly bend one end of the wire into a P shaped loop. Keep bending it around until it starts to form a coiled loop. You will need to keep moving your pliers back up to the top to stop the top jaw from distorting the wire’s shape.
3. Thread on the beads in a random pattern, using the 3mm and 4mm beads to space out the Murano. To finish you will need 1cm left to create a loop. Grip the tip between the pliers and create a coiled loop to finish.

Shopping Guide
All beads and supplies are from The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd, Tel: 0115 9588 899
To visit their website click on the link below
www.mailorder-beads.co.uk

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7 - Sumptuous sapphire by Jenny Williams

Jenny’s Bead Box


This pretty bracelet proves that eye-catching jewellery doesn’t have to be complicated to make! Simple but stunning sterling silver tubes and sparkly Swarovski crystals are used to enhance a pre-packaged mixture of Japanese seed beads in a beautiful range of blues.

Gather these supplies

• 1 Tube bead soup bead mix in Caribbean blue
• 1 Coil bracelet memory wire
• 12 6mm CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements bicone beads in Aquamarine
• 13 6mm CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements bicone beads in Sapphire
• 8 22mm Sterling silver curved tube beads
• 2 Sterling silver ballpins
• Wire cutters
• Round nose pliers

Here’s how

1. Use round nose pliers to turn a loop at one end of the memory wire.
2. Thread on a random mixture of the Bead Soup seed beads, to cover approximately 22mm of the wire (i.e. about the same as the length of one of the sterling tube beads).  Next add an Aquamarine bicone, followed by a sterling tube and a Sapphire bicone.
3. Thread on another 22mm of seed beads, an Aquamarine bicone, 22mm of seed beads, a Sapphire bicone, a sterling silver tube, an Aquamarine bicone, another 22mm of seed beads and a Sapphire bicone.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 three more times, but miss off the final Sapphire bicone and end with 22mm of seed beads.
5. Use round nose pliers to turn another loop in this end of the memory wire, to hold all the beads in place.
6. Add a Sapphire bicone to a sterling silver ballpin and attach to one of the memory wire end loops by making a wrapped loop as close to the bead as possible and trimming any excess ballpin wire.  Repeat at the other end of the bracelet with a second Sapphire bead and ballpin.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Jenny’s Bead Box, Tel: 0845 165 0339
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jennysbeadbox.co.uk

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8 - Swarovski and Fire-Polished Cluster Bracelet by Sue Instone

Creative Beadcraft


This chunky bracelet alternates threaded beads with clusters of dangles using crystal peals and bicones for a deep blue sea bangle!

Gather these supplies

        CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:

• 3 12mm Pearls, night blue (CPL12S-15)
• 10 10mm Pearls, night blue (CPL10S-15)
• 15 8mm Pearls, night blue (CPL8S-15)
• 5 16mm Pearls, night blue (CPL6S-15)
• 7 8mm Crystal bicones, sapphire (CGB45S-13)
• 7 8mm Crystal bicones, Capri blue (CGB45S-32)
• 7 6mm Crystal bicones, Capri blue (CGB11S-32)
• 9 4mm Crystal bicones, Capri blue (CGB9S-32)
• 9 4mm Crystal bicones, light sapphire (CGB9S-30)
• 9 4mm Crystal bicones, montana (CGB9S-33)

• 100 6mm Fire-polished beads, blue mix (GB8-M2)
• Bracelet memory wire (S132-2)
• 86 50mm Headpins (JF18-2)

Here’s how

1. Cut 2 circles of memory wire using memory wire cutters.  Coil both ends using strong round nose pliers. 
2. Set aside 2 12mm pearls, 9 10mm pearls and 36 fire-polished beads.
3. Thread one or two beads on a headpin and make a loop.  Make a total of 86 dangles, using a random selection of the remaining beads and varying the combinations. 
4. Thread on a 12mm pearl. Then thread on 2 fire-polished beads, a 10mm pearl and another 2 fire-polished beads. Thread on 10 of the dangles, ensuring a good mix of colours, shapes and sizes. Continue this pattern, ending with a 12mm pearl. Attach the remaining dangles to the coil on each end.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Creative Beadcraft, Tel: 01494 778818
To visit their website click on the link below
www.creativebeadcraft.co.uk

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9 - Celestial Lapis Bracelet by Chloe Menage

The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd


Use gorgeous Lapis Lazuli beads and moon and star charms to create this elegant bracelet.

Gather these supplies

• 2 Coils of large bracelet Memory wire gold plated
• 24 6mm Round lapis lazuli beads
• 16 8mm Round lapis lazuli beads
• 32 3mm Gold plated spacer beads
• 2 Gold plated round end caps
• 4 Gold plated open star charms
• 3 Gold plated crescent moon charm
• 7 5mm Gold plated jump ring

        Tools

• Memory wire cutters
• Glue

Here’s how

1. Using memory wire cutters cut two coils of memory wire so that the ends finish in the same place on either side of the middle coil. Before you begin attach a jump ring to each of your charms.
2. Add a spot of glue onto one end of the wire and press on an end cap. Hold firmly until the glue has set. Thread on in this order; 6mm bead, spacer bead, 8mm bead, spacer bead and repeat one more time.
3. Thread on one more 6mm bead. Add a star charm and now repeat the pattern you have just created, alternating star charms with crescents charms. To finish trim off any excess memory wire and attach an end cap.

Shopping Guide
All beads and supplies are from The Bead Shop (Nottingham) Ltd, Tel: 0115 9588 899
To visit their website click on the link below
www.mailorder-beads.co.uk

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10 - Summer Blue Bangle by Pat Ashford

Spellbound Bead Co


Quick and easy beaded bangle in bright blues.

Gather these supplies

• Two and a half turns of 6cm diameter memory wire
• 43 4mm Dark turquoise crystal bicones (A)
• 19 6mm Turquoise fire polished faceted beads (B)
• 10 6mm Silver lined turquoise beads (C)
• 4 16mm Floral feature beads long (D)
• 4 15mm Silver banded feature beads (E)
• 2 Silver headpins
• 2 Silver eyepins

Here’s how

1. First put a small amount of tape on one end of your memory wire.  You will thread the beads onto the wire in sequence but, depending on the actual length of your piece you may wish to add a few beads on either side at the end, or take a few off to balance the design if your length is slightly shorter than the one we have used.
2. Thread on 1 x A; 1 x B; 1 x A; 1 x C; 1 x A; 1 x B; 1 x A; 1 x D; 1 x A; 1 x B; 1 x A; 1 x C; 1 x A; 1 x B; 1 x A; 1 x E;
3. Continue with the sequence A,B,A,C,A,B,A,D,A,B,A,C,A,B,A,E
4. Repeat (3) two times more
5. Thread on A,B,A,C,A,B,A,D,A,B,A,C,A
6. This has completed the bead sequence in the depicted bracelet, you may wish now to add or subtract a few beads at the ends of the design to make it fit your wire length.  Turn a simple loop at each end of the memory wire to complete the bracelet length
7. Now make the small dangles that embellish either end of the bracelet
8. Thread one A onto a headpin, trim and loop.  Thread a second A bead onto an eyepin, trim and loop.  Attach the eyepin to the headpin at one end, and then the other end of the eyepin to the loop at one end of the bracelet
9. Repeat (8) at the other end of the bracelet

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound Beads, Tel: 01543 417650
To visit their website click on the link below
www.spellboundbead.co.uk

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11 - Midnight Blue Bracelet by Jodie Garrington

Spellbound Bead Co


Quick and easy dark blue memory wire bracelet.

Gather these supplies

• One length of one and a half turns of 6cm diameter memory wire
• One pack of deep blue frost 4mm cube beads (A)
• One small measure of size 6 silver lined dark blue seed beads (B)
• 4 4mm Grey black metal cubes (C)
• 4 6mm Long silver plated plastic rectangular beads (D)
• 2 12mm Deep blue flat square beads (E)
• 2 5mm Memory wire end caps
• Craft glue

Here’s how

1. First put a small amount of tape on one end of your memory wire.  You will thread the beads onto the wire in sequence but, depending on the actual length of your piece you may wish to add a few beads on either side at the end, or take a few off to balance the design if your length is slightly shorter than the one we have used.
2. Thread your beads onto the memory wire as follows – 2 x B; 2 x A; 1 x C; 4 x A; 3 x B; 5 x A; 2 x B; 2 x A; 1 x C; 3 x A; 2 x B; 1 x D; 1 x B; 1 x E; 2 x C; 1 x D; 1 x C
3. Now thread on 1 x A – this is the central bead of the design.
4. To complete the design thread on the same sequence as in (2) in reverse – 1 x C; 1 x D; 2 x C; 1 x E; 1 x B; 1 x D; 2 x B; 3 x A; 1 x C; 2 x A; 2 x B; 5 x A; 3 x B; 4 x A; 1 x C; 2 x A; 2 x B
5. To finish the bracelet you may now need to add some more A and B beads to either end or reduce the design slightly to fit your memory wire.  Remove the tape at the first end to do this if necessary and then glue the memory wire end caps into place.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound Beads, Tel: 01543 417650
To visit their website click on the link below
www.spellboundbead.co.uk

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12 - Blue lagoon by Jenny Stevenson

Crystals and Ice Bead Shop


Classic look repetitive pattern memory wire bracelet in tropical shades of blues.

Gather these supplies

• 70 Miyuki drop beads – sapphire blue Trans AB (MI-DP-0261-TR)
• 24 9x11mm Indian silver foiled lampwork oval - Sapphire (ind-sl-ov-sphre)
• Silver plated memory wire – bracelet (Large) (347B-050)
• Memory wire cutters
• Round nose pliers

Here’s how

1. Cut a length of memory wire 2 loops long using memory wire cutters.
2. Form a loop at one end of the wire using round nose pliers.
3. Thread on 1 x oval bead then 5 x Miyuki drop beads repeat pattern until desired length being sure to end with an oval bead.
4. Form a loop at the end of the wire with round nose pliers and trim the wire with memory wire cutters.

 
Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Crystals and Ice Bead Shop, 7 High Street Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BB, Tel: 0845 108 64 84
To visit their website click on the link below
www.crystals-and-ice.co.uk 

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13 - Stormy Seas Memory Wire Bracelet by Anna Weller

Big Bead Little Bead


Clear blue tropical seas are overshadowed by storm clouds.  The jet-black fire polished Czech rounds with AB finish reflect the colouring of the aqua beads but darken the mood. 

Gather these supplies

• 3 Loops of memory wire (standard bracelet size 60mm)
• 6 Silver-Plated two-hole spacer bars
• 120 Teal blue seed beads
• 20 6mm Jet round fire polished Czech glass with AB
• 20 8mm Aqua round fire polished Czech glass
• 6 38mm Silver plated headpins
• 6 6mm Silver plated jump rings

You will also need some chain nose or flat nose pliers, and a pair of wire cutters.  Do not use your best cutters for memory wire, it is very tough and will damage the blades. Instead use either sharp household pliers or specialist memory wire cutters.

Here’s how

1. You will need two pieces of memory wire that consist of roughly a loop and a half – you will need to trim the wire later so don’t worry about getting both pieces exactly the same length.  Use either specialist memory wire cutters or household cutters with good clean blades. 
2. Turn a loop at one end of each of the pieces of memory wire using your round nose and your chain nose pliers.  Try and get the loops as small and as neat as possible.
3. Thread a two-hole spacer bar onto both wires so that they are linked together.  Next start adding the beads; you will need to add beads to both wires working alternatively so that you are able to add in the other two-hole spacer bars to link the two wires together.
4. On the first wire add two teal blue seed beads, one 6mm jet with AB Czech glass fire polished round, two teal blue seed beads, one 8mm aqua Czech glass fire polished round, two teal blue seed beads, another 6mm jet with AB, four teal blue seed beads and then add a two-hole spacer bar.
5. On the second wire thread four teal blue seed beads, one 6mm jet with AB Czech glass fire polished round, two teal blue seed beads, one 8mm aqua Czech glass fire polished round, two teal blue seed beads, another 6mm jet with AB, two teal blue seed beads and then thread on the two-hole spacer bar already introduced to the other wire.
6. The same sequence is then repeated for each wire, but with the introduction of a second 8mm aqua Czech glass fire polished round after the first – spaced by two teal blue seed beads.  Finish with a two-hole spacer bar to link the two wires, and then repeat the first sequence (with a single 8mm aqua Czech glass fire polished bead).  Add a two-hole spacer across the two wires.
7. Repeat the sequence with the introduction of a second 8mm aqua Czech fire polished round, add a two-hole spacer and then repeat the first sequence with one 8mm aqua fire polished round.  Finish with a final two-hole spacer bar.
8. Trim the wire ends to approximately 50mm, and then turn another small loop – you will find it easier if you cut and bend one wire at a time.
9. To make the dangles, thread one teal blue seed bead, one 8mm aqua Czech fire polished round and one teal blue seed bead onto a 38mm silver-plated headpin.  Use your pliers to create a right-angle bend about 3mm above the top bead, then turn a loop and wrap the wire end two times around the ‘stem’ of the dangle. Trim the wire and use a 6mm jump ring to attach the dangle to the two-hole spacer bar. Repeat until you have created and attached six dangles.

Shopping Guide
All beads and supplies are from Big Bead Little Bead, Tel: 01462 438233
To visit their website click on the link below
www.bigbeadlittlebead.com

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14 - Midnight Blues by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


The smouldering colours of midnight are interspersed with star like moody blue crystals in this easiest of memory wire bracelets!

Gather these supplies

        CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:

• 23 10mm Night Blue Crystal Pearls
• 22 6mm Metallic Blue Rounds

• 1 4 Coil 6cm memory wire bracelet
• Pliers – Wire cutters and round nosed

Here’s how

1. Cut the memory wire Bracelet in half. Reserve one half for another project.
2. Using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a closed loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.)
3. Starting with a pearl alternately thread all the pearls and crystals. If necessary, trim the remaining wire to leave a tail of 1cm.
4. Roll a fully closed loop, as in step 2.

Top Tip!
This bracelet can be opened out and worn as a choker style necklace!
And, why not use the other half of the memory wire to make another of our designs?

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from JillyBeads, Tel: 01524 412728
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com

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15 - Fancy Fringes by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


This pretty bracelet only requires patience to string seed beads in this fancy fringed design. The pattern could be made even more interesting by threading another string of contrasting beads.

Gather these supplies

• 19 6mm Stardust Silvery Spacer beads
• 1 box 11/0 Ceylon Frosted Smoke Toho Seed Beads
• 1 box 10/0 Blues Miyuki Delica Seed Beads
• 1m length White Nymo Beading Thread
• 2 3mm Silver plated Crimp Covers
• 1 4 coil 6cm memory wire bracelet
• 1 beading needle
• Hypo Cement Glue, or similar
• Pliers – Wire cutters, chain and round nosed

Here’s how

1. Cut the memory wire Bracelet in half. Reserve one half for another project.
2. Using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a closed loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.)
3. Tie the end of the Nymo securely onto the memory wire bracelet as close as possible to the loop. Apply a spot of glue to the knot and when dry cover with the crimp cover (squash it closed using the chain nosed pliers)
4. Thread a stardust bead and 10 Ceylon Tohos. Thread the needle onto the Nymo, then pass it through the stardust bead, then thread on 15 Miyuki Delicas. Next, onto the memory wire, thread a stardust bead and 10 Ceylon Tohos. Thread the needle and thread through the Stardust and pull through so that the beads form a loop.
5. Continue working like this, finishing with a stardust bead, until you have about 1.5cm of memory wire left. Pass the thread through the stardust, pull it fairly tight and knot it to the memory wire. Apply another spot of glue and when dry cover with a crimp cover.
6. Roll a fully closed loop, as in step 2, making sure the loop is close to the crimp cover and the beads are pushed together snugly.

 
Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from JillyBeads, Tel: 01524 412728
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com

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16 - Memory wire bracelet by Gemma Gray

Beads Unlimited


This bold bracelet made with three coils of memory wire is a simple way to create a cuff style beauty. Made from a plain glass mix with a few pearls to add a little something extra this bracelet will look different every time.

Gather these supplies

• (We have included the Beads Unlimited codes to make ordering easy).
• 3 55mm Memory wire bracelet (MWS31)
• 2 Eyepins silver plated (EPSP) (sold in 12’s)
• 3 5g Silver lined rocailles turquoise (S818C)
• 1 100g Plain glass mix turquoise (GLX18)
• 8 12mm Glass pearl turquoise (GLHP12-18)
• 100 Headpins silver plated (HPSP)

        You will also need a pair of multi pliers (CRMT)

Here’s how

1. Thread a bead onto a headpin. Trim the headpin 1cm above the bead, bend it into a loop and close. Repeat for enough headpins to fill the memory wire using beads of your choice from the glass mix and the eight glass pearls. (You may need use a rocaille before beads with larger hole.)
2. With the round nosed part of the pliers bend a loop at the end of the memory wire. Thread on a single rocaille followed by a beaded headpin.
3. Thread three rocailles onto the memory wire followed by another beaded headpin. Repeat to fill the memory wire add a single rocaille after the last beaded headpin. Bend the end of the wire into a loop.
4. Make two more beaded memory wire bracelets.
5. With the round nosed part of the pliers open the eye of an eyepin attach the loop on the memory wire and close the eyepin.
6. Thread a single rocaille onto the eyepin followed by the loop of the second beaded memory wire bracelet and another rocaille.
7. With the cutting part of the pliers trim the eyepin 1cm above the rocaille. Bend the eyepin into a loop and attach the last beaded memory wire bracelet and close the loop.
8. Repeat steps 5, 6 and 7 to finish the bracelet.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Beads Unlimited, Tel: 01273 740777
To visit their website click on the link below
www.beadsunlimited.co.uk

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17 - Swarovski Sparkle by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


If you can thread a bead you can make this bracelet! This simple technique shows off the crystals in all their glory.

GATHER THESE SUPPLIES

        CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:

• 1 4mm blues Xilion Mix (pack of 100)
• 4 10mm Tahitian Crystal Pearls
• 3 8mm Night Blue Crystal Pearls
• 4 6mm Light Blue Crystal Pearls

        NB Any combination of these pearls will suffice

• 1 4 coil 6cm memory wire bracelet
• Pliers – Wire cutters and round nosed

HERE’S HOW

1. Cut the memory wire Bracelet in half. Reserve one half for another project.
2. Using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a closed loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.)
3. Randomly thread all the crystals and pearls. Trim the remaining wire to leave a tail of 1cm.
4. Roll a fully closed loop, as in step 2.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from JillyBeads, Tel: 01524 412728
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com

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18 - Denim Dangly Delight by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


This chunky ethnic style bracelet looks great with jeans and has added antiqued dangles simply attached by jump rings for a jangly casual feel

Gather These Supplies

• 1 Pack each of 8mm clear and simple rounds: denim opal, cobalt, crystal
• 29 6mm Antique silver cheerio spacer beads
• 29 7mm Antique silver jump rings
• 5 Snake antique silver metal dangle
• 4 Doodle daisy silver metal dangle
• 4 Fan dangle silver metal dangle
• 4 Confetti coin silver metal dangle
• 4 Filigree balloon silver metal dangle
• 4 Bubble grill silver metal dangle
• 4 Filigree flower silver metal dangle
• 1 4 Coil 6cm memory wire bracelet
• Pliers – Wire cutters, round and chain nosed pliers

Here’s how

1. Using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a closed loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.)
2. Thread a Cheerio, a Crystal round, Cobalt round, and a Denim Opal round. Repeat this sequence until you have a tail of at least 1cm left. If you run out of beads simply trim the end of the memory wire to 1cm.
3. Roll a fully closed loop as in step 1.
4. Hang the dangles on the bracelet a follows. Open a jump ring by holding it with the round and chain nosed pliers and sliding the edges away from each other so as not to distort the shape. Hang a dangle onto the jump ring then hang the jump ring onto the bracelet between a cheerio and a Crystal round. Close jump by sliding edges back together.
5. Repeat step 4 until you have a dangle next to each Cheerio.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from JillyBeads, Tel: 01524 412728
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com

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19 - Moody Blues Bracelet by Linda Whitefield

The Bead Shop Scotland
 

With shades of blue this bracelet represents longed for summer skies.

Gather these supplies

• 1 Pack of bracelet memory wire
• 10 Aqua two tone lentils
• 10 Aqua pear drops
• 10 Aqua faceted barrels
• 10 10mm Blue striped lucite beads
• 2 Metal heart beads
• 2 Oval jump rings
• Memory wire cutters
• Round nose pliers

Here’s how

1. Cut 3 rings of memory wire using memory wire cutters. Approximately 2cm for the end of the wire use your round nose pliers to form a loop.
2. Open an oval jump ring and thread a metal heart bead onto this, attaching both to the loop at start of bracelet. Finish by closing your jump ring.
3. Thread the beads in an order of your choice onto the memory wire until you have approximately 40 beads on the wire. To finish off simply repeat steps 1 and steps 2 to complete your bracelet.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from The Bead Shop Scotland 0162082 2886
To visit their website click on the link below
www.beadshopscotland.co.uk
 

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20 - Blue and Grey Memory Wire Bracelet by Stephanie Overton

Bijoux Beads
 

This chunky charm style bracelet utilizes the sturdy qualities of memory wire to create a solid base for hanging lots of beads and embellishments. Large silver bead hangers are used as a design feature as well as a practical way of attaching charms.

Gather these supplies

• 1 Coil silver memory wire
• 1 Small silver toggle clasp
• 15 11/18mm Silver bead hangers
• 16 6mm Silver jump rings
• 1 7mm Silver jump ring
• 10 Thick silver head pins
• 24 Blue/grey freshwater pearls
• 1 Silver butterfly bead
• 1 12mm Clear faceted glass bead
• 1 Silver/blue pearl coat nugget bead
• 1 Silver filigree heart charm
• 1 Petrol blue glass nugget bead
• 1 Silver starflower charm
• 1 Blue/copper baby ceramic bead
• 1 4mm White glass pearl
• 1 Navy sparkle ceramic heart
• 1 Silver elephantino charm
• 1 Clear glass heart bead
• 1 12mm Cobalt faceted glass bead
• 1 Silver flower-heart charm
• 1 Navy sparkle ceramic butterfly bead
• 2 4mm Silver beads
• 1 Silver metal decorated heavy bead
• 1 Blue/copper ceramic heart bead

Here’s how

1. Using round nose pliers, curl one end of the memory wire into a loop.
2. Thread 5 pearls onto the wire, sliding them along to meet the loop you just made.  Follow with a bead hanger, then alternate pearls and hangers until all of them are threaded on the wire, finishing with 5 pearls.
3. Curl the wire into another loop, next to the final pearl, so both ends match.
4. Thread all of the beads that will hang from the bracelet onto headpins and turn a loop at the top.  Ceramic beads with big holes will need small silver of pearl beads to sit under them on the head pins.
5. Using jump rings, attach all beads and charms to the bead hangers.  The one larger jump ring is needed for the navy sparkle ceramic heart.
6. Use the last 2 jump rings to attach the toggle clasp to the memory wire loops.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Bijoux Beads, Tel: 01747 820562
To visit their website click on the link below
www.bijouxbeads.co.uk

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21 - Variations Cuff by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


The varied shades of teal and aqua contrasting with bright silver make this cuff a smart addition to your wardrobe. It’s deceptively simple to make too!

Gather these supplies

• 50 6/0 Frosted rainbow teal Toho seed beads   
• 50 6/0 Milky aqua Toho seed beads   
• 50 6/0 Silver lined teal Toho seed beads   
• NB Toho beads sold in boxes of 10g
• 18 6mm Silvery round spacer beads
• 4 3 Hole silvery spacer bars
• 1 Silver plated round magnetic clasp
• 2 13 Link lengths of silver plated medium curb chain
• 1 4 Coil 6cm memory wire bracelet
• Pliers – Wire cutters and round nosed

HERE’S HOW

1. Cut three lengths of memory wire all the same length, each forming a complete circle. Discard the rest.
2. Take one of the memory wire circles and using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.) Before fully closing, hook the last link of one of the chain lengths onto the loop.
3. Thread a spacer bar, a 6mm spacer, 15 Teal Silver Lined, a 6mm spacer, a spacer bar (outside hole), a 6mm spacer, 20 Frosted Rainbow Teal, a 6mm spacer, a spacer bar (outside hole),a 6mm spacer, 15 Milky Aqua, a 6mm Spacer, a spacer bar (outside Hole).
4. Turn a loop as in step 2, hooking the last link of the other end of the chain before fully closing.
5. Thread the other two circles of wire in the same way, alternating the colours and hooking the loops of the magnetic catch on the centre wire circle and the remaining chain length on the other outside circle. Ensure all the turned loops are fully closed.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Bijoux Beads, Tel: 01747 820562
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com  

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22 - Fab Fronds by Gill Teasdale

JillyBeads


This bracelet is easier than it looks. Interesting dagger beads and droplets make a very simple piece look very complicated! Thread the beads and turn a two loops and there you have it!

Gather these supplies

• 28 Long slate blue giverny daggers
• 27 Slate blue giverny teardrops
• 27 4mm Denim opal clear and simple rounds (sold in 25g bags, approx 200 beads)
• 27 4mm Antique silver rounds
• 1 4 coil 6cm Memory wire bracelet
• Pliers – Wire cutters and round nosed

HERE’S HOW

1. Cut the memory wire Bracelet in half. Reserve one half for another project.
2. Using round nosed pliers, grasp one end of the wire and roll outwards into a closed loop. (This will be hard, you will need to use quite a bit of force.)
3. Thread a Dagger, a Clear and Simple round, a Teardrop and an Antique Silver round. Repeat this sequence until all beads have been used. Trim the remaining wire to leave a tail of 1cm.
4. Roll a fully closed loop, as in step 2.

Top Tip!
Use the other half of the memory wire to make a bright multi coloured bracelet for summer by simply using up all the odds and ends in your work box!

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Bijoux Beads, Tel: 01747 820562
To visit their website click on the link below
www.jillybeads.com  

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23 - Blue Tones by Laura Sclanders

Crystals and Ice Bead Shop


A random pattern bracelet using summery tones of blues.

Gather these supplies

• 90 Sapphire blue trans AB Miyuki drop beads (MI-DP-0261-TR)
• 3 8mm Aqua Czech fire polish (8CFP-600200)
• 6 8mm Sapphire Czech fire polish (8CFP-300500)
• 5 13.5mm x 13.5mm Blue transparent plain flat cube (3469-83)
• 1 12.5mm Sapphire Indian silver foiled lampwork flat cube (ind-sl-cube-sphre)
• 4 13x13mm Sapphire Indian silver foiled lampwork flat coin (ind-sl-coin-sphre)
• 1 9x11mm Sapphire Indian silver foiled lampwork oval (ind-sl-ov-sphre)
• Silver plated memory wire - bracelet (Large) (347B-050)
• Memory wire cutters
• Round nose pliers

HERES HOW

1. Cut a length of memory wire 3 loops long using memory wire cutters.
2. Form a loop at one end of the wire using round nose pliers.
3. Thread on 1 large bead then 4 to 5 Miyuki drop beads repeat this pattern using random large beads between the drop bead units until desired length being sure to end with a large bead.
4. Form a loop at the end of the wire with round nose pliers and trim the wire with memory wire cutters.

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Crystals and Ice Bead Shop, 7 High Street Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BB.  Tel: 0845 108 64 84
To visit their website click on the link below
www.crystals-and-ice.co.uk 

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24 - Aqua Bangle and Necklace set by Pat Ashford

Spellbound Bead Co


Pretty bracelet in gentle aqua blue shades

Gather these supplies

• One length of one and a half turns of 6cm diameter memory wire
• 24 4mm Aqua crystal bicones (A)
• 21 6mm Capri blue AB fire polished faceted beads (B)
• 5g Size 10 or 11 silver lined turquoise seed beads (C)
• 2 Silver headpins

Here’s how

1. Turn a loop on one end of the memory wire bracelet
2. Thread on 1C, 1A, 1C, 1B
3. Repeat the sequence in (2) until you have filled the length of the bracelet leaving approx 8mm to turn a loop at this end of the bracelet.
4. Turn a loop at this end of the braclet
5. Thread 1A and 1C onto a headpin.  Trim and loop.  Attach to the loop at one end of the bracelet
6. Repeat (5) at the other end of the bracelet

Shopping Guide
All Beads and supplies are from Spellbound Beads, Tel: 01543 417650
To visit their website click on the link below
www.spellboundbead.co.uk

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25 - Memory Wire Cuff by Debbie Wood

Bead time


Plaiting Memory wire gives a really striking finish.  It also makes a very strong cuff that does not require a clasp. Smaller beads like seed beads work best in this project.

Gather these supplies

• 10 grams Size 8 blue seed beads (designers own supply)
• 10 grams Size 11 light blue seed beads (designers own supply)
• 50 6.5mm Flower spacers (PB52-46)
• 2 75mm Headpins (MPC23-5)
• 12 Loops of Bracelet memory wire

Here’s how

1. Cut 9 x 22cm sections of memory wire using Memory wire shears.

NOTE: This will suit a small to medium size wrist.


2. Use round nose pliers to turn a loop at the end of a section of memory wire. Thread on a mixture of seed beads and metal flower spacers and turn a loop at the end of the wire.  Repeat for all sections of memory wire.
3. Add a 6mm bead to a headpin and thread through the Memory Wire loops. Secure at the other side by turning a loop.
4. Divide the 9 MW sections into 3 x 3 and plait these together.  Note that the ends will vary in lengths and you could attempt to adjust the lengths.  However it is possible to push the remaining head pin through the varying lengths and secure as in step 3.
5. The cuff is finished! You shouldn’t require a clasp, but you could add one with a jump ring attachment to the mid-point of the headpins if you wanted to.

Shopping Guide
All components and metal beads are from Bead Time, Tel: 01932 244700
To visit their website click on the link below
www.beadtime.co.uk