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Charmed Leather Cuff
About this design:
This bracelet comes from one of those design daydreams that leaves you saying - "I wonder…", so I made it :-) I love the way it moves and the way the charms rustle like leaves. I think if I were to do it over I might even add in a third row of charms and include some fibers here and there.
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 44 head pins
- 22 jump rings
- leather cuff
- rotary hole punch
- ruler & pencil
- 44 assorted czech glass beads
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Gathering all of you components to have from the start is really helpful with this project. Especially with all of the charms to be made. |
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Step 2: Mark out a grid on the back of the cuff using a ruler and pencil. Make sure that your intersections are close enough together for the jump rings you are using. I punched 44 holes. |
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Step 3: Once you have punched all of the holes using the rotary punch, gather your charms and begin attaching 2 to each jump ring as you loop the rings through the holes in the cuff. You may notice, a lot of my charms are beads-- I made them into charms simply by doing a little wire wrapping. See Tip: Closing A Jump Ring See Tip: Wire Wrap a Charm |
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Measurements: Hole sizes include 1/8", 9/64", 5/32", 11/64", 13/64" and 7/32"
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On Sep 21, 2012 at 10:16 am #
Mary - Sweet Chick says:Love it!
On Sep 21, 2012 at 11:27 am #
Lois D says:I really like this effect and can just ‘hear’ the ‘rustle’ of the charms you described! This looks like a fun project. I’ll have to plan on making one for my niece.
On Sep 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm #
CAS says:What a great way to use up “orphan” beads … so COOL!!
On Sep 21, 2012 at 2:39 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Lovely!!
On Sep 22, 2012 at 12:54 am #
KatsAllThat says:Great look Ali…knew I could expect something unique from you as soon as I saw those cuffs offered.
On Sep 22, 2012 at 10:38 pm #
Chickie Nonnie T says:I love this! And I love Czech beads! What a great way to keep a collection of favorite beads and show them off!
On Sep 23, 2012 at 10:02 am #
Asia says:Like them all, this is mine fave Ali
On Sep 23, 2012 at 6:24 pm #
Ali says:This might be my favorite too, although I really like the Sunshine Cuff too. Thanks everyone for all your kind words.
On Oct 20, 2012 at 1:40 am #
celticivy says:Oh wow, am planning on getting some charms and symbolisms for a bracelet, I’m planning on making for myself, but am not too big on the straight up chain look, this is an awesome alternative on which I’ll be in-corperating.
On May 13, 2013 at 12:39 am #
Sylvia N says:I love this!! Great design:) Thank you for sharing.
On Oct 09, 2013 at 10:44 am #
cah117 says:What were your intersection measurements and/or size of jump rings. Weren’t the jump rings hard to close?