Bollywood Beads

Make this Bollywood Style jewellery set by using simple wire wrapping techniques.

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Materials

• 1 x 4mm pressed glass round aqua (GLPC0425)
• 10 x 6mm pressed glass round aqua (GLPC0625)
• 8 x 10x14mm glass drop aqua (GLPB25)
• 1 x 15m 0.4mm wire gold plated (GPW04)
• 1 x 6m 0.8mm wire gold plated (GPW08)
• 1 xmetre trace chain gold plated (CHTRGP)
• 1 x pack of 25 5mm jump rings gold plated (JR5GP)
• 1 x pack of 12 headpins gold plated (HPGP)
• 1 x trigger clasp gold plated (TRGGP)
• 1 x pack of 6 long ballwires gold plated (LBWGP)
• 1 x project sheet (BB1109PA)
• A pair of multi pliers (CRMT)

Stage 1

Cut a 15cm length of 0.8mm wire. Bend the wire in half, hold the centre with the round part of the multi pliers and twist the wire twice to create a loop.

Stage 2

Approximately 1cm from the twist, hold the wire and create a small loop by wrapping the wire around the outside of the pliers. Repeat on the other side of the wire.

Stage 3

1.5cm along from the loops, twist the wire together twice to hold the shape. Make a loop above the twist and trim the excess wire.

Stage 4

Cut a length of 0.4mm wire. Wrap tightly around the wire shape, avoiding the small loops on each side.

Stage 5

Thread a 6mm bead onto a headpin, trim 1cm above the bead and attach to the small loop on one side of the wire shape. Repeat for the other side. Open a 5mm jump ring, attach to a drop and close. Open a second jump ring and join the drop to the bottom loop of the wire shape. Repeat to make another.

Stage 6

Cut a 40cm length of 0.8mm wire and follow steps 1 and 2 to make the top of the wire shape. Make another loop on either side 1cm from the first. Next make a loop 0.5cm along the wire. Make another 0.5cm along. 1cm from the last loop make a twist and a loop in the same way as step 3. Wrap the shape with 0.4mm wire in the same way.

Stage 7

Open a 5mm jump ring and attach to the first small loop, repeat for the opposite side. Add a jump ring to a glass drop and join to the two jump rings. Attach a headpin with a 6mm bead to the middle loops on either side. Join glass drops to the three bottom loops using 5mm jump rings.

Stage 8

Cut 38cm of trace chain; attach a jump ring to one end and a jump ring with trigger clasp to the other.

Stage 9

Join your largest wire shape to the centre of the chain with a jump ring and the two remaining shapes 4cm on either side of the centre. Attach a 4mm beaded headpin to the centre jump ring to finish.

Stage 10

This is what your finished set should look like.

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