I used8mm Swarovski crystal pearls in lavender, light grey, dark grey, and night blue along with antique silver spacer beads and just stung the on a memory wire.
I used the thinnest gauge memory wire I could find because the holes in the beads are really small and picked the one that looked about wrist size. Sorry I don't have the packaging anymore to give the exact specs. I don't generally do jewelry making but this was a really easy project.
Any idea how much each one cost to do roughly? I've been wanting to make my bridesmaids something but I have a strict budget to stick to. I'm setting aside $50 per bridesmaid and I am hoping to give them a little tote bag filled with goodies.
Compared to $38 which is the cheapest triple strand swarovski pearl I couls find online, that's quite a savings, but you could do it even cheaper if you went with generic glass pearls.
posted by CKV6 6 months agoDid you make this? If so, I would love to learn how you did it or see the turorial. This would be perfect for my girls!
posted by hbubar10134 6 months agoI used 8mm Swarovski crystal pearls in lavender, light grey, dark grey, and night blue along with antique silver spacer beads and just stung the on a memory wire.
Here's a yube tutorial I watched:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyz8aIYsHuI
posted by CKV6 6 months agoI love that!!! And it's so easy to do! Did you use a specific kind/size of wire?
posted by xlittlerosebudx 6 months agoI used the thinnest gauge memory wire I could find because the holes in the beads are really small and picked the one that looked about wrist size. Sorry I don't have the packaging anymore to give the exact specs. I don't generally do jewelry making but this was a really easy project.
posted by CKV6 6 months agoAny idea how much each one cost to do roughly? I've been wanting to make my bridesmaids something but I have a strict budget to stick to. I'm setting aside $50 per bridesmaid and I am hoping to give them a little tote bag filled with goodies.
posted by xlittlerosebudx 6 months agoI paid about 12 cents a bead and about 70 beads in a three strand braclet with the wire you're looking at $9 a piece.
posted by CKV6 6 months agoCompared to $38 which is the cheapest triple strand swarovski pearl I couls find online, that's quite a savings, but you could do it even cheaper if you went with generic glass pearls.
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/jjmjewelrysupplies/0/0/0/pearl%20beads%208mm
posted by CKV6 6 months agoThank you so much for showing me this! I now have another project to add to my DIY list!! :)
posted by xlittlerosebudx 6 months agoWhere do you get the wire to make these? And did you buy your beads from artfire? Awesome job, I think I could make something like this for my ladies!
How many of each bead did you use?
posted by Cheeks923 6 months agoI got the pearls here:
http://www.inmcrystal.com/5810-round-5810-c-6_20_366_373.html
I used about 70 total beads for three strands. Four differnt color pearls & one antique silver was about 14 each of each per bracelet.
The silver beads I got from a random eBay find.
posted by CKV6 6 months agoSo about 14 bead type on each bracelet. Did you measure your girls wrists or just kinda wing it? I'm really considering doing this! :)
posted by Cheeks923 6 months ago