Turn heads this winter with brenda harvey's ethnic-inspired design

What you need...

• BEADS Chips, turquoise x 2 strands, Nuggets, sea bamboo, red x 2 strands, Discs, turquoise, 10mm x 6; silver, hammered, 17mm (PB22-23) x, Bracelet bar (PB14-17), Pendant, disc, patterned, large (PB29-10), Spacers, small, (PB20-3) x, Rondelles, decorative (PB40-6) x 6,
  
  FINDINGS Wire, bead stringing, Earwires, silver, Calottes, silver, Clasps: toggle, silver (PB52-14); multistrand connector bar (PB52-12). Crimps, silver
  
  TOOLS Pliers: flat-nosed; round-nosed, Cutters, wire
  

instructions

1. Decide on the finished length of your bracelet, including the width of the clasp and cut a piece of bead stringing wire 10cm longer than this. Lay out the design, including a bracelet bar, on a beading mat or board, thread onto the wire and carefully check that the finished length will be correct. Alter the length by adding or subtracting spacer beads and rondelles.

2. At each end add a crimp bead followed by one half of a toggle clasp, take the wire back through the crimp bead and compress it with flat-nosed pliers. Trim the excess to 1cm and feed it back through the adjacent beads to hide the end.