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Nefertiti Bracelet
Helen Everett
Combine Egyptian cartouche-style beads and semiprecious beads in a strung
bracelet fit for an Egyptian queen.
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FINISHED SIZE: 7
1
⁄
4
"
Materials
79 silver-lined amber size 11° seed beads
3 blue or green 10
3 gold 2mm crimp tubes
3' of gold .019 beading wire
×
25mm glass cartouche
ovals
4 lapis or amazonite 6mm rounds
12 lapis or amazonite 8mm rounds
10 gold-filled 7mm textured spacers
1 gold 17mm button with shank
Tools
Crimping pliers
Wire cutters
1:
String the button to the center of the wire.
Use both wire ends together to string 1 crimp
tube and slide it down to the shank of the but-
ton; crimp. Use both ends to string 3 seed
beads. String one 8mm round and 1 spacer five
times. String one 8mm round. Use each end
to string 10 seed beads.
3:
Use both ends together to string one 8mm
round and 1 spacer five times. String one 8mm
round and 1 crimp tube. Snug the beads,
crimp, and trim one wire end close to the
crimp. Use the remaining wire to string 1 seed
bead, 1 crimp tube, and 27 seed beads (or
enough beads to fit around the button); pass
back through the tube and crimp.
2:
Use one wire end to string 1 oval, then pass
the other end back through it. Use each end to
string 1 seed bead, one 6mm round, and 1 seed
bead. Use one end to string the second oval,
then pass the other end back through it. Use
each end to string 1 seed bead, one 6mm
round, and 1 seed bead. Use one end to string
the third oval, then pass the other end back
through it. Use each end to string 10 seed
beads.
Helen Everett designs jewelry and beading kits and
teaches classes in Perth, Western Australia. Contact Helen
at heverett@tpg.com.au and check out more of her designs
at aurorabeads.com.au.
RESOURCES
Cartouche ovals: Ornamental Resources, (800) 876-6762,
ornabead.com. Lapis and amazonite: Fire Mountain Gems
and Beads, (800) 423-2319, firemountaingems.com.
Button: TierraCast (wholesale only), tierracast.com.
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