How to Make a Pretty in Pastels Chunky Flower Bracelet and Earring Set

Materials for the jewelry sets

--(6) 20mm Transparent Flower Acrylic Beads in Frosted Pink
--(5) 11mm Transparent Flower Acrylic Beads in Frosted Pink
--(6) 13mm Transparent Flower Acrylic Beads in Frosted Light Pink
--(6) 8mm Swarovski Crystal Faceted Rondelle Beads in AB Clear
--(5) Double Cone Shaped Silver Colored Beads
-- 6mm Glass Pearl Beads in Pink
--6mm Glass Pearl Beads in Honeydew
--6mm Glass Pearl Beads in Light Green
--About 200 Silver Colored Headpins (these are 0.7mm thick and 26mm long)
--7-1/2" of Iron Twist Silver Colored Chain, links are about 8mm long and 6mm wide
--A toggle clasp & (2) jump rings
--Wire cutters
--Two pairs of flat-nose or long-nose pliers
--Round-nose pliers

Instructions:

1.  Open a jump ring.  Attach one half of the clasp and one end of the chain.  Close the jump ring. Open another jump ring. Attach the other end of the chain and the other half of the clasp. Close the jump ring. 

2.  Slide a light green glass pearl bead on a head pin. Form a simple loop above the bead using

round-nose pliers.  Cut away any excess wire.  This will be called a light green beaded unit.  To determine how many of these light green beaded units you'll need, count how many chain links you have minus two.  Repeat this step to create pink beaded units and honeydew beaded units.  You need double the amount of these units than the light green! 

3. Slide a faceted crystal bead, a 13mm flower bead, and a 20mm flower bead.  Form a simple loop and trim excess wire, if needed.  This is a completed large flower unit.  Make five more of these units. 

4. Slide a silver bead on a head pin.  Then slide on an 11mm flower bead.  Form a simple loop and cut away any excess wire.  This is a completed small flower unit.  Make four more of these units. 

5. Space out the large flower units by approximately 1 inch apart and attach them to the chain links.  You want to connect the loop to two chain links so the flowers stand up better.  Continue with the rest of the large flower units.

6. Attach the small flower units to the chain in between the large flower units. 

7. Skip over the first link by the clasp and work on the next link. You want to attach (2) pink beaded units, (2) honeydew beaded units, and (1) light green beaded unit to this link. Continue adding the beaded units to each of the chain links, except for the last link (the one closest to the clasp).  The bracelet will begin to get quite full and chunky!! 

How to Make the Earrings:

Materials list:

-- (2) 20mm Transparent Acrylic Flower Beads in Frosted Pink

-- (2) 13mm Transparent Acrylic Flower Beads in Light Pink

-- (2) 8mm Swarovski Crystal Faceted Rondelle Beads in AB Clear

-- (2) 6mm Pearl Glass Beads in Honeydew

-- (2) 6mm Pearl Glass Beads in Light Green

-- (2) Silver Colored Headpins (these are 0.7mm thick and 26mm long)

--(4) Silver Colored Eye pins

--(2) Ear wires

--Wire cutters

--Round-nose pliers

Instructions:

1.  Slide a crystal bead, a 13mm flower bead, and a 20mm flower bead on the head pin.  Form a simple loop, cutting away any excess wire.

2.  Slide a honeydew bead on an eye pin.  Form a simple loop, cutting away any excess wire.

3.  Repeat Step Two, but this time use a light green bead.

4.  Open a loop on a light green beaded eye pin. Attach the loop on an ear wire and close the eye pin loop.  Now open a loop on a honeydew beaded eye pin.  Attach the bottom loop of the light green beaded eye pin and then close the loop. Open the bottom loop of the honeydew beaded eye pin and attach the flower head pin. Close the loop. 

5.  Repeat all steps for the second earring.