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Issue 15 (Jan/Feb 2008) Bracelets Issue
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Welcome friends to issue #15
      Happy New Year! These are my favorite months to bead, bead, BEAD! The major holidays are over, the guests have gone home, the kids are entertained by their new games (at least for a little while) and I have bead gift certificates from my thoughtful family & friends that allow me to indulge in some guilt-free bead feasts.

      This is also the time when I like to explore new techniques, something a little different or even a bit challenging. Dottie Hoeschen has given us an Uneven Herringbone bracelet to try using two very divergent seed bead sizes - unique! Sandra D. Halpenny has out-done herself with a clever string of fire-polished and seed bead hearts. Welcome Shirley Isaacs! Learn odd-count peyote making her gorgeous gold and jewel-tone cuff bracelet. I have presented my newest experiment: Counted Bead Macrame - It takes a little time to set up but then moves along nicely, hope you enjoy all the wonderful projects.    Deb Moffett-Hall - Editor

• Swarovski Crystal Heat pendant, 18 x 17.5mm (#6202 pink)
• 23 Pink matte silver-lined (#585) seed beads size 11
• 100 or so Silver metallic (#181) seed beads size 15
• Fireline 6lb test, thin needle to go through 15's

• Size 11 Delica Beads:
  #10 Black (318)
  #169 Light Green (50)
  #207 Pink (62)
  #877 Medium Green (68)
  #362 Dark Pink (84)
• Fireline: 6 or 8 lb test<
• Smooth flat nose pliers
• Scissors
• Needle
• Order vial from Toika Bridges at http://artcraftworld.com
  Note: ArtCraftWorld.com is no longer in business.

• 24" of even link chain, silver round mesh style from Halcraft "bead gallery" shown but any chain with small, evenly spaced links would work
• 2 silver-tone cones, 8x20mm = 6mm inside opening x 20mm length
• 2 silver-tone eyepins, 1½"
• 3 silver open jumprings, 5mm
• 1 silver-tone toggle, 18mm
• Assorted seed beads, size 10 silver Delicas, size 11 seeds in silver and hematite
• Fireline 8lb test
• Tools: Round nose pliers, wire cutter, needle, ruler

• Black C-lon cord
• Foil
• Nail polish
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Cork board
• T-pins
• Thread
• Glue
• 2.5" x 4" Zippered Coin purse or 6" x 5" piece of lining fabric and a 4" zipper.
  Leather Coin Purse - Small Zippered: naturalreflections.com
• Size 11 Cylinder Beads in the following colors:
  #010 Black 235 beads
  #741 Grey 6 beads
  #035 Silver 1329 beads
  #656 Dark Green 92 beads
  #877 Medium Green 228 beads
  #876 Light Green 28 beads
  872 Peach 414 beads
  #744 Orange 542 beads
  #378 Red 648 beads
  Flower background, blue/lavender on chart, is 2 blacks mixed & used as one #010 with #310

• 48 black size 15 seed beads
• 66 black size 11 seed beads
• 149 blue fire-polished oval, 3mm
• 9 black fire-polished oval, 3mm
• 20 ice blue cubes, 4mm
• 76 black mix cubes, 4mm
• 68 black shiny rounds, 4mm
• Glass Shank Button
• Fireline 8lb test

• 185 Matte Violet size 11 seed beads (A)
• 28 Purple Iris size 8 seed beads (B)
• 152 Dark glossy Green size 6 seed beads (C)
• 1 Flower bead, 12mm for clasp
• Dark thread to match size 6 seed beads
• Embellishments: anything goes; pearls, crystals, seeds, drops and bugles

• 750 Delica size 11: color #115
• 43 Garnet Fire-Polished beads, 4mm
• Fireline 6lb test or Nymo D or C-lon

• Gold Nymo D or Fireline 8lb test
• Size 11 Delica Cylinder beads in the following colors:
  4 grams each: #42 Gold & #07 Brown Iris - Mix and use as one color
  3 grams #23 Metallic Bronze Iris
  1 gram each: #340 Pink, #27 Metallic Teal, #609 Silver lined purple

• Red-Silver-Black Version
  60 Silver size 8 Delicas (large)
  74 Black size 11 Delicas (Small)
  60 Red size 11 Delicas (Small)
  2 silver 4mm daisy spacers
  1 silver snap clasp or trailer hitch clasp
  8 lb Fireline
• Bronze Version
  60 Bronze size 8 Delicas
  134 Pink/bronze # 1010 size 11 Delicas
  2 gold 4mm spacers
  1 antique gold toggle clasp, 12mm square
  8 lb Fireline