Audrey Crystal Pearls Bracelet (...just a little help)

Please be careful when working with small, sharp components; protect your eyes - this project is designed for ages 16 and over; the components, tools and finished article are not toys.

Challenge Level - 2
Audrey Swarovski Crystal Pearls Bracelet; with a choice of various colour ways - you'll get to practice your stringing and crimping with this kit; you'll be using Swarovski crystal pearls, Swarovski crystal and gold-plated or silver plated findings, you should make this bracelet features stringing and just a little wire-wrapping - made with crystal, seed beads and silver-plated components, the bracelet will take around 1 hour to make..

You'll need a bead mat (or similar - to stop your components rolling away), crimping pliers, side cutter pliers and two pairs of snipe nose pliers.
Have your tools to hand and spread the 'ingredients' out in front of you.
Your clasp is magnetic - pull the two halves apart - you'll start by adding the jump rings to the ends.
Open the jump rings and using a 'scissors' type movement, thread the end ring of the clasp through the jump ring and close using the same motion. Ensure the join of the jump ring is a neat fit. Do this for both parts of the clasp.
This is where two pairs of pliers are useful - but if you only have one, you can use these and your fingers on the other side if you wish.
Thread a crimp onto your stringing wire.
Thread your 'horseshoe' on to the end of the clasp as shown then pass the thread through the tube part of the horseshoe, bring the thread over through the horseshoe and back through the second part of the tube - then pass the thread through the crimp.
Tighten up the stringing thread by moving the crimp up against the ends of the horseshoe. The short 'tail' should be around 1 - 1.25 inches long (but don't get too fixated on this as you have more than enough stringing thread).
Close the crimp using the snipe nose pliers.
Using the crimping pliers, close and neaten the crimp.
After threading one of the Swarovski crystals over BOTH threads, cut the 'tail'.
Begin stringing as follows (you already have one swarovski crystal on your thread); a beadcap, a swarovski pearl, a beadcap, a swarovski crystal and so on until you have strung 10 swarovski pearls and 12 swarovski crystal beads.
Finish at the other end as follows:
String on a crimp, add your horseshoe fitting.
Pass the thread through the first tube of the horseshoe, bring the thread over the centre of the horsehoe and back through the second tube.
Pass the thread through the crimp and one swarovski crystal bead.

Tighten up the stringing by snugging the thread as shown -

Notice the 'locating pins' inside the clasp shown in this photo.
Each half of the clasp has a locating pin to ensure a correct fit. The magnet and clasp is very secure when these are aligned correctly.
When you are sure everything is neat and tensioned correctly, close the crimp using your snipe nose pliers.
Crimp using your crimping pliers.
Using your side cutter pliers, cut the remaining 'tail'.

Voila, you're done!

Well done, now you can proudly say 'I made it!'

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