Ombre Bracelet Tutorial

Ombre is all the rage! I love the look of one color fading into another into another . . .If you love it, too, this is a quick and easy bracelet. Materials and Tools:

• Seed beads in 3 different shades.  I used a dark green, a light green and clear.  You could use more colors if you wanted to, but just adjust the amount of beads so they're even.
• Beading wire.
• A small amount of chain (perfect for using leftover chain, which is what I did.)
• 12 4mm jump rings
• 4 7mm jump rings
• Crimp beads (I used 24)
• Needle nose pliers
• Bent nose pliers
• Wire cutters

Step #1Measure across the top of your wrist (the chain will be about half the length around your wrist) and add a few extra inches so you have room to work and cut the beading wire.I cut about about 7 1/2" total.Cut 3 pieces.Step #2Grab a 4mm jump ring.  Make sure that it's closed securely.  This would also be a good time to use soldered jump rings instead.  These jump rings do not need to be opened again.Step #3 Put the beading wire around the jump ring.  Add a crimp bead, a bead and another crimp bead.  (I always use 2 crimp beads.)  Close the crimp beads securely.Step #4Add the darkest color.  When you're adding the beads, thread the beads over the end of the other wire, too.  I used 20 seed beads, but you may need to adjust that number based on how long your wire is.Step #5Add the middle color.  Again, I used about 20 beads here.Step #6Add the lightest color.  For this, I used 15 beads, but my clear beads were a little bit larger than my green beads.Step #7Follow step #3 for the other side.Step #8Trim off the excess wire.Step #9 Make 3 identical beaded strands.Step #10 Open a 7 mm jump ring, add the jump rings at one end of the 3 strands and close the jump ring.Step #11 Braid the 3 strands.  I did this relatively loosely.Step #12Open a 7 mm jump ring and add the other ends of the 3 strands jump rings. Cut chain in the length to go across the rest of your wrist to complete the bracelet.  Cut in half.  Then add one half to the 7 mm jump ring and close.Open the 7 mm jump ring on the other end, add the chain and close.Step #13Add a clasp and you're done! Take part in deciding what I will be offering from now on!  Take this 10 question survey.  Your answers are confidential and very helpful.  If you don't want to answer a question, just skip it.  (But it's more helpful if you do answer all the questions!) THANK YOU!!!Click here to take survey