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This cool project uses two sterling banglebracelets. Wrap them together with silver craftwire and accentuate with crystals for an eye-catching piece!

by Allison Hoffman, for FusionBeads.com

Sparkling wire bracelet.

Loop de Loop Bangle

MATERIALS:26-gauge non-tarnish silver Artistic Wire, 42'

26-gauge copper wire, 10"

4mm Sand Opal CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements crystal mix, 6

4mm Jonquil CRYSTALLIZED- SwarovskiElements crystal, 9

4mm Khaki CRYSTALLIZED- SwarovskiElements crystal mix, 10

4mm Light Topaz CRYSTALLIZED- SwarovskiElements crystal mix, 5

4mm Lime CRYSTALLIZED- SwarovskiElements crystal mix, 3

6mm Lime CRYSTALLIZED- SwarovskiElements crystal round bead, 4

6mm Light Gray Opal CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements crystal round bead, 6

2-1/2" diameter sterling flat bangle bracelet,2

TOOLS:Chain nose pliersFlush cutters

RulerBlack Sharpie

RESOURCES:All materials from FusionBeads.com

TECHNIQUES:Wirework, wirewrapping, beading.

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TIP:Prior to using your beads, make sure you testeach one so you can fit two pieces of 26g wirethrough them.

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Step 1: Cut five 2" piecesof copper wire. Toanchor, use one

piece and wrap itaround the topbangle twice.

Step 2: Starting with the top bangle, use a ruler andmeasure 1/2" down the copper wire, and mark.Wrap the copper wire around the bottombangle, making sure the mark on the wire is

lined up with the bottom bangle. Anchor thecopper wire to the bottom bangle by wrapping

the wire twice around the bangle.

Step 3: Repeat Steps1-2 five

more times,making sure

the copperwires are

spread outevenly along thebangles.

Step 4: In the middle ofone of the copperwraps, take a 2'

piece of silverwire, and wrap

around the topbangle once toanchor the wire in

place. Wrap thewire 19 more times

to the right.

Step 5: Add two beadsto the wire.Wrap the wire

around thebottom bangleonce to anchor

it in place.

Step 6: Bring the wireback upthrough the

bead closest tothe bottom.

Pull the wire all

the waythrough thebead.

Step 7: Loop the wirearound the

bead so itframes the

bead.

Step 8: Go back upthrough the next

bead and pullthe wire all the

way through.

Step 9: Loop the wire around the bead in the oppositedirection of the first wire loop so it will form afigure 8 pattern. Bring the wire through the

back of the top bangle.

Loop de Loop Bangle

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Step 10: Wrap the wirearound thetop bangle

once to

anchor it inplace. Wrapthe wire 19

more times tothe right.

Step 11: Start with thebottom

bangle, andrepeat Step

10.

Step 12: Slide thewrapped wireso it butts upagainst the

bead on theleft.

Step 13: Add two beads

to the wire,and repeatSteps 5-9, thistime going

through theback of the

bottom bangle.Wrap once to

anchor it in place.

Step 14: Wrap the wire 19more times.

Step 15: Repeat Steps 4-14 until thebangle is

completely

covered withwraps (or about10 1/2 times).

You can removethe copperwrap anchors

as you go along.The last wrap of

wire should be against the first wrap that wasmade. Trim the tail of the wire.

Loop de Loop Bangle

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