Materials
12 inches of Silver Buddy Braids
1 - Silver Plated Self Closing Clasp
2 - 2mm Silver Plated Crimp Beads
2 - Silver Plated 5mm Jump Rings
5 - Silver Plated Flower Bead Caps
5 - Silver Plated Head Pins
5 - Silver Plated Eye Pins
10 - 4mm  White Glass Pearls
5 - 13x9mm Crystal Teardrops
10 - 8mm Purple Cat’s Eye Beads
5 - 4mm Fluorite Semi Precious Rounds
6 - 6mm Aventurine Semi Precious Rounds
12 - 4mm Goldstone Semi Precious Rounds


Loop Directions
Make a 90° bend in headpin at desired length above beads.  Using round nose pliers (or any pliers you have) hold the headpin near the angle and bend it around the pliers to make a loop.  Wrap down around headpin creating as many coils as you can.  Trim any extra

Step 1 - Create Teardrop Drops

  Your drop will look like this when you complete the following steps!  Make a total
  of 5 drops for this anklet.


  Take one of the head pins and add a 4mm Fluorite round.  Just above the stone begin  
  the loop directions above.  You will only be able to wrap the wire one or two times.


  Open the eye of one of your eye pins, add the Fluorite round drop you just made, and
  close the eye of the eye pin.


  Add a 13x9mm Crystal teardrop and a Flower Bead Cap.  Just above the bead cap begin 
  the loop directions above.  You will only be able to wrap the wire one or two times.



Repeat 4 times!! 

Now you’re ready to make your anklet!


Step 2 - Create Anklet
1. Take one end of your Buddy Braids wire and thread 1 crimp bead approximately an
   inch from the end.  Thread a 5mm Jump Ring.  Thread the end back through the crimp
   bead.  Using crimping pliers (or any pliers you have) squeeze the crimp bead as close
   to the jump ring as you can.  See illustration 1.  Trim the excess leaving about a half
   an inch, you will thread the beads over both.




Illustration 1
2. Thread the following:
1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Aventurine Round, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Purple Cat’s
Eye Bead, 1- Glass Pearl, 1 - Teardrop drop, 1 - Glass Pearl, 1 - Purple
Cat’s Eye Bead, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Aventurine Round, 1 - Goldstone Round,
1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead, 1- Glass Pearl, 1 - Teardrop drop, 1 - Freshwater
Pearl, 1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Aventurine Round,
1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead, 1- Glass Pearl, 1 - Teardrop
drop, 1 - Glass Pearl, 1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead, 1 - Goldstone Round,
1 - Aventurine Round, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead,
1- Glass Pearl, 1 - Teardrop drop, 1 - Glass Pearl, 1 - Purple Cat’s Eye
Bead, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Aventurine Round, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Purple
Cat’s Eye Bead, 1- Glass Pearl, 1 - Teardrop drop, 1 - Freshwater Pearl,
1 - Purple Cat’s Eye Bead, 1 - Goldstone Round, 1 - Aventurine Round,
1 - Goldstone Round

3. Thread 1 crimp bead and the other Jump Ring.  Thread the wire back through the
   crimp bead after going through the Jump Ring.  Thread the wire through several beads.
   Using your pliers, squeeze the crimp bead as close to the jump ring as you can.  Trim
   the excess wire as close to the bead as you can.

You’re done!!  These directions make an anklet that is approximately 9 inches long.  If you need to change the length just add or subtract beads.  You can use this pattern with any color beads you wish!!

by Kim Connors
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