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Three Coins in a Fountain

by: Rosemary Beasley

Eurostyling is not just for cars, and if you can't afford a trip to Rome, perhaps you can be happy with a virtual vacation, a la a Euro-inspired bracelet.

Delighted with the ease of the Smokey Mountains bracelet, I decided to use  with same technique of using the cut Beadalon jewelry cable, but work in a more sophisticated palette of gold and purple. The end result is a royally beautiful bracelet.

How to cut jewelry cable: 

• Measure the cable and wrap it with painter's tape or masking tape at the spot where you want to cut it.  (I don't recommend cellulose tape since it slides off).

• Re-measure again and mark the exact spot you want to cut on the tape. The tape is to prevent the new cable ends from fraying when you cut the cable. Use very, very sharp good-quality flush cutters to cut the cable cleanly to length.

Work out your arrangement of beads before stringing. Stringing and unstringing beads will cause the cut ends to fray (See below).

After stringing your selection of beads on the cable, the ends are finished with Scrimp Cable Ends with loop. Use the Scrimp Screwdriver from the starter kit. You can also try a small screwdriver such as those used for eyeglasses although I am not sure if they will work since I have not had a chance to try them.  (I do know that the scrimp screwdriver is excellent for fixing glasses, however!)

Note: When you are stringing beads on the cable that are a tight fit, be very careful not to untwist the cable. 

          
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		25000800-01 Beadalon (tm) Jewelry Cable - .92mm Fine - Gold Plated (20 inches)	Price: $ 4.25 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		24000930-01 Findings - Crimps - Scrimps - Smooth Cable Ends with Loop - Goldplated (6)	Price: $ 7.35 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		22801012-03 Jump Rings Open - 7mm - Goldplated (5 grams)	Price: $ 0.85 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		s24922 Magnetic Clasp - Zig Zag Rhinestone - Crystal - Gold Plated	Price: $ 17.49 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 3	s28752 Metal Beads - 16 mm Spiraled Coin - Goldplated (1)	Price: $ 1.10 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		bs001 Metal Spacer Beads - 5mm Daisy Spacers - Vermeil (10)	Price: $ 5.30 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 8	27750001726277 Swarovski Bead - 6mm Faceted Round (5000) - Purple Velvet	Price: $ 0.77 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
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