→6:30-8pm Via ZOOM ! Goddess Bracelet
→8-8:30pm Via ZOOM ! Member Show and Tell!
They’ve been called Goddess bracelets and ZigZag bracelets and Bubble bracelets and even Grapevine bracelets.
They don’t require seed beads !!
Wow!! I am so excited to do this bracelet pattern for the Sept 27 meeting!
Why? Because they are EXTRA!
—- They are more than just simple stringing.
— They can be GREAT destashers.
— There are bunches of FREE tutorials out there.
— And there are many, many, many variations! I’m going to give you info for 4 of them.
And you’ll get the idea of what can be done. I, myself, have at least 6 variations that I want to make, each set out in baggies of materials.
— We’re getting this pattern to you in time to make for mass holiday gift giving!
Couple of tips:
Make sure that the bead holes are big enough to let the stringing material go through.
Not all the beads have to be the same color.
It can take a lot of jump rings.
Make sure the jump rings were made closed or that they are closed tightly.
It looks best if the jump rings and the beads are the same size. For example, 6mm jump rings with 6mm beads.
It looks really pretty made with pearls!
Tutorials
Michaels – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD2GmrEkDHk
Beads – 35-40 beads-size 6mm
Stringing on: Beadalon 49 strand bead stringing wire
Chevron Pattern – approx. 80 X 6mm jump rings
Closure – crimp beads and spring ring clasp
CSL Designs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uurksx1Ks6Q
Beads – 35-40 X 6mm (round or faceted)
Stringing on – 20ga wire (round or twisted) 2 X 16in
Chevron Pattern – 20ga wire (round or twisted) a strand 6 ½ ft
Closure – spring ring clasp
Rhonda’s Halloween design – to be shown on Sept 27
For 7in bracelet / 8in with adjustable knot:
Beads – 30 X 6mm pearl beads
Stringing on – 1mm leather cord – approx. 2 X 20in
Chevron Pattern – 30 X 6mm jump rings
Closure – button and knots
Fusion beads – https://youtu.be/9yApaEDoUyI
Beads – size 8 seed beads
Stringing on – .5 mm leather cord ( or .5mm thread)
Chevron Pattern – 86 X 4mm 21ga jump rings
Closure – button and knots 
And a couple more variations– (from https://georgiapdesigns.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/how-many-ways-to-make-a-goddess-bracelet/ )
We’ll be emailing the link to the Zoom meeting to ABS members.
If you’re not a member, you can attend 1 meeting free to see what we’re about.
Email: austinbeadsociety@gmail.com for Zoom link. and any questions or concerns