In the jewelry beads family, the glass beads is of course an vital member. When compared with other Beads and Charms, the cheap Glass Beads are at advantage to them. It owns the vivid colors and dazzling luster as same as the Swarovski Crystal beads, but the cost is certain favorable.Thus, in the bracelet making projects, glass beads are usually widely used. In today's tutorial, I will show you how to make a bracelet with the cheap glass beads. First, just take a look of the finished item, have you found the difference? Yes! That is butterfly. Can you image that it is just made of from the common Czech Glass Beads. It doesn't matter! Just follow the tips below and create one for you own.

Bracelet Making Materials:

Czech Glass Beads 8/0

Glass Seed Beads

Spacer Beads

Brass Bar Link

Tibetan Style Pendants

Brass Lobster Claw Clasps

Tiger Tail

Bracelet Making Tools:

Side Cutting Pliers

Wire-Cutter Pliers

After gathering all materials and tools, then you only need to follow the easy steps below:

Step1: Prepare a 40cm tiger tail wire, and string the butterfly-shape Tibetan Style Pendants of the center. Then add two Turquoise glass seed beads on each branch.

Step2:This process is for creating the main of bracelet: the butterflies. Basically, each butterfly is made of two bar links and six Czech Glass Beads.As the picture show, pick up the bar links and Czech Glass Beads, firstly, pass the wire through one eye of the bar link, then two Czech Glass Beads and the other eye of the bar kink, so far, half of the butterfly's wing has done.

Repeat the above step for another wing.

Then, across pass the tips through one 8/0 Glass Seed Beads. Then, that is the body of the butterfly.

After Tighten the wire, bead two more Czech Glass Beads respectively on each branch. One complete butterfly is done!

Steps3: Repeat all the processes in step2 for more butterfly pieces.

Step4: When reached the length you need, stop by weaving two 8/0 Glass Seed Beads on each branch again. Then, finish the while design by applying the Brass Lobster Claw Clasps with iron spacer bead.

At last, after fix the wire tips with spacer bead, pinch the spacer bead with Wire-Cutter Pliers and cut off the excess sections.

Full view of the whole item:

Attached list:

Materials	Size	Color	Product	Item Code	Price
Czech Glass Beads	Length:6mm Width:6mm Hole:1mm	Mixed Color		302_6mm-M	US $20.61 /2 gross about 144pcs/gross
8/0 Glass Seed Beads	Diameter:3mm Hole:0.8mm	Sky-blue		SDB3mm43	US $1.90 /1 Pound about 10000pcs/bag
Spacer Beads	Diameter:2mm Hole:1mm	Black		E004-B	US $9.52 /20000 pcs
Brass Bar Link	Length:20mm Width:1mm Hole:1mm	Platinum		EC088-NF	US $23.78 /2000 pcs
Tibetan Style Pendants	Length:17.5mm Width:19.5mm Hole:1.5mm	Antique Silver Color		TIBEP-EA11928YKG-AS-LF	US $21.40 /1000 g 1240pcs/1000g
Brass Lobster Claw Clasps	Length:10mm Width:5mm Hole:0.8mm	Silver Metal Color		EC099-S	US $13.08 /300 pcs
Tiger Tail	Diameter:0.5mm	Light Grey		TWIR-50R0.5MM-1	US $21.55 /50 Rolls 50m/roll

Tools	Size	Product	Item Code	Price
Side cutting plier	5.8cmx11.5cm		P006Y	US $0.77 /1 Plier
Wire-Cutter Pliers	about 135mm long		PT-S027	US $0.80 /1 Plier