Dandelion Bead Connection<\/a>, and asked the owner of the shop for some help on what to use as a core and how to attach my hardware. \u00c2\u00a0He helped me out immensely. \u00c2\u00a0I sat down on Sunday and attacked the project. \u00c2\u00a0It was surprisingly simple!<\/p>\nFor starters, I created my “core”. \u00c2\u00a0The guy at the bead shop had given me a giant black rubber o-ring, like 8 mm diameter and 4 feet long. \u00c2\u00a0I cut off enough to go around my wrist. \u00c2\u00a0Then, I used the dremel to drill some tiny holes though the rubber about 1\/4 inch from each end. \u00c2\u00a0I secured my wire into these holes and created small rings on each end. \u00c2\u00a0it didn’t matter that they were ugly, the fiber wire covers them up! \u00c2\u00a0Once each end had a loop, I started wrapping the bracelet with the fiber covered wire. \u00c2\u00a0This process is a bit tedious and gives me a cramp in my hand but isn’t difficult. \u00c2\u00a0I just had to be sure to wrap it tightly. \u00c2\u00a0As you can probably see, my “yarn” was a bit thicker in some spots than others. \u00c2\u00a0That just adds to the beauty, I think. \u00c2\u00a0Once the bracelet was wrapped, I put a wee bit of glue on each end just to keep it from unraveling. \u00c2\u00a0Then I used split rings to attach a clasp. \u00c2\u00a0I like the toggle clasps best for bracelets. \u00c2\u00a0I find them easier to connect one handed than the others.<\/p>\n
My only regret(?) about this bracelet is that the o-ring is a bit more rigid than I would like. \u00c2\u00a0It is kind of stiff feeling on my wrist. \u00c2\u00a0I think that once I’ve used up all of my o-ring supply (I have enough to make a half dozen or so bracelets) then I will try flexible tubing.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed this project so much that I may make a handful of these in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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