Bracelet with faceted semi-precious stones

How to make a bracelet with small semi-precious stone beads

Smyks.com has a large selection of small semi-precious stone beads, which are perfect for many kinds of jewellery. Here we show you how you can make beautiful bracelets with these faceted gemstone beads.

This six‑row bracelet is made from a mix of small semi‑precious stones. At Smyks, you can buy whole strands of mixed semi‑precious stone beads—an ideal way to experiment with different colours without having to invest in a full strand of just one type. The beads are small and delicate, faceted by hand, and have a beautiful, subtle shine.

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Here we’ve used a clasp set with a chain extender to make the bracelet adjustable in length.

This bracelet is consists of three rows of beads, each approximately 34 cm long, which are wrapped around the wrist twice to create a bracelet with six total wraps. You can, of course, choose exactly how many rows and wraps you prefer. Each wrap requires roughly 17cm of beads plus the clasp.

You need the following materials:
3 strands of small semi-precious stone beads of your own choise
50 cm of thin tiger tail beading wire 0.3mm
6pcs silver-plated crimps
6pcs silver-plated crimp covers/ bead tip
1 set of silver-plated lobster claw clasp set with chain extender.

This clasp set consists of a chain extender, a lobster‑claw clasp, and two end pieces. Begin by opening the jumprings at each end and removing the end pieces—you won’t need them. Next, take a piece of beading wire of approximately 45 cm, slide a crimp bead onto the wire, and thread the wire through the jumpring and back through the crimp bead.

Pull the eye snugly around the jumpring and flatten the crimp bead with your needle‑nose pliers, pressing firmly so it cannot open. Then place a crimp cover over the crimp bead and squeeze it closed so the flat bead is hidden inside and a small, rounded ball is formed. A crimp cover isn’t strictly necessary, but it does give the bracelet a cleaner, more polished finish.

Now, thread your beads on the wire, and cut off the excess wire when you’re done.

When your chain is long enough (here we have used a length of 34 cm), thread the wire through another crimp bead, then through the second jumpring, and back through the crimp bead—just as you did before. Squeeze the crimp bead flat and cover it with a crimp cover.

Your bracelet should now look like this: it has a lobster‑claw clasp at one end and a short length of chain at the other. You can, of course, make the bracelet without the chain, but adding it allows you to adjust the length.

You can create two more bracelets in the same way and attach them to the same two jumprings that hold the first bead string.

Above you see the finished bracelet where all 3 bead strings are secured in the same jumpring in both ends, and then wrapped twice per string.

If you have a few beads left—but not quite enough for another full bracelet—you can finish the ends with tube beads, which give the bracelet a neat, elegant look. You can also add small charms if you like; here, we’ve used a tiny cross. Here you can find Smyks’ selection of silver‑plated tubes and the gold-plated tubes.

Here is another example but with 4 rows of carnelian beads, crystal pendants and a gilded clasp.

Here you find the small Swarovski crystal pendants and Carnelian beads.

Please note that we have used 2 strands of beads for this bracelet.

The bracelet is made like the one explained above.

Enjoy your bracelets.