El Dia de los Muertos

Dancing Skulls and Colorful Flowers Bracelet

Skill LevelBeginner

TechniqueCharm Bracelets & Necklaces

Time1-3 Hours

Approximate Size7 1/4 Inches

Bright candy colors and playful skeletons make this a perfect bracelet for Dia de los Muertos. author signature

Wear this eclectic bracelet on November 2nd to honor the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. This bracelet features a diverse collection of components from pewter gothic charms to colorful Czech glass flowers for a spectacular result that is simple enough for beginners to construct.

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Cut a 10-inch piece of Artbeads Designer Jewelry Wire. Thread one end of the wire through a 0.90x5.95mm sterling silver open jump ring and fasten using a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube. Attach the heart-end of a TierraCast® antique silver sacred heart toggle clasp to this jump ring using a second 0.90x5.95mm sterling silver open jump ring. Set aside.

Create the flower dangles. We created nine flowers using the following components: Czech glass bellflower beads and 6mm Czech fire-polished beads. To create the first eight bellflowers; string one Czech fire-polished bead followed by one Czech glass bellflower onto a sterling silver 22 gauge 1 1/2-inch head pin and finish with a simple loop. Create the last bellflower the same way but add a TierraCast® antique silver skull bead before completing the simple loop and attach to a 0.90x4.30mm sterling silver open jump ring. Set the bellflowers aside.

Create the flat flower dangles. We created six flat flowers dangles using the following components: Czech glass maple leaf German purple bead, Czech glass lily flower white cone amethyst beads, small matte purple aluminum rose cabochons and 6mm Czech fire-polished beads. To create the dangles; string one flower bead followed by one Czech fire-polished bead and finish with a simple loop. Attach each dangle to a 0.90x4.30mm sterling silver open jump ring and set aside.

Now you are ready to thread the components onto the wire you prepared in step one. It isn't necessary to string the components in a specific order though we generally tried to space out components that were similar in appearance. We attached up to three 0.90x4.30mm sterling silver open jump rings to the charms depending on how much length they needed to dangle freely between the surrounding components. We used a TierraCast® antique silver talavera cross charm as the focal point in the center of the bracelet and dangled it from three 0.90x5.95mm sterling silver open jump rings. In addition to the dangles you created in steps two and three, include the following components in the bracelet: one TierraCast® antique silver guitarra charm, one TierraCast® antique silver Katarina charm, one TierraCast® antique silver coffin charm, one TierraCast® antique silver skull head bead, one TierraCast® antique silver dancing señor charm, one TierraCast® antique silver dancing señorita charm, one TierraCast® antique silver 11mm large hole spacer, two TierraCast® antique silver 10mm joy large hole beads, 6mm Czech fire-polished beads and the crystal pearls.

Be sure to check the length of the bracelet on your wrist. This bracelet will fit more snug because of all the bulk. When you are happy with the fit you can finish with the other end of the clasp. Thread the wire through a 0.90x5.95mm sterling silver open jump ring and fasten using a sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube. Using an additional jump ring, attach the bar-end of the TierraCast® antique silver sacred heart toggle clasp.

List of Components:
TierraCast antique silver guitarra charm (SA-2318, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver katarina charm (SA-2319, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver sugar skull charm (SA-2320, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver talavera cross charm (SA-2321, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver coffin charm (SA-2323, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver skull head bead (SA-5715, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver skull bead (SA-5685, qty 1)
Czech Glass Coral Luster Small Bell Flower Bead Strand(BEADS-1057, qty 2)
Czech Glass Bead Small Bell Flower Red (CR-FL143, qty 1)
Czech Glass Bead Small Bell Flower Opaque Orange (CR-FL049, qty 2)
Czech Glass Red with Copper Finish Domed Flower Bead Strand (BEADS-0408, qty 1)
Czech Glass Bead Small Bell Flower Fuchsia (CR-FL056, qty 2)
5810 10mm Round Crystal Pearl Turquoise (5810-TRQ-10, qty 1)
5810 12mm Round Crystal Pearl Lapis (5810-LAP12, qty 1)
5810 10mm Round Crystal Pearl Neon Red (5810-NRE10, qty 1)
5810 12mm Round Crystal Pearl Red Coral (5810, qty 1)
5810 12mm Round Crystal Pearl Neon Pink (5810-NPI12, qty 1)
5810 10mm Round Crystal Pearl Neon Orange (5810-NOR10, qty 1)
5810 12mm Round Crystal Pearl Neon Yellow (5810-NYE12, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver 11mm large hole spacer (SA-5691, qty 1)
Czech Glass Bead Lily Flower White Core Amethyst (CR-FL198, qty 2)
Czech Glass Bead Maple Leaf German Purple (CR-LF025, qty 1)
Small Matte Purple Aluminum Rose Cabochon (EMBMT-0056, qty 2)
Fire-Polished Bead 6mm Opaque Red (50pc Pack) (FPS-ORE6, qty 1)
Fire-Polished Bead 4mm Yellow Opal (100pc Pack)
(FPS-YEO4, qty 1)
Fire-Polished Bead 8mm Yellow OPal (25pc Pack) (FPS-YEO8, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver sacred heart toggle clasp (SA-6133, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver 10mm joy large hole bead (SA-5717, qty 2)
TierraCast antique silver dancing se or charm (SA-2316, qty 1)
TierraCast antique silver dancing se orita charm (SA-2317, qty 1)
Fire-polished bead 6mm cobalt vega (50pc pack) (FPS-VE-COB6, qty 1)
Sterling silver open jump ring (0.90x5.95mm) (SS-OJR35-D, qty 8)
1 1/2-inch head pin, 22 gauge (sterling silver) (SS-HP2X, qty 15)
Sterling silver open jump ring (0.90x4.30mm) (SS-OJR35-B, qty 20)
Sterling silver 2x2mm crimp tube (SS-CRM2, qty 2)

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