[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Easy jewelry-making

[carcione at access.net]

I tried making a bracelet with memory wire, but it doesn’t hold well on my wrist.  Maybe I put too heavy beads, or maybe too many.  I’d love some advice about memory wire, if there are any tricks or tips to using it.

Tracy

 

 

From: NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters
Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2025 4:25 PM
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memory wire is also cool to work with but you do need special cutters. i make bracelets out of that and people love them because you dont have to clasp them

 

On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

I like jewelry-making, and I have plenty of supplies, really more than I need. 

I bought some blank expandable steel bangles from Amazon.  On one end of the bracelet it’s bent to create a small hole, and on the other end is a rod with a ball that screws off.  It’s easy to unscrew the ball, pull the rod out of the hole, put on beads and/or charms, then reconnect the bracelet and replace the ball.  

I also bought an assortment of charms—fruit and veg, moon and stars, sea creatures, flowers, and birds. I have a variety of jump rings.  And I have a bag of wooden beads of different sizes and colors, all with big holes that can accommodate the bangle.  

So yesterday I discovered how easy it is to make a nice bracelet, combining all these things.  

If I get serious and put jump rings on the charms I want to use, I could make lots of bracelets, and none of the parts cost very much at Amazon. 

Just thought I’d share.

Tracy

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