To make a beach sea glass bracelet you will need the following supplies:
• Six to eight pieces of sea glass, approximately the same size and shape
• Silver-tone wire
• One bracelet clasp (these instructions will refer to a two-part toggle clasp)
• Needle-nose pliers
• Rosary pliers
• Wire cutters
• Small tube of super glue
• Small cylindrical object, such as a wooden dowel
To begin this project, cut a piece of wire approximately 6 inches in length. Wrap this wire securely around one piece of the sea glass, leaving approximately a half-inch of extra wire on both ends of the glass piece.
Once you have ensured that the wire is as secure as it can be against the glass, use the rosary pliers to make a small loop at both ends of the wire on the sea glass. Then, be certain that the wire will remain on the glass piece by using tiny drops of superglue to glue the wire to the glass. These loops will serve to make these wire-wrapped sea glass pieces into individual bracelet links.
Repeat this process with the remaining pieces of sea glass, and the remaining wire. Set these completed bracelet links aside.
Next, you will need to make the jump rings that will hold the bracelet links together. Using a small cylindrical object—such as a bamboo skewer or wooden dowel—wrap the wire around to form a tightly coiled spring. For this part of the project, the smaller diameter of the item, the better the bracelet will look.
Remove the wire spring from the skewer. Using the wire cutters, cut the coils apart, so they form individual circles. They will obviously be cut, and therefore, they can be opened and closed.
Using the needle nose pliers, gently open one of the rings just far enough to slip it onto the loop end of one of the bracelet links. Then, add another bracelet link. At this point you should have the ring in the pliers, with two bracelet links hanging from their loops on the ring. Both links should be hanging right next to each other.
Using the needle nose pliers again, gently close the ring, squeezing the metal parts together. This will not require a great amount of force, so be careful not to squeeze too hard and squash the ring.
Now, you should have two bracelet links, held together with a metal ring.
Repeat the process of joining the bracelet links with the metal rings, until your bracelet is approximately six and a half inches long.
For the final step, you will need to add the toggle clasp. This process is just as easy as the previous one. Simply use a metal ring to attach one piece of the toggle clasp to the end piece of the bracelet. Then use a metal ring to attach the second piece of the toggle clasp to the other end of the bracelet.
At this point you should have a beautiful, completed beach sea glass bracelet.
