Wire Star Bracelet

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  Step 1

  Begin by using your pliers to make a sharp bend about 3mm from the end of the wire (I wanted my stars as small as possible.).

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  Step 2

  Then make another one about 3mm from the previous curve, bending the opposite way this time (I'll call this outward from now on because this is "outward" away from the center of the soon-to-be-star). You should have something that looks like a triangle without one side.

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  Step 3

  Bend the wire inward about 3mm from the previous bend...

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  Step 4

  ... and then outward again about 3mm from that curve. See the red line for how things should line up.

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  Step 5

  Again, bend the wire inward about 3mm from the previous bend...

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  Step 6

  ... and then outward about 3mm from that curve.

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  Step 7

  Can you guess what you have to do this time?
  That's right; bend the wire inward about 3mm from the previous bend, and then outward about 3mm from that curve. See the second image to see how things should line up.

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  Step 8

  Instead of repeating the same thing, this time you only have to bend the wire about 3mm from the previous curve ONCE to finish off the last point.

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  Step 9

  Then cut the wire so that you have some excess as shown in the picture.

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  Step 10

  Use your pliers to make a small loop using the excess wire that you left in the previous step. Make sure that no wire in the finished star overlaps (as in the loop's end overlaps with other parts of the star, etc.).

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  Step 11

  That's one star! Now go ahead and make a couple more, depending on your wrist circumference. I just made eight and decided to just make more when necessary. I ended up exactly all of them (hooray for no waste).

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  Step 12

  To make the clasp, first bend 5" of wire in half so that the the resulting length was 2.5".

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  Step 13

  Then curl one end (the side without cut ends) of the bent wire into a little loop.

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  Step 14

  A bit further down, make another bend.

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  Step 15

  Cut the cut ends to even out the two parts of the wire before bending that end into a little loop too. Check the picture to make sure that your loops and bends are in the right direction.

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  Step 16

  Use your pliers to make a loop, and this will be the other half of your clasp.

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  Step 17

  I didn't have pre-made jump rings so I made my own using my wire. To do this, I just wrapped the wire around a cylindrical object (paintbrush, in my case) and cut off the cylinder of loops. Then I cut off jump rings whenever I needed one (I made plenty extra for future use.).

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  Step 18

  To make beaded links, start by inserting your wire through a bead. Cut the wire so that there is enough wire on either side of the bead to make small loops (My length ended up to be 2.5cm.) Then, as you may have guessed, curve the wire on either side of the bead to make small loops.
  Make <number of star links> - 1 (so I made 8 - 1 = 7).

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  Step 19

  Open a small loop on a beaded link and slide a star onto the loop before closing it.

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  Step 20

  Rinse and repeat until all your stars have been connected by the beaded links. Add the two parts of the clasp to the ends to finish this off.
  Note: You may want to ensure that all of the stars' small loops face the same way.

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  Step 21

  AAAANNNNDDDD voilà; you're done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun!

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Vicky S. 23rd March 2018

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xxRai87xx · Strood Green, England, GB 17th June 2014

Beautiful bracelet, lovely idea

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 17th June 2014

Thank you! ^^

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