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Autumn Roses
By Pam Thien
Black Silver support stunning pink gold vermeil roses.

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This bracelet takes the basic technique from a charm bracelet. I love charm bracelets, they’re so easy and can look like they took forever to make! For this piece, notice pink gold and black silver are used, this is quickly becoming my favorite combination.

Step 1: The Basic Chain.
The basic chain here consists of the following:
1 Black Toggle Ring,
5 links of the tribal Oval Chain
1 Black Silver Hammered Ring under a White Silver Halo Ring
5 links of the Tribal Oval Chain
1 Black Silver Hammered Ring
5 links of the Tribal Oval Chain
4 Black Silver Jump Rings
1 Black Toggle Bar

Step 2: Dressing it Up
Now it’s time to add charms. There are charms on every link of the chain. I’ll put them in point-form so you can easily follow along: (number 1 is the first link, 2 is the second and so on).

    1. 2 Leaves (put them at the back of the link)
    2. 1 Black Rose charm
    3. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    4. 1 Black Rose charm, 1 Pink Vermeil Rose (20mm)
    5. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    6. 1 Black Rose charm on the White Halo Ring (in front),
      1 Leaf on the Black Hammered Ring (in back)
    7. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    8. Separately, put 1 Black Rose charm and 1 Leaf together with 1 Black Silver Jump Ring, add 1 more Black Silver Jump Ring and attach that to link 8;
      1 Black Silver Wire Flower Charm
    9. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    10. 1 Pink Gold Vermeil Rose (10mm)
      1 Black Rose Charm
    11. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    12. Separately, put 2 Black Rose charms together with 1 Black Silver Jump Ring, add 1 more Black Silver Jump Ring and attach that to link 12 (the Black Hammered Ring).
    13. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    14. 1 Pink Gold Vermeil Rose (20mm)
    15. 2 Leaves (back of the link)
    16. 1 Black Silver Wire Flower Charm
    17. 2 Leaves (back of the link)

Step 3: Turning over Leaves
The bracelet is basically finished, but if you jingle it a bit, you’ll notice that the leaves between the flowers usually fold on top of one another. What you’re going to do in step 3 is give each leaf a little twist so they’re not so attached to their counterparts.

At every link containing two leaves, take a pair of pliers (preferably thin ones) and hold the hoop of the first leaf. With your thumb and forefinger, slowly and gently twist the leaf to the left about 90 degrees. Do the same with the second leaf, but gently twist it to the right. When you lay down the bracelet, the two leaves should face away from each other.

Do this for all the other pairs of leaves in the bracelet (you don’t need to twist leaves that are with other charms unless you want to).

Tips:
Black silver of ‘Charred Silver’ is easy to take care of and are always fun to use. Treat them exactly as you would treat vermeil pieces. You don’t need to be too gentle, just don’t abuse them and they’ll stick around for a long time.

Specifications
7-inch Finished Bracelet.

Tools
Flat-nose Pliers for chain or wire work
(Preferably one small-tip flat pliers)

Supplies

  • 1 Tribal Oval Chain (15 links)
  • 20 Rose Leaves
  • 2 Roses (20mm) Pink Gold Vermeil
  • 1 Rose (12mm) Pink Gold Vermeil
  • 2 Black Silver ring beads (soldered)
  • 2 Black Silver wire flower charms
  • 7 Black Silver Rose (10mm) charms
  • 1 Black Silver toggle
  • 8 Black Silver Jump Rings
  • 1 White Silver Halo Ring (soldered)