HOLIDAY BRACELET & MEDALLION

The bracelet is made by first creating 5-7 separate rivoli medallions by encasing each rivoli in a peyote bezel and using netting to add seed beads, bicone crystals and glass pearls around the bezel. You then join these medallions together. Directions for matching medallion included. The pattern is fully illustrated with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Stitch: Peyote, netting

Beads Used: Size 15/0 and 11/0 Japanese seed beads, Delica beads, 4mm bicone crystals, 4mm glass pearls and 12mm rivolis

Approx Finished Size: Bracelet: about an inch wide to desired length. Medallion: about an inch square

Pattern Price (Downloadable PDF only): $5.00

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Beads used in the photo above:

Bracelet:

• 5 size 12mm round rivolis: Swarovski Siam, available at Artbeads.com, FusionBeads.com and FireMountainGems.com.

• Approximately 160 size 11/0 Delica beads (Color1): Lt. Bronze DB-22L. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com, FoxdenDesigns.com and WhimBeads.com.

• Approximately 80 size 11/0 Delica beads (Color2): Transparent Garnet Luster/Wine Gold Luster DB-116. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com, FoxdenDesigns.com and WhimBeads.com.

• Approximately 350 size 15/0 Japanese seed beads: Miyuki Bronze 15-0457. Can be purchased online at Charlene's Beads, FireMountainGems.com (although for some reason, they call them metallic dark gold instead of bronze), WhimBeads.com and FoxdenDesigns.com.

• Approximately 300 size 11/0 Japanese seed beads: Miyuki Bright Bronze (also called Golden Bronze) 11-0457G. Can be purchased online at Charlene's Beads and WhimBeads.com.

• Approximately 52 size 4mm bicone crystals: Swarovski Siam. Can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com.

• Approximately 40 size 4mm glass pearls: Swarovski bright gold or Czech light gold. Swarovski bright gold pearls can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com. Czech light gold glass pearls can be purchased online at ShipwreckBeads.com.

Medallion:

• One size 12mm round rivoli: Swarovski Siam, available at Artbeads.com, FusionBeads.com and FireMountainGems.com.

• Approximately 32 size 11/0 Delica beads (Color1): Lt. Bronze DB-22L. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com, FoxdenDesigns.com and WhimBeads.com.

• Approximately 16 size 11/0 Delica beads (Color2): Transparent Garnet Luster/Wine Gold Luster DB-116. Can be purchased at FireMountainGems.com, FoxdenDesigns.com and WhimBeads.com.

• Approximately 65 size 15/0 Japanese seed beads: Miyuki Bronze 15-0457. Can be purchased online at Charlene's Beads, FireMountainGems.com (although for some reason, they call them metallic dark gold instead of bronze), WhimBeads.com and FoxdenDesigns.com.

• Approximately 50 size 11/0 Japanese seed beads: Miyuki Bright Bronze (also called Golden Bronze) 11-0457G. Can be purchased online at Charlene's Beads and WhimBeads.com.

• 8 size 4mm bicone crystal beads: Swarovski Siam. Can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com.

• 8 size 4mm glass pearls: Swarovski bright gold or Czech light gold. Swarovski bright gold pearls can be purchased online at FireMountainGems.com. Czech light gold glass pearls can be purchased online at ShipwreckBeads.com.

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