Gemstone Wave Copper Cuff Bracelet
Materials List:
16 gauge copper wire
24 gauge copper wire
Two packs 10mm Round Gemstones or similar
Tool List:
Round Nose Pliers
Chain or Flat Nose
Heavy Gauge Wire Cutters
Flush Cutters
Ruler
Tape Measure
Optional Tool List:
Nylon Jaw Pliers
Sharpie
Bracelet Mandrel
Skill Set: Intermediate
Wire Wrapping
Working with Jigs
Craft Time: 1 hour
Instructions:
Cut and straighten 40 inches of 16 gauge wire. Set
aside.
Measure wrist. Place tape measure
around jig and place a peg at each end of your wrist measurement in the center of the rows. Skip over one row and begin placing pegs into the top row of the jig skipping every other
hole until you reach your end peg. Place pegs in the next to last row
of the jig skipping every other hole until you reach your end peg.
Pegs should be diagonal from the top row, not in line with it. 
Make a loop with round nose pliers in
one end of the wire. Place the loop over your anchor peg. Wrap the
wire over each peg forming a wave. Do not wrap around your stop peg. Slip wire gently off jig.
Bend the anchor loop sideways so that
it is perpendicular to the wire.
Measure one inch from the last wave and
make a 90º bend towards the waves. Fold the wire down back so that
the wire end now runs parallel to the waves. Measure about ½ inch
from the bend and trim off extra wire. Press the bend close together
so it will easily slide through the anchor loop forming a clasp.
Adjust any odd-shaped bends in the wave
with round nose and flat nose pliers. If needed, adjust the openings of the waves with the barrel of a Sharpie®™Marker.
Working with short pieces of 24 gauge
wire, attach gemstones to each bend of the wave except the bends
closest to the clasp.
Squeeze the waves closer together and reshape
into a bracelet.
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