ClinkIts Bracelet Tutorial

Supplies: 18 or 20 gauge craft wire, ClinkIts!, beads, liner paint brush or bbq skewer, chain nose or round or needle nose pliers, wire cutters, clasp, jump rings.  

Instructions:

1. Cut about 1' of craft wire.  Wrap the Tilez in the center of the wire.  On the other side of the Tilez, fold the wires where they join as the picture shows:

2. Twist the wires and fold them flat in opposite directions. Do not worry if wire is a little loose at this point.

3. Align spacer (thin paint brush handle or skewer) with edge of Tilez.  Fold wire over spacer and edge.  

4. Remove spacer, hold remaining wire against Tilez very tightly and twist the wire that was over the spacer so that it forms a loop.

5. Repeat on opposite side.

6. Take one side of remaining wire, bring it across to the other loop and wrap tightly around loop. 

7. Take the other remaining wire and trim it to about 1.5" 2" (depending on how big you want your coil).  Coil the end and place flat against Tilez.

8. Trim excess wire around other loop  flush to loop and use your pliers to bury the edge into the area around the bottom of the loop. To add extra touches and/or to tighten loose wire use your chain nose or needle nose pliers to make kinks in the wire. Grab wire with pliers (try not to scratch the Tilez, and gently turn wire slightly so that the wire kinks.  This can be done on all sides.

9. Repeat steps 1  through 8 , so that you make 4 of these.

10 . Take your trimmed wire and use chain nose or round nose pliers to make a loop at one end.  Slide on a bead and bend the wire past the bead to a 90 degree angle. Trim to .5" and make a loop with your pliers.

11. Make a loop on the other end and you have a bead link.  Make 4 of these.

12. To make the coil dangle, Cut about 5" of wire, make a small coil on one end using your pliers.  Slip bead on flush to coil, fold excess wire at a 90 degree angle at the top of the bead, trim to about .5" and make a loop. 

13: Assemble bracelet by putting a Tilez, bead link, Tilez, etc...  Take the split ring (or jump ring) and clasp and attach to opposite ends.  The clasp should be attached to the bead link end, since the connecting loop on it cannot be opened. Dangle should be attached to the side opposite of the clasp.