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Handmade Copper And Turquoise Bracelet

March 23, 2016 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations10 Comments

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I made this handmade copper and turquoise bracelet for my mother because:

  • Someone broke in her house and stole her costume jewelry.
  • She says that the copper helps relieve the arthritis in her hand.
  • For this tutorial you will need some basic wire working skills. (affiliate)

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    How To Make A Handmade Copper And Turquoise Bracelet

    Working off the spool thread your turquoise nuggets onto the 20 gauge copper wire.

    Working off the tail end place your round nose pliers about two” from the end, and make what I call a messy loop.

    By making your loop then wrapping the loose end just under the loop haphazardly.

    Use your needle nose pliers to press the loose end into the messy loop.

    Push your turquoise nuggets over to the messy loop end.

    Now cut your wire to where you have about 2 1/4″ tail, then make another messy loop.

    You will be working off both ends of your turquoise messy loop link.

    To make these wire links you will need your round nose pliers, and 1 3/4″ of 16 gauge copper wire.

    I make my own copper jump rings.

    Connect each wire link with 3 copper jump rings.

    Continue connecting the copper links using 3 copper jump rings.

    It will take approximately 3 handmade links and 9 jump rings for each side of the handmade copper and turquoise bracelet.

    I made my copper wire clasp from 3″ of 16 gauge copper wire.

    Connect the wire clasp with 3 jump rings.

    On the other end I connected a handformed heart charm made from 3″ of 16 gauge copper wire using 3 jump rings.

    To fasten the handmade copper and turquoise bracelet just hook the handmade clasp into one of the loops of the wire link.

    I then threw the bracelet in my tumbler to work harden the wire.

    Normally I would of put a patina on the bracelet using liver of sulfur, but my mother liked it shiny.

    So I just left it and it will get a patina on its own over time. To keep it shiny I can either tumble it again or she can clean it with lemon juice, or ketchup. (Yes I said ketchup) It work!

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    Supplies For Handmade Copper And Turquoise Bracelet

    16 gauge copper wire
    20 gauge copper wire
    turquoise nuggets
    Copper jump rings
    Copper wire heart charm
    Round nose pliers
    Flush wire cutters
    Curved chain nose pliers
    Needle nose pliers

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    1. Celeste says

      March 23, 2016 at 2:29 pm

      This is so pretty! I love the turquoise beads, and your wire working is really beautiful! That’s terrible that somebody broke into your mom’s house, but so nice of you to help her replace what was taken!

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      • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

        March 23, 2016 at 4:00 pm

        Thank you Celeste! I think she was more upset over losing the jewelry that I had made for her then her TV.

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    2. Linda says

      March 23, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      What a sweet bracelet. How tragic to think someone broke in your Mom’s house and stole her jewelry.

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      • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

        March 23, 2016 at 5:18 pm

        Thank you Linda! You just never think its going to happen to you, but it can happen anywhere. We’ve since then put burglar bars on the side of the house that is harder for the neighbors to see.

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    3. Charlotte says

      March 27, 2016 at 2:50 pm

      This is so beautiful! Thanks so much for linking up to The Pinterest Game.

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      • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

        March 28, 2016 at 5:01 am

        Thank you Charlottle!

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    4. Joepet Macariola says

      March 29, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      What a beautiful bracelet! I really love it! Thank you so much for sharing this!

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      • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

        March 30, 2016 at 2:08 pm

        Thank you Joepet!

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    5. Karen says

      April 3, 2016 at 3:11 am

      Sorry to hear about your mother. So horrible for her, but I”m sure this bracelet helped her. Thanks for the reminder about copper and arthritis. I’ve just been diagnosed and hadn’t thought about getting a copper bracelet. Will have to look into it.

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      • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

        April 3, 2016 at 5:57 am

        Thank you Karen! Yes you should look into the copper bracelets. I have sold quit a few copper bracelets through my mother, and everyone says that they help. Magnetic bracelets also seem to help.

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