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by: Dwyn Tomlinson

What could be more inspiring than copper beads and turquoise/aqua beads? Why - throwing some black into the mix! I was just fiddling around, stringing some beads next to each other just to see how they fit together - bead caps with beads, etc, - and discovered I really liked the copper/aqua/black combo!

See the component list below for which bead corresponds to which letter for the pattern.

Overall length is about 28 inches.

String a Copper Basket bead to the centre of your beading wire, (Bead B) and then string on each side in the following sequence from the centre.

c s d s c b c s d s c b c dragon
c b c s d s d s d s c b c s d s d s d s 
c b c o c b c
s d s d s d s
c s d s d s d s c
b c s d s d s d s
c s d s d s d s c

and finish with crimps and clasp

(that felt like typing a strand of DNA!)


And you check out the blog entry regarding the Oops that went with making this!

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	Qty: 2	heltcb316c Crimp Tubes - Seamless - 2mm - Copper (50)	Price: $ 3.55 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 2	helcbc04cp Findings - 4mm Crimp Bead Covers - Bright Copper (10)	Price: $ 1.30 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 40	s10583 Firepolish - 9x6mm Faceted Donut - Turkish Adventure (strand 25) (Bead d (donut))	Price: $ 12.19 per	In Stock
	Qty: 15	s19883 Metal Beads - Swirlin' Bead Baskets - Antiqued Copper (1) (Bead B (basket))	Price: $ 0.60 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 2	s19875 Metal Beads - 11mm Double Beaded Circle and Twist Rope Centre - Antique Copper (Bead O (Other big bead))	Price: $ 1.10 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 56	s19889 Metal Beads - 5 mm Daisy Spacers - Copper (10 grams) (Bead S (spacer))	Price: $ 5.20 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		25001013 Softflex (tm) Beading Wire - 30ft .014 (Fine) - Copper Colour (Spool) (I used some discontinued gold that was lying around. I suggest using a warm colour, copper, gold, champagne, rather than a cool colour, silver, grey etc.)	Price: $ 19.95 per	Sorry, Out of Stock
	Qty: 2	s19901 Stone Beads - Carved Olive - Dragon and Phoenix - Onyx (1) (Bead Dragon)	Price: $ 4.30 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 36	27753011441361 Swarovski Bead - 4mm Faceted Bicone (5301/5328) - Light Azore AB (36) (Bead C (crystal))	Price: $ 7.66 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
	Qty: 1	s19873 Toggle Clasp - Classic Wrap - Bright Copper	Price: $ 1.20 per	In Stock