Deborah Roberti designs beading patterns. Her website offers some free and some bead patterns available for purchase. I highly recommend her bead patterns, not only are they extremely affordable and easy to follow, but they are very versatile as well. This category highlights some of the possible variations of her Aloha Bracelet and earrings pattern.You can purchase the patternfor $4.25 on her website or in her Etsy store.
Bracelet Materials (for 6.5" to 7.5" bracelet, not including clasp) Approx 1 Yards of Bead Thread of Choice per Motif Approx 50 Size 11/0 Seed Beads*, Color 1 Approx 150 Size 11/0 Seed Beads*, Color 2 Approx 250 Size 11/0 Seed Beads*, Color 3 Approx 50 Size 3mm Beads (Round or Fire-Polished beads work best) Approx 36 Two-Hole Diamond Shaped Beads (GemDuo or Kite beads) Clasp of Choice
*Miyuki brand Rocaille seed beads preferred. Toho brand seed beads can be too fat
Below are the components used in this design example. If you would like to make this version yourself, you will need to calculate the quantities of each item to purchase, depending on the length of bracelet you wish to make, if you want matching earrings, etc.
