Coffee bean links in acrylic allow you to create trendy XXL jewelry pieces. Feel free to mix links of different colors to create an original necklace or bracelet. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to make a Burgundy Coffee Bean Bracelet with a red heart charm.
What can I do with large coffee bean links?
As well as bracelets, you can use the same technique to make a necklace. Use two links and an aluminum ring to create original XXL earrings.
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To complete this tutorial, all you need to know is how to open and close a joining ring. Watch our video to learn this essential jewelry-making skill. In this tutorial, we're using the aluminum links of a chain as connecting rings. Why do we do this? Because very wide rings are needed to hold the coffee bean links together. The thicker the metal, the harder it is to deform. A brass ring of this size would probably be extremely difficult to open. Aluminum is a very flexible, lightweight metal. This makes the rings easy to open and use for our jewelry.
To open aluminum links, all you need is a flat pair of pliers, if possible with a nylon tip so as not to mark the metal. You can hold the other part of the ring with your fingers.
Use the aluminum chain links to connect the coffee beans. 6 coffee beans plus the clasp make a 22 cm bracelet. The links are very thick, so allow at least 4 cm of clearance. So if your wrist is 16 cm, make a 20 cm bracelet.
In the middle of the bracelet, thread the heart charm onto a small ring, then onto the bracelet's gold ring.
The clasp is easy to add. You can even use a single clasp for all your coffee bean bracelets.
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