On the same day that my boys were busy creating a pair of American flag earrings for me, my niece was busy making a beaded creation of her own, a September 11th memorial bracelet. This craft is for a child that has a longer attention span, as it required a lot more detail.

For this project you will need:
- any type of bracelet clasp, my niece used a loop and pole clasp
- 98 red beads
- 100 clear beads
- 100 blue beads
- 48 black beads
- 52 white beads
- 8 feet of 34 gauge jewelry thread
- a scissor
- something to measure with
First measure out and cut an eight foot piece of the jewelry thread.

String on to the thread: two red beads, one side of the bracelet clasp, and then another two red beads.
Take the opposite end of the cord and thread it through the beads and clasp, so that the thread crosses over itself inside of the beads.

Thread on rows of red beads, five beads in each row, until you have ten rows of red beads.
After you have finished ten red rows, repeat the same process with the clear beads until you have ten rows of clear.

Once you are done with the clear beads, add ten rows of blue beads.

After you are finished with the blue beads, add three rows of black beads.
Follow the black beads with three rows of white beads.

The next row should be as follows: three white beads, then two black.
Follow this row with with a row of all black (you have now made the 9).
After the row of black, add a row of all white.
The next row should be as follows: two white beads, a black bead, and then another two white beads.
Follow this row with a row of all white, then a row of all black, another row of all white, another row of all black, then three more rows of all white and another three rows of all black.
When you look at this section after it is completed it will look like 9 – 11 is written out in the middle.

After the three rows of all black, add another ten rows of blue, another ten rows of clear, and another nine rows of red.

The tenth and last row of red should be as follows: two red beads, the other side of the bracelet clasp, and the remaining two red beads.
Re-thread the last row to secure the bracelet, then trim the thread.

September 3, 2010
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