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We Make Choosing the Number of Alphabet Letter Beads Easy...
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At BeadifulBABY, we offer four styles of Sterling Silver Alphabet Letters Beads: the Square, the Heart, the
Round, and our Newest addition the Rounded Square Sterling Silver Alphabet Letter Bead.
The following Sterling Silver Alphabet Beads chart lists the measurements of each of the sterling silver alphabet letter bead styles we offer.
When choosing the number of sterling silver alphabet letter beads to add to your custom bracelet take into consideration the size of the alphabet letter bead you
are choosing.
You can allow for more square and rounded square alphabet letter beads on a bracelet than you can with the round or heart alphabet letter beads.
The round and heart alphabet letter beads are slightly wider than the square and rounded square alphabet letter beads.
Images shown are not actual size.
New! Rounded Square Alphabet Letter Bead style added to our collection January 2008!
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The following chart lists the maximum number of alphabet letter beads
we recommend you should add to a bracelet by bracelet size.
The following recommendations are guidelines only. When deciding how many sterling silver alphabet
letter beads to add to a particular bracelet consider the bracelet pattern, meaning the repetition of the bead pattern,
and how you want the finished bracelet to look. Your personal preference is what matters - so feel free
to choose up to 8 letters on child-sized bracelets and
up to 10 letters on adult-sized bracelets if you like.
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Alphabet Letter Bead # Guideline Chart
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ALPHABET
LETTER
TYPE
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MAX #
ALPHABET
LETTER BEADS
RECOMMENDED
BY BRACELET SIZE
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BRACELET
SIZE
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AGE
RANGE
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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3
2
2
3
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3½"
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(Preemie)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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4
3
3
4
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4"
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(0 - 6 months)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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5
4
4
5
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4½"
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(6 - 12 months)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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6
5
5
6
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5"
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(12 - 24 months)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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7
6
6
7
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5½"
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(2 - 5 years)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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8
7
7
8
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6"
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(6 - 8 years)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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9
8
8
9
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6½"
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(8 - 12 years) - or - (Petite Adult)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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10
9
9
10
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7"
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(SM Adult)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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10
10
10
10
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7½"
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(Med Adult)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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10
10
10
10
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8"
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(L Adult)
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Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
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10
10
10
10
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8½"
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(XL Adult)
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For example, on the
Forever Loved - Freshwater Cultured Pearl Mother Daughter Bracelet Set™ shown,
you can see the difference in the bracelet sizes and how many letters fit nicely on each bracelet.
The child bracelet shown is a size 4½ and the adult bracelet shown is a size 7.
Adding two more round alphabet letter beads on the smaller-sized bracelet decreases the number of
Freshwater Cultured Pearls
used on this bracelet to four - two on each side, however, adding two more square or rounded square alphabet letter beads would still allow for six
Freshwater Cultured Pearls - three on each side.
You can allow for more square or rounded square alphabet letter beads on a bracelet than you can with the round or heart alphabet letter beads.
The round and heart alphabet letter beads are slightly wider than the square or rounded square alphabet letter beads.
So decide what is important to
you and how you want your custom bracelet to look when deciding how
many sterling silver alphabet letter beads to add to a bracelet. Remember you can always choose a slightly larger bracelet size
for a child bracelet if you are aiming for a specific look.
Be sure to follow the Jewelry Safety Guidelines
when putting jewelry on babies or toddlers.
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