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BeadifulBABY.com - Alphabet Letter Bead Number Recommendations - Sterling Silver Alphabet Letter Bead Chart
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.

The rounded square alphabet letter beads come in two sizes: 4.5mm and 6mm. We use the smaller 4.5mm rounded square alphabet letter beads on the My Family is Always with Me - Freshwater Cultured Pearl Birthstone Mother Bracelet and other personalized name bracelets where Swarovski® crystals are used in between each letter bead. The larger 6mm rounded square alphabet letter beads are used on all bracelets unless otherwise noted in the product description.

BeadifulBABY.com - Sterling Silver Alphabet Letter Bead Chart

Alphabet letter beads shown are not actual size. Image enlarged to show detail.

 



BeadifulBABY.com - Alphabet Letter Bead Number Recommendations - Guidelines for Choosing Number of Alphabet Letter Beads
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.


Alphabet Letter Bead # Guideline Chart
ALPHABET
LETTER
TYPE
MAX #
ALPHABET
LETTER BEADS
RECOMMENDED
BY BRACELET SIZE
BRACELET
SIZE
AGE
RANGE
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
3
2
2
3
3½" (Preemie)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
4
3
3
4
4" (0 - 6 months)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
5
4
4
5
4½" (6 - 12 months)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
6
5
5
6
5" (12 - 24 months)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
7
6
6
7
5½" (2 - 5 years)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
8
7
7
8
6" (6 - 8 years)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
9
8
8
9
6½" (8 - 12 years) - or - (Petite Adult)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
10
9
9
10
7" (SM Adult)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
10
10
10
10
7½" (Med Adult)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
10
10
10
10
8" (L Adult)
Square
Heart
Round
Rounded Square
10
10
10
10
8½" (XL Adult)


 



BeadifulBABY.com - Alphabet Letter Bead Number Recommendations - Alphabet Letter Bead Bracelet Examples
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.




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