I think it is best to discuss and make enough money to enjoy the job and not feel rushed. I have always been skiddish of charging family and friends, but those people should above all others value your time and opinion. So now I charge enough. Maybe as someone suggested cut the figures out of a thin sheet solder some posts then make the bangles pattern side and backside the background, attach the figures with rivets and a bail to the top oval shaped wire easy and not to expensive, no flattening the bangle.