As promised, here’s a new tutorial! We seem to doing a lot of bracelet tutorials as of late, but this one is so simple and literally took me less than 5 minutes to do I couldn’t not do a post on it!
Inspired by the many beautiful chandeliers I saw in Europe, I had a few of these crystal-ish looking clear beads lying around and decided to make a bracelet. This particular photo was taken in the Hall of Mirrors; in the Palace of Versailles, Paris.
Here are the materials you’ll need:-
- Plastic clear beads (or any other beads you’ll prefer)
- Elastic jewelry cord
- Crimp beads
- Scissors
- Jewelry pliers (not pictured)
Step 1. Cut a piece of the elastic jewelry cord slightly longer than the circumference of your wrist. I also arranged the beads in a row according to how i wanted to string them to make things easier.
Step 2. Start stringing the beads onto the cord.
Step 3. Check that the beaded area goes all the way around your wrist, then tie a double knot to secure the bracelet. Do not pull or stretch the cord too much.
Step 4. Finish off the bracelet and secure the knot with a crimp bead. Use the pliers to flatten the bead and cut off the excess cord.
And you’re done!!! :)
Wear it and feel like a chandelier million bucks! :)
May I know where do you buy the beads from? :)
Hi Simin! You might be able to find them at any beading shop. We got ours from Chinatown and a few of the bigger pieces from (weirdly…) scrapbooking stores like Made With Love. Hope this helps!
So cool! It’s got such a glamorous feel.
Thanks Erin! We’re both followers of your blog as well, great to see you here :)
I really love the way this bracelet looks and I think it would be prefect for a costume that I want to make that’s an ice themed fairy. I can’t really find any beads like these though. Where did you get yours or do you have any idea where I could get something like them.
Hi Jeni! As I’ve replied to a previous comment, I got them the smaller ones from a bead shop in Chinatown and the larger pieces from a scrapbooking store. Do send us an e-mail at hello@operationoverhaul.com if you really need/want them! We might have some extra pieces on our side :)