How to Make Beaded Bracelets and Necklaces
You have no idea how easy it is to make these! Never again will you have to pay a fortune for a bracelet or necklace. Set aside a few hours and create a dozen of these at once! As gifts they are perfect as well.
For the bracelet:
Materials:
- Elastic cord, 8mm
- Seed beads, 11/0 any color or mix and match colors
- Approximately 115 beads
- Large glass specialty beads
- Silver Crimp tube-1/8″ long
- 1 for each bracelet
- Needle nose pliers
Basic Method:
1. Measure a 15″ piece of elastic cord and cut.
2. Thread theseed beads onto each cord. Create a special design incorporating your larger beads, or use the seed beads only, or better yet; make both!
3. Slide a crimp tube onto one end of each length of elastic.
4. Now with a sailor’s knot; this is left over right, then right over left, tie the ends of each length of elastic together. Trim the ends of the elastic fairly short. Sometimes I’ve melted the tips with a match to insure security. You have to be careful not to burn your fingers or melt your bracelet!
5. Slide the crimp tube over the knot and crimp in place with needle-nose pliers.
For the necklace:
Materials:
- Elastic or non-elastic cord approximately 50 inch, give or take, depending on how long you want your necklace to be
- One centerpiece, bead or pendant
- Assortment of round beads
- Seed beads
- Silver Crimp tube 1/8″ long
- 1 for eachnecklace
- Needle nose pliers
Basic Method:
Follow same method as for bracelet. When designing your necklace thread the centerpiece bead or pendant first, into the center of the cord, then thread additional assortment of beads on each side of the center bead until you have reached the desired length. Finish off as for bracelet.
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This sounds great. I think I will give it a try.