How to make a beaded stretch bracelet

What? You can't find the colors you need to match your favorite outfit? Creating a stretchy beaded bracelet to match your favortie outfit can be fun and easy. Best of all your in charge of colors and design. Read on to learn how to create your own beaded stretchy bracelet.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• .7mm Stretch Magic bead and jewelry cord
• scissors
• beads of your choice
• jewelry design board
• glue

1. Pick beads you want to use. Lay them out on your design board in the order and design desired.

2. Measure your wrist, cut Stretch Magic cord approx. 2 inches longer than your wrist.

3. Start stringing the beads in order from the design board. When stinging is complete you should have some cord left over.

4. Take left over cord and tie into knot. Tie it a couple of times. Trim excess off of cord.

5. Try bracelet on to make sure it fits as disired.

6. Add a drop of glue on the knot you tied, let dry. Move closest bead over knot to hide the knot.

7. Wear and enjoy all compliments you get on your new bracelet.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure knot is tied tight
• You can use any type of glue
• The glue is used for extra secruity.

[Bearie23]

on 6/8/2008 Great tips and I love jewelry making. Here are some of the things I have tried:

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Make-Simple-Jewelry

[Matashi]

on 4/30/2008 Great tutorial!!! I will be trying this out soon.