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Super Easy Stretch Bracelet

01/10/2013 Adrianne Surian 12 Comments

Today’s project is about as simple as it gets when it comes to jewelry – no clasps, no findings, just beads, ribbon, and stretchy elastic beading cord!  It’s a perfect handmade Valentine gift, or just a little-something-fun for yourself!

Easy Stretch Bracelet

What you will need:

Easy Beginner Stretch Bracelet

  • Stretchy beading cord.  One spool will go a long way, I’ve had this one quite a while.
  • Beads you love.  3 or 4 kinds.  You need enough of each to go around your wrist.  If you’re buying new, try to get an 8″ strand.  Depending what kinds of holes your beads have (like if they’re small), you may also want a beading needle.
  • Optionally, some ribbon.  Because I like the bow.  But you can also just stack your bracelets, whatever you like!
I don’t have a ton of photos because this project is so self-explanatory (and plus my camera battery was low, LOL).  But let me give you a few tips if you’ve never tried making a basic bracelet before.
  • Larger hole beads work nicely because you can just thread the cord through without a needle.  That said, the champagne colored pearls had tiny little holes, so I did use a beading needle for those.
  • Don’t trim off your cord too short while you work with it or you are likely to lose beads off the end.  You can also tie a seed bead onto one end if you like, to keep from losing your beads.
  • Wait to tie off your strands until you know they’re all the same length… this isn’t totally necessary, but it will make things easier. ;)
  • I tied mine with a regular ol’ triple-knot.  There may be another fancy kind of knot that works well but I’ve never had trouble with regular knots coming undone.  Once your strand is long enough, just tie the two ends together!
  • There’s no rule for how many, what size/shape/color etc. beads you use.  Just find some fun coordinating or contrasting beads you love!  Variety is eye-catching!

Easy Beginner Stretch Bracelet

Once you’ve got a couple individual bracelets, you can wear and stack them just as they are, or you can tie a bit of ribbon on to hold them together for an added touch!

Easy Stretch Bracelet

Adrianne

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Comments

  1. terry says

    01/10/2013 at 3:41 pm

    I like the ribbon – such a nice romantic touch.

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  2. Laurie says

    01/11/2013 at 12:03 pm

    Sweet bracelet! I love the look with the ribbon too – a beautiful touch!

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  3. Rose says

    01/14/2013 at 2:02 pm

    Such pretty bracelets!

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  4. Chantelle - ThousandSquareFeet says

    01/15/2013 at 10:19 am

    Looks so pretty! I could see making a few of these with the SIL at one of our girl’s nights. I just may have to check out the rest of your bracelet ideas as well. Thanks for sharing! Found you at the Winthrop Chronicles.

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  5. tanya says

    01/15/2013 at 12:46 pm

    That IS simple! I think I could actually do this! Thanks for sharing at One Creative Weekend!

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  6. kara says

    01/15/2013 at 8:41 pm

    Love, love, love!

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  7. Tracy says

    03/03/2013 at 9:27 pm

    Quick and easy, I love it! Think about how many you could make, and if you kept them all seperate, you could wear any combo to go with your outfit!

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  8. Kathln says

    01/08/2014 at 1:25 am

    We included this awesome craft in our latest round up post because we love this and will be creating some for our friends! So creative!

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  9. Jacqueline says

    12/28/2015 at 2:19 pm

    Enjoyable to make using beads that you don’t have to many off.

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  10. wood beads says

    10/26/2016 at 8:07 am

    After I originally commented I appear to have clicked the -Notify
    me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a
    comment is added I recieve four emails with the same comment.
    There has to be an easy method you are able to remove me from that service?
    Thanks a lot!

    Reply
  11. Janine Evans says

    03/06/2017 at 12:02 am

    Love how easy this is to make. I can make myself a couple in different colours. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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