Stretch bracelets are easy to make AND you don’t have to be quite so precise with the sizing, which is excellent for gift giving.
Using pearls & crystals gives this a bracelet a classic and classy look. Of course, you could use any beads you like: How about a rainbow of colors, several shades of your favorite hue or all mixed metal components?
Whatever you decide to use, enjoy the video and happy creating!
Materials:
- 36 6mm glass pearls
- 24 6mm bicone crystal beads
- 48 4mm spacer beads
- 4 6mm x 20mm 3-hole spacers
- .5mm stretch elastic
Tools:
- sharpie
- super glue
- scissors
- ruler
- bead stoppers
- Leaving stretch elastic on the spool string the following pattern four times.
- glass pearl> spacer bead> crystal bead> spacer bead> glass pearl> spacer bead> crystal bead> spacer bead> glass pearl> end hole of three-hole spacer
- When stringing is complete, trim elastic from spool, leaving a few inches extra for tying knots and secure each end with a bead stopper.
- Repeat steps 1-3, using the center holes of three-hole spacers.
- Repeat steps 1-3 one more time, using remaining holes of three-hole spacers.
- Tie ends of elastic into secure knots, pull into holes of three-hole spacers to conceal and add a dab of super glue to knots. Wait until glue is dry to trim excess elastic.
That’s gorgeous. And, congratulations! You know you’re reaching a wider audience when some idgit gives the video a thumbs down.
Lol, thanks. Not too long ago I told Gary I must be hitting the big time, cuz I’m starting to get negative comments. 😉
Yes, you must be. Which is crazy–I can understand negative book reviews, because most people who don’t like a book have to invest time and money reading it first. But you don’t have to buy a piece of jewelry to decide you don’t like it. Are you talking about any of those 37-second video reviews? I’m not sitting through all those.
Are there video reviews? I haven’t seen them. Huh.
Nope, I just got a few comments on the videos that were sorta cranky. Nothing like what you had to deal with on your blog.