Be the envy of your friends with this DIY pink and gold bracelet, or maybe just impress your Pinterest followers.
I have found that it is hard for me to find jewelry that I like. I guess I am picky, but let’s just call it selective. The solution? Either buy high quality (think real gold and gemstones) or DIY it for myself. I recently moved to the Mt Vernon area of Baltimore, MD and there is a bead store between where I work and where I live called Beadazzled… let’s just say I have a new hobby; a complementary one to my few months of knitting and yarn obsession I get every fall: beading and jewelry making. I have been intimidated by bead stores in the past because not all of them seem inviting. I remember the bead store that was in my college town and always felt everything was expensive or hard to make. Enter this new store: they have a huge set up where you can pay by the individual bead and have all kinds of unique looking things! Needless to say, with the lower entry point price-wise and beads I could get exited about, I was inspired to create the DIY pink and gold bracelet you see above. So how did I do it? Keep reading and learn how you can easily make your own!
- Jewelry stretchy elastic/string
- Bead of choice – I went with a bright pink
- Bead “caps” of choice – I thought these gold ones would make the pink pop
- Some beads from another project because you realized you didn’t buy enough of the pink beads and bead caps to make a long enough bracelet (optional)
- Feline assistant (optional)
So what do you do? It’s easy!
- Cut a piece of your elastic to a few inches longer than your wrist and pre-stretch (the instructions on the elastic told me to do this)
- Thread your beads and bead caps accordingly, and adding the additional beads if necessary.
- Tie the two ends of your elastic together with many knots and sneakily hide the knot within one of the beads.
- Revel in how amazing and professional your bracelet looks!
Here is the finished bracelet on, and one picture with it stacked with another bracelet I made.
What do you guys think? Ready to tackle this DIY pink and gold bracelet? Have any bead store stories for me? What jewelry making project should I tackle next? Comment below and let me know.
sahra says
June 26, 2013 at 2:40 PMwow, SO chic yet so easy!? Definitely down to try this!
XO Sahra
Elizabeth Rice says
June 26, 2013 at 8:43 PMThanks, you should totally try it! I would love to see what you come up with Sahra! 😛