Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Beaded Bracelet Tutorial

                              

 Here's a stylish way to sport your
Irish Pride...the whole year round!

Free Celtic inspired
Bracelet tutorial

1.Supplies

  • 24" of 1mm leather lace(round)
  • 2 yd. of .15mm beading thread
  • 25-6mm glass or stone beads
  • 1-5/8" button with a shank back
  • 2-beading needles
  • clips and a board
2.Thread a needle on each end of the beading thread.
3.Tie a loop in the middle of the leather cord
(size the loop to fit your button).  clip loop to the top of your board(i'm using a quilting
square a small clip board would work great)
also clip down the 2 tails at the bottom.
4.Thread on 1 bead(slide it to the middle of your thread) and lay it between the 2 leather cords.
5.Then go under the cord and through the bead hole and over the cord on the other side.
6.And do the same with the other needle.
Remember to go under the cord on one side and over the cord when you come out on the other side.
7.Thread on the next bead and lay it between the cords and repeat the process.
8.Repeat until you have 25 beads on or 6" of
beads. Measure your wrist if you think it should be smaller or larger.
9.At the end go through twice and end both threads on the same side. Tie several knots.
You may also add a small dab of glue to ensure
it stays secure.
10.The shank on the button needs to be large enough for 2 pieces of cord to fit.
11.Thread on button.
12.Tie the cord under the button. You may use a dab of glue inside the knot here(using a toothpick).
Cut the excess leather cord....done:)

I got my supplies@
www.artbeads.com 



29 Lovely Comments:

  1. That is so darn cute! I would love for you to link up to It's a Party going on right now!
    www.acreativeprincess.blogspot.com

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  2. That is so pretty. Nice tutorial too.

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  3. I absolutely love your bracelet.

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  4. What a beautiful bracelet! You are one creative lady! I also tagged you in a game of blog tag. Have a great weekend

    http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-tag-im-it.html

    Marilyn

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  5. this is awesome, thanks for sharing!

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  6. This is so beautiful! Thanks for the tute, I can't wait to try it!

    I would be thrilled if you stopped by linky party going on all weekend!
    http://too-much-time.com/2012/03/get-schooled-saturday-12.html

    Kim@ Too Much Time On My Hands

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  7. cute!! and perfect for st. patty's day. i would love for you to add this to my new link party… spreading the love. please go check it out if you are interested! there’s a great scarf giveaway going on there as well!
    http://lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com/search/label/spread%20the%20love%20link%20party
    {love} lauryn @ love notes by lauryn

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  8. Awesome! I'd love for you to share at my St. Patty's link party. :)

    http://whitelightsonwednesday.blogspot.com/2012/02/st-patricks-day-linky-party.html

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  9. So pretty! Found you on The Southern Institute. :)

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  10. Thank you for this easy-seeming tutorial. I want one to wear on the 17th with my St. Patty's day T-shirt.

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  11. Great tutorial!

    Mrs. Delightful
    www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  12. That is really cute, it's inspiring me to give it another chance. I tried this a few months ago and even though I didn't like the colors so much, it was wearable. However, it was a HUGE pain in the butt!! Don't ever use sinew (was the only thread-like string at the store at the time) as your thread, big mistake, it's WAY to sticky. Your picture tutorial is great, too. I think I need to try it again.

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  13. How pretty! Simple lines, yet complex too.

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  14. Featuring this week at Bacon Time.

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  15. Looks great! (And the lemon tarts in your sidebar look deLISH!)

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  16. That looks great! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  17. Very cute and I love the celtic knot button!

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  18. So beautiful and your tutorial is wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing at Taking A Timeout Thursday!

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  19. Love the bracelet and a fabulous tutorial! I would love for you to share with my readers on Blog Stalking Thursday! http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-stalking-thursday-31_07.html

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  20. I love this one! Think I'll have to do this with my oldest daughter!

    Thanks for linking it up!
    --Katie
    @ Creatively Living

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  21. Thank you for linking up a fabulous project...

    hope you will stop by and link up another great project..

    http://polkadot-pretties.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-inspire-linky-party_10.html

    Claire xoxo

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  22. What a fun technique and tutorial! Thanks so much for linking up to my party this week.

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  23. Love this! The color is beautiful and your tutorial is fantastic! Thank you for sharing at Uncommon! Bonnie ;)

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  24. I pulled it tightly and used glue but my beads are loose and they move back and forth. Any ideas on how to get them to stay in place?

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  25. Sorry to hear you are having trouble Crista.....did you use the thread I used? (Wildfire bead weaving thread .15mm)It really does make a difference.. In step 6 pull the string on the left and right tight after each bead goes on. I hope this helps you....I am planning to make another one soon I'll try to make it a video tutorial.....Let me know if you need any more help:)

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  26. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me and help me out. I used embroidery thread. I'll try Wildfire bead weaving thread. I'll also try pulling the string on the left and right. Thank you!

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  27. That was so nice of you to put my button in your footer! Thanks very much! I have had a lot of visits from it and I appreciate it! I sure love your recipes and link party. From a fellow homeschooler.

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  28. Woops! I didn't even mention how much I love the Celtic bracelet! So gorgeous, reminds me of the book of Kells. Great job and I appreciate the instructions!

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