DIY Beaded Bow Bracelet

If you follow my blog regularly you know how much I love big jewelry and on the top of that list are bracelets! This post is no exception. This cute and feminine beaded bow bracelet DIY is just the accessory to brighten up the simplest of summer outfits.

Because this bracelet is so quick and easy to make, you can make one for you and one for a friend.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE YOUR BEADED BOW BRACELET:

• 1 Large hose clamp
• About 2 yds of 1” ribbon
• Multiple strands of a beaded necklace or beads to string yourself
• Wire – super thin about 22 gauge or smaller
• Hot glue

Step 1
First unscrew your hose clamp to make it as large as you need it. You must be able to easily put your hand in and out of it without it falling off.
Take your hose clamp and your ribbon and starting at the top just under the screw part, wrap your ribbon around your hose clamp and secure it with a small drop of hot glue.

Step 2
Keep wrapping your ribbon tightly around your hose clamp until you have it completely covered and secure the end with a small drop of hot glue.

Step 3
Measure your strands of beads and cut them all the same length. I cut mine at 7 inches. You’ll need to make sure you can slip your hand into the bracelet and at the same time you don’t want them to hang down too much.

Step 4
Take your wire and wrap the end bead of each strand of beads together so that they are all attached and parallel. Do the same for the other end.

Step 5
Using your hot glue, glue your 2 center beads to one side of your ribbon wrapped hose clamp as close to the top as possible. Do the same for the other side.

Step 6
Add a little more hot glue to the sides of the beads you just glued down and attach the end beads to secure.

Step 7
Take your remaining ribbon and make a bow. I made mine in 2 sections.
First, I folded my ribbon back and forth twice to form the bow (I made a double bow). Secure your ribbon with a little hot glue in between each layer of ribbon.
Second, glue this part of your bow to the top of the ribbon wrapped hose clamp.Third, take another piece of ribbon and hot glue one end to the underneath side of your ribbon wrapped hose clamp to secure and wrap around the entire top of the hose clamp including the bow and cut your ribbon. Be sure to leave a small tail on your ribbon to fold over and glue down on the underneath side of your bracelet.And this is the result! Hope you like it! Because i do :)

Spike Bracelet DIY

Lets begin with this amazing Spike Bracelet DIY! 

• Large chain
• 1 Bracelet closure
• 2 Jump rings
• Ribbon
• 3 Large spikes
• Pliers
• Loctite or another glue to hold your spikes
• Fabric glue

step 1
Start with your large chain and measure it around your wrist. Cut your chain one link shorter than your wrist.

Keep in mind that when you add your closure, it will add another inch to the circumference of your bracelet.

I like to keep these bracelets from dangling too much.

TIP: If you accidentally cut your chain too short, you can add an extra jump ring to add length.

step 2
Using your pliers add your closure to your chain with your jump rings.

step 3
Depending on your ribbon, you will want to cut it down the middle to make it no more than an inch wide.

If you use a thinner ribbon, you wont need to cut it.

You can also use strips of fabric for this project too.

step 4
Measure your ribbon to be about 2 and a half times the length of your chain.

Starting in the middle of your length of ribbon, at one end of your bracelet, start wrapping your ribbon around your chain going down the entire length of your bracelet.

Do the same thing for the other side.

When you get to the end, tie your 2 ends of your ribbon together in a knot and secure with a small amount of fabric glue.

step 5
Lay your wrapped bracelet out flat and decide where you want your spikes to go.

Have your Loctite ready to secure your spikes.

Push the screw part of your spike through your wrapped chain, coming up through the bottom.

Put a small amount of Loctite inside your spike and screw it on to the screw part of the spike.

Repeat this for your other 2 spikes.

I must be on a bracelet kick right now, because as soon as I finish one I have an idea for another.

This Spike Bracelet DIY is really quick to make and would make a great gift.