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DIY Knot Bracelet ideas. DIY Knot Cord Bracelet Do you like this amazing Knot Cord Bracelet?

DIY Knot Bracelet ideas

If you are interested of creating it you will need – 3/8″ wide white ribbon, binder clips, a fabric stiffener, fabric glue, Korean knotting cord, 1 yard of each color, fusible Velcro. Decide what you want your pattern to be. Find the center of your cords, making sure that they are all stacked evenly. Keeping the center of your cords at the top, take the left-hand cords and bring the ends up and over, laying them on top of themselves higher up. DIY Knot Bracelet. DIY Chan Luu-Style Wrap Bracelet. Like this: Like Loading...

DIY Chan Luu-Style Wrap Bracelet

Filed under Accessories, Bracelets, Jewelry. Misanthropy creations: 11 DIY Bracelets. DIY Knot Strap Bracelet DIY Projects. Lovely leaves. Being a camp counselor this summer at a non arts camps has resurfaced the truth about my skills when it comes to sports.

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Friendship Bracelets {Craft Camp} I am excited to be offering 30 days of fun crafts to keep kids active and entertained this summer!

Friendship Bracelets {Craft Camp}

You won’t want to miss a day of these fun crafts for kids from some amazing bloggers! Please be sure to pay them a visit! 791d0339e1ee6d3206a254b090b42d62.jpg (1280×1280) Normal Friendship Bracelet Pattern #6498. 15 "Summer Camp Style" Friendship Bracelets You Can Make Right Now. DIY Sliding Knot Bracelet. After visiting the Mediterranean twice this past year, I’ve come to embrace the ubiquity that is the evil eye symbol and have since integrated it into the jewelry repertoire.

DIY Sliding Knot Bracelet

Today I’ll be showing you how to make a sliding knot bracelet with an evil eye charm, which is thought to protect against negative energy and evil powers. And whether you’re superstitious or not, this is a super simple method which can be applied to any connector or charm! You’ll need: Thread 4 inches of cord through one side of the charm. Fold 2 inches of cord back on itself and then again to create a zig zag.

Fold an inch of the tip down over the parallel cords. Thread the tip through the opening of the left loop. Push the coil to the right and pull the tip until the knot is tight. Thread the other end of the cord through the opposite side of the charm and create the same zig zag. Lovely leaves. Technique - Classic Chevron Friendship Bracelet. Friendship bracelets are one of those accessories that have stayed popular through time and around the world.

Technique - Classic Chevron Friendship Bracelet

There’s a good chance you’ve made at least one before, so this is either a how-to or a refresher. To make a typical bracelet you’ll want at least 6 strands (the one shown used 12) that are at least 30 inches long, based on using embroidery floss. The wider your bracelet the longer each strand should be, and different kinds of thread/yarn will affect your yardage needs. I remember from my drama filled late elementary/junior high days that there were two very different ways to handle the closure. One camp insisted on a loop at the top that the braided tail looped through to tie.

Friendship bracelets are really made up of lots of half hitch knots. Cord and button bracelet (tutorial) Guest Post. A Super Easy DIY Beaded Leather Bracelet. Friendship Bracelets. Macraméd friendship bracelets were all the rage when I was growing up in the eighties.

Friendship Bracelets

All the girls at my school would obsessively make them for one another in a dizzying variety of colors, widths, and patterns. It's amazing, thinking back, that such young girls could make such beautifully intricate accessories. I, of course, tried my hand at making them as well. I would ride my bike down to the five-and-dime store and pick out the most sophisticated color combinations of embroidery floss I could find, but when it came to the actual macramé I never got beyond plain stripes. There was nothing wrong with plain stripes, except that the other girls seemed so much more advanced with their diamonds and chevrons. {macramé: half knot spiral} washer & wingnut bracelet.

By Kate on October 25, 2011 Hello there!

{macramé: half knot spiral} washer & wingnut bracelet

I finally got around to posting after a hectic few weeks. DIY Braided Bead Bracelet. It’s been awhile since our last bracelet DIY.

DIY Braided Bead Bracelet

I don’t know about you, but our wrists have been begging for another colorful addition for months now. So after playing with some materials that were already on hand, we’ve created a tutorial for a braided bead bracelet, which is a not so distant cousin of the hex nut and wrap bracelet. Because honestly, you can never have too many . . . You’ll need: Cut the waxed linen cord into a 26″ and 19″ piece.

5 Ways to Turn Zippers into Awesome Arm Candy. UPDATE: By popular demand, Zipper Bracelet Kits ($15) and readymade Zipper Bracelets ($20) are now available in the Brit + Co. shop!

5 Ways to Turn Zippers into Awesome Arm Candy

You know we love turning unconventional materials into wearable accessories. Today, we’re tackling zippers! We figured out 5 simple, beautiful ways to create bracelets, cuffs, and bangles out of metal, plastic, and repurposed zippers. How to make wrapped leather bracelets « Rings and Things. Triple-wrap leather bracelet with blue tigereye beads Let me begin by stating the obvious – this style of wrapped leather bracelet is EVERYWHERE this season. Everywhere! Even my athletic clothing catalogs – which only have maybe three pieces of jewelry – are featuring this style. Why? Because it is casual yet chic and infinitely customizable! Five different leather wrapped gemstone bracelets designs: green opal, mookaite, African turquoise, hematite and rhodonite. Perfect Summer Bangle. Here's a fun tutorial on how to make a message bangle that's one-of-a-kind, done in the sun, waterproof and weatherproof.

Even after several trips to the beach, it won't fade or wash off! Essentially, it's the Perfect Summer Bangle. Used in this tutorial: Inkodye Red Prepare. All you'll need for this project is a raw wooden bangle (we got ours from DIYBangles.com), a black paint marker, plastic wrap, and some Inkodye! Transcribe. Perfect. Pour. Brush. Wipe. Wrap. Tape. DIY Macrame Bracelet. Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms.

DIY Chan Luu Bracelet. DIY Bracelets - Honestly WTF. Leather Lanyard Bracelet Maeg-it Yourself & THE YESSTYLIST. Okay, not the best shot of the bracelet, but I couldn’t resist! If you went to summer camp as a kid, you’ll totally remember making lanyard keychains with that brightly colored plastic lace {I had tons of them!}