Charms, leather cord, scraps of fabric, and crystal beads — there's a bright accessory for any sense of style. Browse our favorite ideas for making bracelets, from simple and chic to bright and unexpected.
What to do with those scraps of fabric? Upcycle them into cool and colorful bangles! We like simple floral, graphic, or plaid cottons to make these bright accessories.
The secret to these gorgeously textured accessories? It's called kumihimo (translation: "gathered threads"), the ancient Japanese braiding technique. And using this skill, it's easy to turn them out in batches.
For St. Paddy's Day and beyond, it's easy being green with these super-simple leather accessories. Slide the knots together or apart to adjust the fit. Then, mix and match your charms for an extra-special touch of personalization.
It’s the same technique practiced by summer campers everywhere. But when fashioned in sophisticated colors and luxurious strings and yarns with metallic accents, these knotted bracelets become great adult accessories.
These cool accessories, made from leather and plastic lacing, find their inspiration in summer-camp projects. (You can make the Wood and Neon Lanyard Necklaces, too!)
Turn a brooch that you no longer wear into something new with this bracelet. Pick a heavy ribbon made out of velvet or another thick fabric to hold the weight of the piece, and tie in a bow to fasten.
There are several different styles of bracelets you can make with a simple chain. Here, we've created one that is tied simply with an elegant ribbon, one that uses a traditional clasp, and one that is made completely out of ribbon with a chain accent. Which one will be your favorite?
When is a braid not a braid? When you use this technique. Referred to as mystery, magic, or trick braiding, it involves manipulating a single piece of leather with two slits into a braided strip.
Use ribbon and other trims as bases for beautiful bracelets. Mix and match them with store-bought beads for an eclectic look. We used cotton webbing and uncut fringe as the bases for these three cuffs.
These chunky, cheerful bangles are so simple, you can wear them the same day you make them. Use a basic decoupage process to add bright tissue-paper stripes to inexpensive wooden bracelets.
Two types of knots, which are symbols of everlasting unity, are showcased in these colorful bracelets: the cross knot and the overhand knot. Fasten with mother-of-pearl buttons and present the bracelet on our printable card.
Put those freshly-picked backyard blooms to use! String them into one-of-a-kind bracelets. We like using small flower varieties such as bluebells, chamomile, flowering dogwood, and forget-me-nots.
These bracelets are made with leather cord and colors of your choice. The secret to mastering this craft is using a rigid box to make working with your leather cord and floss a little bit easier.
If you're the type to wear your heart on your sleeve, this accessory says it all. This beautiful heart pendant and bracelet set comes complete with a one-of-a-kind gift pouch.
