How to Make a Flower Bracelet

It's so easy to make your own handcrafted jewelry! This DIY flower bracelet is super cute, full of intricate beaded flowers. Have fun experimenting with different colours and bead sizes!

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Yield: flower bracelet

Author: Debbie Chapman

Cost: $2

Equipment

Materials

Invisible beading thread
Spring ring clasp
Czech glass seed beads (10/0 size, or 2mm)

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

Gather your supplies and materials.

Step 2: Attach the clasp to the cord

Cut a 4 foot (48 inch) piece of invisible beading thread. Fold the thread in half and slide the spring ring clasp onto the folded end, pulling it down about 1-1/2 inches.
Note: We're using black thread in this tutorial so you can see how to make the bracelet. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to see the thread in the photos.
Begin to make a knot, bringing the folded part around the rest of the cord. Don't tighten the knot yet.
Open the folded end of the cord and insert the clasp into the loop.
Pull the knot tight, assisting the knot so that it forms right beside the clasp.
Tape the clasp to your working surface to make it easier to form the beaded flowers.

Step 3: Make a beaded flower

Separate the 2 strands into left and right. Add one bead of colour A (blue) to the right strand.
This colour of bead will form the outside of the flower.
Insert the left cord into the opposite end of the bead, where the right cord is coming out. The bead should now be attached to both cord ends.
Pull the cord ends to push the bead up towards the clasp. Once the bead gets closer to the clasp, pull the cords down and out to center the bead.
Continue until the bead is snug against the clasp. This bead forms the top petal of the first flower.
Add 2 beads of colour A onto the right strand.
Add 2 colour A beads to the left strand.
Bring the ends of the left and right cords together. Add 1 bead of colour B (orange, for us) onto both strands.
This bead will be the center of the flower.
Slide the orange bead up towards the clasp.
Bring the end of the right strand up and thread it down through the top of the 2 blue beads on the right, going away from the clasp.
Pull the strand down, creating a small loop.
Then repeat on the left side, threading the left cord down through the 2 beads on the left side.
Pull the left cord to tighten the loop a bit. Adjust the beads so that they're even and the loops are roughly the same size.
Push the cluster of beads up towards the clasp while pulling on both cords to tighten the beads below the clasp.
You can see the flower starting to form!
Add 1 bead of colour A (blue) the same way as you added the first bead.
(String the bead onto the right strand and then insert the left strand from the opposite direction.)
Pull the strands, adjusting the bead until it sits below the other beads in the center.
Your first flower is complete!
Note: The center (orange) bead will not lie flat with the "petals". It will always be higher or lower. If some of the center beads are below the petals, you can push them up so all the flowers look the same.

Step 4: Repeat Step 3

Repeat step 3, making beaded flowers until the bracelet is long enough to fit comfortably around your wrist.
The exact amount of flowers needed will differ from person to person (read below the tutorial for more information).
Keep in mind that the clasp will take up roughly 1/2 inch, depending on its size.

Step 5: Finish off the bracelet

Tie the cord ends into a double or triple knot below the last flower.
Add the jump ring part of the clasp onto one of the cord ends. Then fold the cord end over the jump ring and bring it back through.
Tie both strands together into a knot, pulling the jump ring towards last flower.
Make a final knot with the cord ends, this time tying a surgeon's knot.
To do this, make a regular knot, but before tightening it bring the cord through the loop one more time. Then tighten the knot like usual.
Cut the excess cord as close to the knot as possible.
Your flower bracelet is complete!
Here's what it looks like when you use invisible beading thread. Remember, we only used black thread in this tutorial so you could see how to make the flowers.

Video

Notes

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