Clay Bead Bracelet – Concepts

Let’s speak about clay bead bracelets—generally known as flat beads, too. In case you are trying to get into jewellery making, that is in all probability one of many best and most cheap DIY jewellery you can begin with.

Plus, there are SO many various concepts for clay bead bracelets! I’m going to share heaps on this publish, however you possibly can dream up so many extra.

Clay beads are normally manufactured from polymer clay and are available in any and each colour you possibly can consider. Clay bead bracelets are enjoyable to make for a lot of ages, together with older children.

I truly purchased my 13-year-old niece the identical clay bead kit I purchased myself and we each love making jewellery from it. Additionally, consider any of those clay bead bracelet concepts may very well be repeated or made bigger right into a necklace in the event you wished.

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Clay Bead Bracelet Provides:

• Clay beads
• Elastic cord/Crystal string – I like to make use of colours however clear works nicely, too.
• Acrylic letter beads and different accent beads or charms (some kits include these)
• Crimping beads – for closures
• Connectors – I take advantage of these on bracelets with an elastic twine so you possibly can pull it over your hand, so that you don’t want to lock a clasp, which might be troublesome one-handed.
• Scissors – the smaller, the higher (some jewellery pliers would work for this too)
• Jewelry pliers – for crimping beads and different jewellery making duties
• Bead board – or a felt to cowl your work floor

There are a lot of other ways you possibly can design your clay bead bracelet with completely different equipment or clasp and closures. However these are the essential provides that I used to make the bracelets you see pictured.

The best way to Make Bead Bracelets:

• Design your bracelet. I like to put out the beads on my bead board to verify I’m pleased with my design earlier than I begin stringing the beads collectively. This manner, I can make certain I like the colours or I can change out the charms or different accent beads I’m utilizing in my design.
• Reduce a chunk of elastic twine twice as huge because the widest a part of your hand so you could have loads to work with.
• Loop the underside of the twine by means of a crimping bead, then one facet of the connector, then again by means of the identical crimping bead once more.
• Use your pliers to crimp (smash down) the crimping bead, fastening the twine in place.
• String your design onto the twine.
• Test that the bracelet is the size you design (if not, add or take off beads).
• Add one other crimping bead to the top, loop the twine by means of the opposite facet of the connector, after which by means of the identical crimping bead and pull tight.
• Use your pliers once more to crimp down on the bead, fastening the twine in place.
• You probably have additional twine on both facet, you possibly can snip it off and/or tuck it into the beads beside it.

Clay Bead Bracelet Concepts:

Listed below are some concepts for various sorts of designs and colour mixtures you possibly can strive!

• Multicolored! You’ll be able to repeat the colours or simply add them at random.
• Use all major colours (crimson, blue, yellow)
• Use all secondary colours (orange, inexperienced, purple)
• Monochromatic – use all one tone or just one colour bead for a stable look.
• All white or black
• Break up clusters with charms or a glass bead.
• Add your identify or a pal’s identify for gifting.
• Add a appeal or a number of charms for a appeal bracelet look.
• Fill a lot of the bracelet with small gold beads and use the coloured clay beads as an accent.

The place to Purchase Beads?

Under, I’ll hyperlink lots of the particular beads and charms I’ve purchased on-line. But in addition understand that you should purchase beads and jewellery making provides from many various locations like thrift shops, property gross sales, Etsy and eBay.

Additionally, in case you have previous jewellery that you simply not put on, you may take it aside and repurpose it in your designs.

1. My favourite basic clay bead bracelet kit (contains twine and instruments)
2. Metal letters
3. Fruit charms
4. Mushroom beads
5. Freshwater pearl beads

DIY clay bead bracelets are such a enjoyable undertaking anybody can do. I additionally love that it’s one thing you possibly can work on whereas watching a film. 🙂

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