Clay Bead Bracelet – Concepts

Let’s speak about clay bead bracelets—generally known as flat beads, too. If you’re seeking 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 put up, however you possibly can dream up so many extra.

Clay beads are normally product of polymer clay and are available any and each shade you possibly can consider. Clay bead bracelets are enjoyable to make for a lot of ages, together with older youngsters.

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, remember any of those clay bead bracelet concepts may very well be repeated or made bigger right into a necklace when 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 properly, too.
• Acrylic letter beads and different accent beads or charms (some kits include these)
• Crimping beads – for closures
• Connectors – I exploit these on bracelets with an elastic wire so you possibly can pull it over your hand, so that you don’t want to lock a clasp, which will be tough 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 alternative ways you possibly can design your clay bead bracelet with completely different equipment or clasp and closures. However these are the fundamental provides that I used to make the bracelets you see pictured.

Easy methods to Make Bead Bracelets:

• Design your bracelet. I like to put out the beads on my bead board to verify I’m proud of my design earlier than I begin stringing the beads collectively. This fashion, 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.
• Lower a chunk of elastic wire twice as massive because the widest a part of your hand so you’ve a lot to work with.
• Loop the underside of the wire by way of a crimping bead, then one facet of the connector, then again by way of the identical crimping bead once more.
• Use your pliers to crimp (smash down) the crimping bead, fastening the wire in place.
• String your design onto the wire.
• Verify that the bracelet is the size you design (if not, add or take off beads).
• Add one other crimping bead to the tip, loop the wire by way of the opposite facet of the connector, after which by way of the identical crimping bead and pull tight.
• Use your pliers once more to crimp down on the bead, fastening the wire in place.
• If in case you have additional wire on both facet, you possibly can snip it off and/or tuck it into the beads beside it.

Clay Bead Bracelet Concepts:

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

• Multicolored! You may repeat the colours or simply add them at random.
• Use all main colours (purple, blue, yellow)
• Use all secondary colours (orange, inexperienced, purple)
• Monochromatic – use all one tone or just one shade 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 allure or a number of charms for a allure bracelet look.
• Fill many 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 most 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, you probably have outdated jewellery that you just not put on, you would possibly take it aside and repurpose it in your designs.

1. My favourite basic clay bead bracelet kit (contains wire 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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