Paper Beads

These bracelets are fun, hip, cute and best of all, easy to put on! With this bracelet you can forget about the troubles of trying to fasten a clasp without even asking for help. Not only that but they’re fun and easy to make!

I decided to use a mix of  baby paper beads, firepolish glass beads and seed beads. I used thick gauged craft wire for the band, and braided them together, giving the bracelet it’s  cute, casual look.  Trust me,  it is as easy as that.

Materials:

Spacer Size Paper Beads

Size 8 Seed Beads

4mm Fire Polish Glass Beads

18 Gauge Craft Wire

Step 1:

Cut four  8 inch pieces  and two 2 inch pieces of 18 gauge craft wire. Make a wire loop, using round-nose pliers, on one end of each of the three 8 inch pieces. Take one of the smaller pieces and make a wire loop at one end. Strand the longer pieces onto the smaller piece, start and end with a seed bead, & put one in between each piece to space them apart. Close off the end of the smaller piece with a wire loop.

Step 2:

Strand your desired beads onto the wire and end each one with a wire loop

Step 3:

Take the remaining smaller piece of wire and make a loop at one end.

Step 4:

Braid the long wires, standed with beads together, ending them each with a wire loop.

Step 5:

Strand the braided wire onto the smaller piece, starting with a seed bead and putting a seed beed in between each wire, as you did in step 1. End by making a wire loop on the other side of the smaller piece.

Step 6:

Shape the bracelet to fit your wrist, and WHALAH! You have yourself a fabulous, cute, new bracelet