Healing Stone Bracelets
Learn how to make inexpensive natural stone bracelets with this easy tutorial. Even though they are said to have healing properties, their natural beauty make a wonderful gift.
Yield: 1
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Measuring tape
- paper clip
- Scissors
Materials
- Stone Beads 8mm
- Spacer Beads
- Elastic Jewelry Cording
- Clear Nail Polish or Super Glue
Instructions
- Measure your wrist. Since this is elastic, it should fit most people. Add one inch to your wrist size. Mine was 6 inches so I created all the bracelets at seven inches long.
- Cut a piece of the elastic thread around 12 inches long so you have plenty of room to work with.
- Use a paperclip at one end to keep the beads from falling off. You can also tie a different bead on the end, but I found it hard to keep it in place.
- String your gemstone beads onto the thread. I used 22 (8mm) beads for these bracelets.
- Add your spacer bead at the end.
- Remove the paperclip and tie the ends of the elastic thread tightly making several knots.
- Secure the knots with a little super glue or clear nail polish.
- Hold it while it dries.
- Cut the excess thread and move the knots under the spacer bead so it's not visible.
Notes
I ended up using 22 beads for each bracelet. If you buy a different size you can lay it out against a measuring tape or ruler, as shown above, to determine the right amount of beads. Also, since these are stretch bracelets, they will be easy to put on and will give you a little leeway.
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