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Make an easy bracelet from hollow tube cord


With hollow tube cords, it's easy to make pretty bracelets yourself, with a few beautiful beads and original clasps. Here's a detailed explanation of how to make these bracelets...
Hollow tube bracelet set

Supplies :

- 4 mm-diameter hollow cord in plastic or other material: only 12 to 14 cm are needed to create a bracelet, hollow tube cord sold at retail,

- about 30 cm of wired wire,

- metal "separator" beads, 4 mm in diameter, either thin or thicker,

- various pearls, Swarovski crystal on our examples, natural stones or any other kind,

- a clasp, rings and 2 "U"-shaped wire protectors.

Find these supplies in the form of a DIY bracelet kit with choice of clasp.


Making a tube bracelet

Beginning of the hollow tube bracelet
Pass the end of the wired wire through a bead to be crushed, then through a "U"-shaped protection, pass the wire coming out of this protection through this bead to be crushed, leave 2 to 3 cm protruding, then crush the bead using flat-nose pliers.
2nd step in making the bracelet
Thread a separator bead (same diameter as the tube), then a 7 cm piece of tube, then another separator bead.
Bali beads and natural pearls
Then string the beads you wish, creating a symmetry that's always pleasing to the eye. For a standard-size 19 cm bracelet, the two pieces of tube take up 14 cm, leaving 4.5 cm for the central beads. On this model, there are Swarovski crystal and silver spinning tops, round Bali-style beads, natural Obsidian beads and a central Bali metal bead.
T-clasp installation
Then, symmetrically, add a Separator bead, a tube, a Separator bead and a squeeze bead. Pass through a U-shaped protection, slide the main part of the clasp through it, then pass again through the squeeze bead and the Separator bead. Pull wire tight. Cut the protruding wire flush and crush the bead. At the other end of the bracelet, thread a ring through the clip formed by the U-shaped protection and add the T-shaped part of the clasp.

Bright purple bracelet with charm clasp

For this bracelet with a purple tube cord, Swarovski faceted round beads in Purple Velvet and square pressed glass beads have been chosen, separated by large Separator beads. The T-shaped clasp also features a small matching charm.
Tube bracelet with Swarovski pearls

Wide ring bracelet

A wide, flat-edged metal ring forms the centerpiece of this dial-like bracelet. It features a metallic rose framed by spinning tops. This floral motif is echoed in the leaf-shaped S-shaped clasp.
Tip: to hold the large ring securely, place a crush pearl before and after the ring.
Findthese creations in the Bijoux et Perles boutique, as ready-to-wear bracelets or in kit form, as well as many other costume bracelets, Swarovski crystal bracelets and natural stone bracelets.
Bracelet with large silver ring


Credits: Bijoux et Perles, the 600-kit boutique!
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