Lately I really love making stretchy bracelets. They're super quick and easy and look really great piled on or just a few. All you need is elastic chord and a bunch of beads! I like making them primarily one solid color, that way they don't look like such a jumbled mess when I wear a whole bunch at once. I use clear elastic cord like Elastomer from Beazu but anything close to that will work, just see what you can find at your local bead store or craft store. Just make sure your beads fit on it. to know the end I just tie a couple square knots, make sure to pull em tight! Below are some ideas of what kind of beads to use.
I had a bunch of colored wooden beads in assorted sizes and I really like the way they look just strung on randomly with some metal charms thrown in!
Plain wood is nice too! Try playing around with mixed sizes and adding charms here as well.
I love little metal spacer beads too. I think they make plain bracelets prettier. The pink is colored wood, the black is a mixture of glass and wood and the two blues are glass, one frosted one not.
There are few situations I would mix colors, but with pretty glass beads I think it works. This would be more of a statement bracelet
Magnesite is awesome. It a mineral that is dyed all kinds of colors and made in to sweet shapes like peace signs! I looks really nice, lasts, and has a great weight to it.
Plastic doesn't have to suck! Its cheap and can look quite nice.
This one is coral, I really like the detail in it and it has a nice feel.
This is turquoise with metal beads, stones a great but a little pricey.
If you've never made anything with beads now is the time to try! Let me know what you come up with!
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