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DIY $220 BRACELET FOR $5
All you need is about 3 yards of ribbon and 2 dozen gold beads. I, of course, went with purple but any color would look great.

Posted by Stephanie @ Henry Happened • Published 15th October 2011 • See Stephanie @ Henry Happened's 7 projects »

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Step 1
Cut the ribbon into 3 equal lengths. EDIT: Standard bracelet size is 7 inches so you’ll want it about 29 inches long in order to wrap 4 times.
Step 2
Start by braiding about 6 inches of ribbon and then secure the end with a rubber band. Anchor the end with something heavy to hold in it place.
Step 3
Start braiding in the beads by feeding the ball onto the middle strand and then tightly braiding the other two strands around it. Continue feeding beads onto the middle strand until you run out (I had about 25) or until there’s about 6 inches of ribbon left.
Step 4
Finish with another 6 inches or so of braiding. Then clamp the ends with ribbon fasteners or just tie it in a knot.
Step 5
It looks great as a bracelet or a necklace!

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Amberlynn Reid · Kathmandu, Central Region, NP · 67 projects 4th March 2014

Yay! I recently bought bulky yarn for a very cheap prize and didn't know what to do! Also my beading kit has those exact beads in pale pink and silver!

peggy9301 · New York, New York, US 2nd May 2013

Very nice

Katy K. 18th February 2013

Hi, pretty bracelet.

Sarah B. · 2 projects 8th December 2012

Good idea! Going to try this today but I have two questions:
How do you start the bracelet? Do you just tue a knot to start it?
And
What if you only want it to wrap around your wrist once? How much ribbon would I need?