Braclet Making

Have you ever wondered what the heck to buy the last person on your Christmas list? Well, if it is a girl (and hopefully it is) then you can make this bracelet. You don't need beads, all you need is... hey, if i tell you now, then that will be almost the whole instructable.

Step 1: Materials

Because you don't need beads (except for small beads), you are going to have to make them. You will need:

a small dowel of wood
Construction paper
scissors
glue-has to be liquid, not stick
A saw
a rubber band

For the bracelet you will need:

string (fishing line works) about 2 ft.
a clasp
Small beads to go in between your home made beads

P.S. I forgot a step, except the reorder steps wasn't working, so go to step 4 now, then do the steps in order, except skip 4...sorry!

Another idea: if you don't have big beads, then you probably won't have small beads either. So take some pieces of thin insulated wire - many different widths and colors available - cut them into pieces no longer than a few inches, strip 1/2 inch at one end, then use a pair of pliers to pull the remaining insulation off the wire. Now you have a bunch of thin plastic tubes of different colors. Cut these into small beads with scissors. now you have small beads!!

Comments

[bob111]

very nice job

[selaja]

thank you

[bob111]

i m sory but i feal shay of my english wrighting & spelling
that stop me sharing commits

[routa]

Where do i find one of these? what's it called?

[selaja]

I got mine as a gift, but on the box it says that it is by 'NSI' (Natural Science Industries). It also says that it conforms to ASTM D-4236. It is called 'Fantastic Jewelry Center' (ages 8 & up). It is not a top quality thing, but it's not bad. I don't think that is should be more than $15 or $20. I looked on NSI's web site (www.nsitoys.com) but I didn't find it. I think it could be found where any other kits would be found (birthday party stores, craft stores maybe, walmart, etc, etc). I hope this was helpful!

[woelfwynde]

You could also keep your eyes out for it at thrift stores (where I found mine for under $4.00) and yard sales.

[ziggiau]

You can also use a toothpick or bamboo skewer as your roller.

[JerryMopar]

cool! i just found something to use my old "chunky bead maker" thing for! it's almost exactly like your fantasy jewelry maker! cool! thanks!

[Patrik]

Looks nice. But face it - if someone doesn't have beads, they're not going to have small beads either. ;-)

[selaja]

very true.....

[Patrik]

Hm, here's an alternative...

Since this *is* Instructables, the average nerd is more likely to have at least some insulated wire lying around than tiny beads.

So take some pieces of thin insulated wire - many different widths and colors available - cut them into pieces no longer than a few inches, strip 1/2 inch at one end, then use a pair of pliers to pull the remaining insulation off the wire. Now you have a bunch of thin plastic tubes of different colors. Cut these into small beads with scissors.

Voila - nerd beads galore, in a range of attractive colors! :-)

[selaja]

genius idea! I'm new at posting things, so is there any way to edit your Instructables?

[Patrik]

I'm sure there is, since I've seen people mention they edited theirs. I've yet to do my fist instructable though (mea culpa, mea culpa...), so I can't help you with the specifics.

[selaja]

huh...

[selaja]

i found out how to! Yay me!!

[nynorth]

Just made the bracelette. Nice! HINT: use a plastic stir stick (for coffee) and white glue. The glue won't stick to it like it will to the wood dowel.

[selaja]

That seems like it will work well!

[GorillazMiko]

Woah.. nice Intructable. Looks kind of hard, nice knots in the last picture.

[selaja]

Once you get the hang of it, it is pretty easy, but before that...well, not so easy!