Want to start making your own bracelets? This page is a good place to begin. There are tutorials for fun, beautiful, and unique DIY bracelet ideas!
What is the easiest jewelry to make?
Hands down, beading is the best type of jewelry for beginners. Beautiful DIY bracelets can be made without too many technical skills needed. Beaded jewelry can be as simple as a string of beads strung on elastic thread and tied.
Among the other types of bracelet tutorials, many bead bracelets are below. The beaded bracelets have a wide range of difficulties, with some using clasps, metal, wire, jump rings, and weaving.
Learn how to make a delicate and beautiful ankle bracelet using beads and wire.
What is the peyote stitch?
The peyote stitch is a method of weaving beads to make a picture or design. One of the more intricate beading techniques uses the peyote stitch. Many seed beaders consider this stitch one of the most gratifying and versatile bead weaving techniques.
Many bracelets using the peyote stitch can be found below. The designs are lovely. Check out the bead-weaving watermelon bracelet for a fun summer motif. See the desert flower pattern if you want a more delicate and intricate design.
It has a southwestern flair and makes a lovely geometric design.
What is a Heishi bracelet?
Many have seen these bracelets and never knew they had a special name. A Heishi bracelet comprises small discs or tube-shaped beads made of shells or polished stones. They come from the Kewa Pueblo people.
Many of the common Heishi bracelets made today are made of plastic discs, making this bracelet a much more affordable jewelry-making technique. Look below for several Heishi bracelet tutorials.
There are many other beaded bracelet tutorials below. You'll find that beaded bracelets are very popular and many tutorials are available showing how to make them.
Other bracelet tutorials below include
- Cuffs
- Homemade bangles
- Macrame
- Leather
- Braided
- Unique Friendship bracelets
- Button and twine
- Polymer clay
- Paracord
- And many more!
Looking for fun activities for kids to make at summer camp? Kids of all ages will enjoy making the easy free friendship bracelet patterns. Scroll down to find an easy DIY bracelet project.
Try your hand at making other jewelry like those found on our earring page.
This fun art of jewelry-making is difficult to stop once you’ve begun!
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Eight-strand braids look both complex and impressive, but they are quite simple to make. Learn how to make an eight-strand braided bracelet with leather cord.
Vikalpah
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Here is a free tutorial on how to make a yo-yo bangle bracelet. It used about 25 mini yo-yos, and took a couple of hours to make.
Always Expert Moore
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Restyle some bangles by wrapping t-shirt yarn around them. Learn how with these free instructions.
Sustain My Craft Habit
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This tutorial will teach the basics of bead weaving while creating a watermelon bracelet.
One Mama's Daily Drama
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Learn how to wire separate beads to a chain to create a birthstone bracelet. Ideal for a Mother's Day gift.
Craftbits.com
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Read this post for step-by-step instructions on how to make your own beaded bracelets.
Craftsy Hacks
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Make beautiful bracelets in about 30 minutes with this tutorial.
Christine's Crafts
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This cuff is a simple project to do and can be done in about an hour from start to finish.
Thrifty Fun
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Bracelet with briolette beads and silver spacers.
Jewelry Supply
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This resin craft project shows how to make a bottle cap bracelet.
Craft Bits
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DIY bracelet tutorial.
Fire Mountain Gems
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Hemp cording and colorful bead bracelet.
Jewelry Supply
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This button and twine bracelet tutorial is a fun adult craft and an easy pattern for a child.
Confessions of an Over Worked Mom
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This button bracelet is a good way to put your bulk buttons stash to a better use.
Nbeads
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A step-by-step tutorial on the classic chevron pattern friendship bracelet.
Honestly WFT
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If you want to make a bracelet, these clay bead bracelets are one of the easiest and most inexpensive ones you can start with.
A Beautiful Mess
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A beadwork design by Brenda Whitehead.
Heirlooms & Treasures
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A Southwestern pattern bracelet design. Free pattern.
Jewelry Supply
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Celebrate football season in style with a Heishi Bracelet Set representing your favorite team!
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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This post is on how to make a simple braid bracelet.
Vikalpah
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This polymer clay bracelet will look really festive for your Fourth of July party.
Free Craft Unlimited
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This free friendship bracelet pattern features a jute cord and square wooden beads, which give the bracelet a bohemian accent. Make one for your best friend.
Mom and Crafters
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This heart pattern can be used to create a Bracelet, Ring, Headband or Strap. Free beadwork instructions.
Beadwork Designs by Joannie Jenniges
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Make a set of Heishi bracelets for a favorite teacher using letter beads with this free tutorial.
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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This interesting Hemp Bracelet features a bead or button in the center, surrounded by knots in what is called a Buttonhole Stitch.
Free Macrame Patterns
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This woven hemp bracelet is so easy, beginners can make it in no time.
Happy Hour Projects
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Factory Direct Craft
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This post is on how to make a simple lace summery cuff bracelet.
Sum of Their Stories
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Here is a very simple, super cute leather braided bracelet tutorial.
Handmade in the Heartland
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Here's a super simple tutorial for making your own collection of colorful leather bracelets.
A Beautiful Mess
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Make this DIY macrame bracelet with macrame cord and beads. A perfect DIY project for teens and adults.
Craftsy Hacks
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Paracord bracelets are a fun activity for boys and girls. Learn how to make a paracord bracelet using one or two paracord colors (with or without beads) with our video tutorial.
Needlepointers Craft
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Upcycle plastic bottle! This tutorial will show you how to make bangle bracelets with them.
Reuse Grow Enjoy
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Easy to make stretch bracelet with gemstones.
Beadage
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This is a fun bracelet made with colorful rainbow hemp and beads. Use this free tutorial to make these easy friendship bracelets for teens to share with friends.
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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You and the kids can make fun friendship bracelets using these free instructions and scrap yarn.
My Poppet Makes
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Learn how to make a ribbon and bead bracelet with this tutorial. Once you know how it's done, the options for this bracelet are endless.
Sum of Their Stories
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Three fabulous DIY jewelry tutorials using ribbon.
Artsy Fartsy Mama
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This rope bangle is so easy, that you’ll be able to make them in 20 minutes or less.
Handmade in the Heartland
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An easy beaded bracelet project with seed beads and crystals.
Dancing Beads
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This free friendship bracelet uses bangle bracelets and strips of t-shirt material to make this beautiful wearable craft instead of embroidery thread. Upcycle those old t-shirts.
Crafts by Amanda
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Easy DIY bracelet with a unique style and vintage look.
Happy Hour Projects
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This easy DIY tutorial shows you how to make a wish bracelet to give to friends and family as a gift.
Single Girls DIY
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Yarn bangles are truly unique bracelets. They don't need much yarn, so make some to use up yarn scraps.
My Poppet Makes
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