Hey folks! Long time no see…So much has been going on! Work has been absolute crazy town, I had Bronchitis for 2 weeks, and have been getting ready to leave for vacation (3 more days!!) I have all kinds of fun crafts coming up here for you guys but I figured I’d start us out with these adorable, super easy to make, wrap bracelets. Now, for those of you who don’t know me too well, I’m a TOTAL wrist candy girl. Wrap bracelets, bangles, watches…anything you can put on your wrist, I’m all about. Now, wrap bracelets have been making multiple appearances on Pinterest lately, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon and do a tutorial on how to make this style of them. There are TONS of tutorials out there on how to make these, but I found Honestly WTF‘s to be the easiest to follow and adapt. Her tutorial is designed for a double wrap style and mine will be for a single wrap, but that’s the beauty of these, you can play around with materials so it’s exactly what you want! Since these bracelets are SO quick and easy to make (i finished this one in under 5 minutes) they make great gifts…especially if you’re in a time crunch! I got all of my materials at JoAnne’s in the bead section.
Materials
- 22″-27″ Leather Cord (Mine was 1.5mm, but you could try a different size if you wanted)
- 6″-8″ Crystal chain or ball chain
- 29″-36″ Waxed linen cord
- Scissors
- Larger bead or hex nut (optional)
- Fold your leather cord in half to form a loop (Make sure your loop is big enough to fit around whatever you’re using to secure the bracelet but small enough that it doesn’t just slip off)
- Place the tip of your linen cord slightly below where you want the loop to end and going towards the loop
- Begin wrapping the cord at the point the loop should end and continue wrapping away from the loop 5-6 times (this secures the end of the linen cord to the bracelet)
- Place the end of your chain on top of the leather cord where you just finished wrapping
- Wrap the linen cord around each stone/ball in the chain (depending on the space between the chain, you may want to wrap more than one time to ensure it is tight)
- Continue wrapping around each stone and check the fit around your wrist.
- When the fit is snug around your wrist (or you run out of chain) wrap the wax cord around the leather 5-6 more times
- Tie a knot with all three strands
- OPTIONAL: Thread a bead or hex nut through the leather + linen and tie another knot on the end to secure it!
- Cut off excess leather and linen
[OPTIONAL: If you’re worried about the knot coming undone with taking it on and off a lot, put a DAB of E-6000 or super glue along the edge of knot to hold it in place]
Voila! Easy peasy right?! You can also experiment with double and triple wrap bracelets, just double or triple the materials and make sure you are checking for fit as you go! You can also try this with embroidery thread or experiment with different types of chain. Interested in a different style of wrap bracelet? Fret not my friends, I will have tutorials for some other ones soon 
Like I said, I leave for vacation on Sunday and will be gone for a week, but I am going to try my hardest to post more often after that, because I have TONS of pictures from all of the crafts and recipes I’ve been trying that are just waiting to go into tutorials.
Happy crafting, loves!
