Let’s welcome fall with a this fun DIY using LeatherCord USA 1.5mm leather, Blue Crazy Lace large-hole gemstones from Dakota Stones and the perfect findings from TierraCast to pull it all together.
What you’ll need:
- BCL8RDLH-8 – 8mm Blue Crazy Lace Large-Hole Gemstones
- Z019126 – 1.5mm Leather Cord
- TC01913 (3) – 6mm Hammered Barrel Bead
- TC02800 (2) – Crimp End Cap
- Z001256 – 6mm Magnetic Clasp
- Z011500 – Jump Rings
Directions:
- Cut 4 pieces of leather at 9″.
- Slide all 4 pieces of leather through a barrel bead and center the bead in the middle of the leather pieces.
- Divide 2 leather pieces to each side of the barrel bead.
- On one side, fold the inner leather in half and slide a gemstone bead onto both leather ends.
- Fold the outer leather strands in half, laying them on either side of the gemstone you added in Step 4 and slide all 4 ends through a barrel bead. Adjust leather strands to lay flat, and slide barrel up close to the gemstone you previously added.
- Using nylon pliers or a flat nose pliers, gently crimp down on the barrel bead to keep the middle leather and gemstone in place.
- Repeat steps 4 through 6 to other side of the bracelet.
- Trim to wrist size and minus about ½ inch; making sure your barrel/gemstone design is centered and you’re making a straight flush cut.
- Add an end cap to one end of your leather design, making sure all 4 leather strands fit inside and crimp down on your end cap using a flat nose or nylon pliers. Repeat on the other end of the bracelet.
- Open 1 jump ring and slide on your end cap loop and clasp loop. Repeat on the other end cap loop and magnet end.
Love this bracelet, received many positive comments on it! Maybe I will cajole some of them to begin w jewelry making! It would be so fun to have a local group here in Hopkinsville, KY.
That would be wonderful!
I love this bracelet design but you really have to be good to get those two pieces of leather thru to hole in the bead. I’m using the Dakota big holed beads and the 1.5mm leather cord and wowzer…hard to do.
Try cutting the leather ends at a sharp angle.
Basically impossible to get the leather cord through the holes because the holes are only 2mm and the leather cord specified is 1.5mm, making it 3mm (when doubled) that you are trying to cram through a hole that is 1mm too small. I used a bead reamer to enlarge the holes since I liked the look of the thicker leather cording. Another option is to use 1mm leather cord.
This popular tutorial is now a kit and Tory had recently demonstrated this kit during our Friday Kits and Cocktails. You can see how she puts the bead onto the leather and some tips on helping you.
Video Link:
https://www.facebook.com/GoodyBeads/videos/850253509147486
Tutorial start around 16 minutes.