8.05.2011

Leather Bracelets Tutorial

The other day my sister in law had a really cute teal braided bracelet on that looked like leather and I loved it!  Upon closer inspection it was actually string, but it inspired me to find the leather and create what I had thought it was.  I love how they turned out (and that I can make 5 of them for less than she paid for one!).  I came up with two styles....



What you need


I picked up all my supplies at Michaels.  
  • Leather cord
  • Crimp ends (the silver things shown above that are a C shape
  • Pliers
Each of my colored cords were 1 yard.  I cut them into three equal lengths and crimped on one end by folding the ends of the crimp over one another.



Sorry for the focus, I do not have a macro lens yet.

Braid your cord.  Depending on which style you like (loose or tight) will determine how your braid your cord.  For a loose braid I keep my cord flat as I braid, for a tight one you fold the cord over at each turn.



Determine the right length for you as your braid.  When you have enough length cut the ends off and crimp again.  Be sure your crimp ends are facing the same direction so that you have a good side and a bad side.  Connect the ends with a clasp of choice.  I like to wear a few of them together, the colors are fun! But the turquoise is definitely my favorite!

14 comments:

  1. Well, that looks like a pretty easy, peasy process. Great colors by the way. :-)

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  2. Will do that for sure but dont know where to fing leather cord in France!

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  4. loving it, i put you up on my blog too! great DIY!!

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  5. Love these! I've been stalking these things on Etsy for a while but didn't want to pay some of the crazy prices on there for them. I might have to try this.

    By the way: Love the blog!

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  6. what size crimper things did you use??

    all the ones at michael's seemed too small... but maybe you just used normal sized ones??

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  7. isahrangme- I don't have the package anymore, but I would say they were about 1/4 inch before crimped. I now it took me some searching to find a larger one, but I'm pretty sure it was at Michaels.

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  8. thanks!! i'll try looking again. i bought some but they're too small :[ and i can't figure out how else to get the strands to stay together

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  9. These handmade bracelets are so funky and cute. Thank you for teaching me how to do it. It seems like it's going to make a good watch bracelet.

    pre-owned watches NYC

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  10. The color combination of these leather bracelet are complementing. I'm used to jewelers gold bracelet but this one is just so cute that I think I would try to make it soon.

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  11. These are nice homemade bracelets.This site has lots of advantage. I found many interesting things from this site. I want to have something like that and pair it with some of my Michele Watches.

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  13. You can find the c shape end connectors at JoAnns. That's the only place I've found them. The exact item I bought was: Darice Jewelry Designer 10 mm silver end connectors. 10 in a pkg for $1.49. Works perfect!

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