DIY PROJECT # 11: THE TUBE BRACELET LAYERED WITH THE SPARKLY BRACELET

Now these are fun bracelets. Good for a day look with casual wear, or jazz up a night look with some added colour and sparkle. Easy to wear as well, since there's no need to fumble with clasps - these babies are stretchy!

To make the tube bracelet, you'll need:

• tube beads 
• crystal beads (any two colours, but I used neon yellow and gray)
• stretchy cord

Step 1: Take a length of stretchy cord - about an arms length. String on a tube bead and slide it to the middle of the cord. String one neon bead on either side of the tube. 

Step 2: Take another tube bead, and string it on one side of the cord. Take the other end of the cord and string it through that same bead, but this time on the other side. 

Step 3: Repeat Step 1 and 2 until desired length. To close, simply tie the cord through the finishing beads. 

It should look like this: 

Step 4: Take your gray beads and string them through your yellow beads on either side. That's it!

To make the sparkly bracelet, here's what you should get:

• rhinestone dumbbell shaped beads
• stretchy cord 
• wax cotton cord

Step 1: String the rhinestone beads through your cord until you have your desired length. 

Step 2: Close off your bracelet by tying a macrame knot over your cord. It's as simple as that!

I think they look pretty darn tooting good together.