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Personalised jewelry is so special. Here’s how to make your own with cute colourful letter beads.
I think personalised jewelry will always be timeless and this tutorial shows you how to put a fun twist on a classic! Using colourful letter beads you can make a bracelet that says whatever you want. I started with initials but your only limit is your wrist size ;). Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your personalised bracelet:
1: Your pliers. I used cutting pliers (left), flat nose pliers (right) and round nose pliers (middle).
2: Tiger tail wire. I used some silver tone tiger-tail and cut it a little longer than the circumference of my wrist.
3: Four crimp beads.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A toggle clasp.
6: Letter beads to make your choice of word. I used some initials.
7: Beads to surround the letter beads. I used blue glass seed and green bugle beads.
Follow these steps to make your personalised bracelet:
1: Add two crimp beads and a jump ring to one end of the tiger tail wire.
2: Fold the end of the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps. Pull the end tight to secure the jump ring.
3: Squash the crimps using flat nose pliers to secure the end of the bracelet.
4: Begin adding beads in your chosen pattern.
5: Once you have beaded to approximately half-way around your wrist (this will vary depending on the length of your chosen word but for three initials the length is approximately half-way), add your letter beads.
6: Continue adding beads in the pattern you established on the other side to complete beading the bracelet. Make sure it fits closely around your wrist at this stage.
7: Add the remaining crimp beads to the end of the bracelet.
8: Also add the second jump ring.
9: Loop the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimps.
10: Pull the end of the wire tight.
11: Squash the crimp beads to secure the wire.
12: Trim the excess tiger tail wire.
13: Attach each part of the toggle clasp to either end of the bracelet by opening the jump rings and sliding them on. Close the jump rings to secure the clasp components in place.
Now your personalised bracelet is finished and ready to wear! Super cute and a great gift idea for a best friend or other loved one.
You can get these beads in a white tone as well, but I like the rainbow beads because they make your designs even more fun! What words will you add to your collection of personalised jewelry? Maybe a cute nickname or funny in joke?
This is our first letter bead tutorial, but I have used cute love heart beads in a similar shape to make another design, here it is:
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Love a bracelet stack? Here’s how to get the look with one bracelet!
For this bracelet design you need to construct three different beaded chains and attach them together using charm connectors for a stacked bracelet look. This design is really cute and the chain extender means that putting it on by yourself is easier! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your triple strand stack bracelet:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers. You might also need your cutting pliers depending on the length of your eye pins.
Here’s where you can buy some jewellery pliers to add to your tool kit:
2: Eye pins. You’ll need a bunch of small eye pins to make your beaded chain.
Here are eye pins in different lengths:
3: Charm connectors. I used these charm connectors that have three loops on one side and one on the other.
you can buy some charm connectors here:
4: Six small jump rings.
5: Two larger jump rings.
and here’s a link to differently sized jump rings to buy:
6: A small piece of chain. I used this spare piece of chain I had.
Get some here:
7: A small head pin.
A link to some small head pins:
8: A lobster clasp.
Here’s a link:
9: Beads. I used a mix of glass evil eye beads and yellow e-beads.
Find some beads for crafting here:
Follow these steps to make your three-in-one stacked chain bracelet:
1: Take one of the eye pins and add beads.
2: Bend the end of the pin to form an angle with the beaded section.
3: Create a loop at the top of the pin using your round nose pliers to secure the beads in place.
4: Repeat steps 1-3 to create another beaded chain link.
5: Attach the two beaded links together.
6: Repeat steps 1-5 until you have a chain long enough to fit your wrist, make it one link shorter than you think you’ll need, the charm connectors will add extra length to your finished bracelet.
7: Make another two chains in the same way.
8: Attach each of the chains to one of the charm connectors using three of the small jump rings.
9: Attach the other end of the chains to the other charm connector using the remaining three small jump rings.
10: Add A jump ring to one side of the bracelet and attach the lobster clasp.
11: Add another jump ring to the other side and attach the small piece of chain.
12: Add one more bead to the head pin and create a loop at the top as you did in step 3.
13: Attach the charm you just made to the end of the small chain to finish your bracelet off!
So, now your triple chain bracelet stack is finished and ready to wear! What kind of beads will you use in your design? I think that this bracelet would look great with three different types of gemstone beads layered on top of each other. Gemstone chip beads would be perfect for this DIY. You can buy some
And here are some other multi-strand bracelet tutorials you can follow:
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Here’s how to make an adorable lariat with mini heart beads.
This necklace is so so cute! It features a lariat design with three cute yellow glass hearts that dangle at the end. This lariat is so fun and great to layer with other delicate pieces. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this triple heart lariat:
1: Pliers. I used my flat nose pliers and round nose pliers for this design.
2: Three pieces of chain, two that add up to be long enough to fit around your neck and one small piece around 6cm long. I used this silver rolo chain.
3: Three small jump rings.
4: A lobster clasp.
5: Three small glass heart beads. I used these yellow floral glass beads.
6: Two eye pins.
7: One head pin.
Follow these steps to make your love heart lariat:
1: Add one of the jump rings to one side of one of the long pieces of chain.
2: Add the lobster clasp to this jump ring.
3: Close the jump ring to secure the clasp in place.
4: Add another jump ring to the second long piece of chain. Close it to secure it onto the chain.
5: Clip the two pieces of chain together.
6: Join the other ends of the necklace using the last jump ring and slide on the smaller chain before closing the jump rings.
7: Set the lariat aside.
8: Add a bead to each of the eye pins and the head pin.
9: Bend each pin to form a right angle and then curl the top into a loop using the round nose pliers.
10: Attach the three charms together to form a chain.
11: Attach the three hearts to the bottom of the lariat chain, close the top loop to secure the beads in place.
Now your triple love heart lariat is finished and ready to wear! So cute and fun!
Here are some other lariat necklace tutorials you can follow, we’ve got a few designs you can make:
- A bead chain lariat.
- A chain lariat that uses a double hole bead as a feature.
- A bead strand necklace with a chain lariat feature.
- A chunky curb chain lariat.
- A lariat with a beaded circle detail.
- A beaded triangle detail lariat.
- A clip on charm that turns any necklace into a lariat.
- A cute pearl lariat.
- A leather wrap lariat.
- A chunky chain belt that can also double as a lariat necklace.
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How to make a bunting inspired bracelet by making triangle shapes, so cute!
I was really excited when I came up with this bracelet design! It uses eye pins to make a series of triangles that are linked together to make wrist bunting! I love how there are lots of different ways you can use findings to make unique and sculptural pieces of jewelry. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links. This design might look complicated but its actually pretty easy bracelet making!
You’ll need these tools and materials to make this cute triangle bracelet:
1: Pliers. I used round nose pliers and flat nose pliers.
Here are some you can add to your jewelers tool kit:
2: Eye pins. I used a bunch of eye pins all the same length, 24 in total but you may need more or less depending on the size of your bracelet. I used gold tone for this design.
Here are some for your bracelet DIY:
3: Jump rings. I used 7 small jump rings in a gold tone. These were used to attach the triangles together.
4: Two larger jump rings to put the clasp onto the triangle chain.
Here’s a link to some different sized jump rings that you can add to your jewelry kit:
5: A toggle clasp. Mine was gold to match the rest of the hardware I used.
Check out this toggle clasp:
6: Beads. I used some yellow glass e-beads but you could use any colour.
Here are some links to beads you can use in crafting your bracelet:
Follow these steps to make your bunting inspired triangle bracelet:
1: Take one of the eye pins and add beads until there is approximately 1cm left without beads.
2: Bend the unbeaded section so that it forms an angle to the beaded section. You can do this with your fingers if your pin is soft enough or use your pliers.
3: Bend the top of the pin around the barrel of your round nose pliers to form a loop.
4: Repeat steps 1 to 3 for a second pin. Open one of the loops at the end of a pin and attach it to the first pin you completed. Close the loop to secure the pins together.
5: Repeat steps 1-4 for another pin.
6: Take the chain you just made and open a loop at the end of one of the end pins.
7: Link the two end pins and close the loop to form a triangle shape.
8: Make another triangle as you did in steps 1-7 and attach the two triangles together using one of the small jump rings, this is the start of your triangle chain.
9: Repeat steps 1-8 until you have a triangle chain long enough to fit your wrist. Make it a tiny bit smaller than you need to account for the length of the jump rings and toggle clasp.
10: Attach the toggle clasp components to each end using the two larger jump rings.
Now your cute triangle bracelet is finished and ready to wear! This bracelet is so fun to fidget with and will look great layered with other gold and silver tone jewellery. What colours will you make yours in?
I think if I make this design again I will bead it with a variety of pastel coloured beads for a cute vapor-wave look. How cute would that look when paired with a fun floral dress in summer?
I hope you have fun making your own adorable triangle bead bracelet! I sure had fun making mine <3
If you liked this tutorial, here are some other’s I have created that use eye pins and beads to form triangle shapes:
- This one uses gravity to form a triangle shaped pair of earrings!
- Follow this video tutorial to make some triangle tassel earrings.
- Here’s a triangle charm lariat.
- A pair of basic triangle earrings made with beaded eye pins.
- A chain and eye pin beaded triangle pendant.
- A triangle necklace made from long metal beads and string.
- Some cute beaded mini triangle earrings.
- A triangle statement pendant.
- Some chain and pin triangle drop earrings.
- Use triangles to make this 3D diamond pendant.
- Triangles form this flat diamond shaped bracelet charm.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun finding some other pieces to make at home! Have fun!
