Here’s how you can make a fun mixed bead bracelet to show off your personality!

I love the trend towards the craft-core bead explosion designs in jewellery! I’ve shared a few other similar tutorials in the form of mixed bead anklets and necklaces, but this one is a bracelet! This bracelet features a mixture of handmade, recycled and new beads for a unique look! What beads will you use in yours? Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.

You’ll need these tools and materials to make your own mixed bead bracelet:

1: Some tiger tail wire cut to a length that will fit your wrist plus a few extra cm.

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2: A selection of beads. I used a mix of plastic, clay and glass beads from different sources, recycled, new and handmade.

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3: A clasp. I used this gold-tone parrot claw clasp.

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4: A jump ring.

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5: Four crimp beads.

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6: Pliers. I used cutting pliers to cut the wire, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.

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Follow these steps to make your crazy mixed bead bracelet:

1: Take the tiger tail wire and add two of the crimp beads.

3: Add the clasp to the wire and loop the end of the wire back through the crimp beads.

4: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.

5: Begin adding beads to the wire in random order.

6: Continue adding beads until you get it to the length that feels comfortable around your wrist.

7: Add the second set of crimp beads to the wire.

8: Add the jump ring to the wire.

9: Loop the wire around the jump ring and back through the crimp beads and the first few beads at the end of the bracelet.

10: Pull the wire tight.

11: Squash the crimp beads using the flat nose pliers.

12: Trim the excess wire using the cutting pliers.

13: Now your bracelet is finished and ready to wear!

Here are some other mixed bead, craft-core tutorials for you to follow:

• A crazy mixed bead necklace
• A mixed bead necklace with letter beads
• This special mixed bead shoe chain that can also be worn as an anklet
• A simple mixed bead anklet

If you love the clay bead featured on this bracelet, here’s a tutorial that you can follow to make your own.