Here’s how to make a bohemian waist chain with cute charms!

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere might be held mainly at home, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t dress for the occasion. Make this charm embellished waist chain to add some summer fun to your wardrobe! This tutorial contains affiliate links.

You’ll need these tools and materials to make this waist chain with charm embellishments.

The Materials

1: Pliers. I used my round nose pliers (centre), flat nose pliers (right) and cutting pliers (left).

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2: A piece of chain that fits comfortably around your waist. I used copper tone chain.

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3: Jump rings. I used two.

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4: Some head pins. I ended up using a couple more because I added some charms I had made previously (see the second picture below).

5: Beads. I used a mixture of glass beads and a metal butterfly-shaped bead.

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6: A lobster clasp. This is a bad picture but I used one that matched the tone of my chain.

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The Steps

Follow these steps to make your charm embellished waist chain:

1: Add the jump rings to either end of the chain and attach the lobster clasp. Secure the clasp by closing the jump ring using pliers.

2: Find the middle of the chain and set it aside for a minute.

3: Add each of the beads to the head pins.

4: Bend the head pins to form right angles.

5: Trim the pins so that there is only approximately 1cm left. Use your cutting pliers.

6: Loop the top of the pins using the round nose pliers. This will secure the beads on the pins.

7: Attach the beads to the chain by looping the top of each charm through the chain links. I added my first charm to the centre and then worked outwards.

Now the waist chain is finished and ready to wear in the sun! Don’t forget your sunscreen though, this cool piece of jewelry could leave a weird tan line 😉

Here are some other waist chain tutorials:

• A simple waist chain made with chunky curb chain
• A chain belt that also doubles as a lariat

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