how to make a cute letter bead chain bracelet with colorful beads

Sometimes you need to be a bit subtle about how you communicate your feelings. So instead of saying it out loud, or showing it in your body language, why not show how you feel with your jewelry? Here are all the steps you can follow to make a cute letter bead bracelet that says a word on it. Mine says ‘grumpy’ because that’s how I feel a lot of the time ;). Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.

You’ll need these tools and materials to make your letter bead chain bracelet:

1: A bunch of eye pins. The number you need depends on the length of your bracelet.

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2: Two jump rings.

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3: A lobster clasp.

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4: Letter beads that make up the word you want to spell. Mine spells G-R-U-M-P-Y.

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5: Other beads. I used some black plastic beads recycled from an old necklace. The number of extra beads you need will depend on the length of your word.

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6: A small jump ring.

7: A charm. I used this plastic banana charm and drew a little smile on it with permanent marker.

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Follow these steps to make your own letter chain bracelet:

1: Add a letter bead to one of the eye pins.

2: Bend the eye pin to form an angle.

3: Bend the top of the pin over to form a loop that secures the bead onto the pin. Use your round nose pliers to do this.

4: Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the other letter beads until your whole word is on pins.

5: Attach each of the letter bead pins together to form a chain.

6: Set the letter chain aside and start making the side chains.

7: Add your other beads to the pins the same way you did for the letter beads. Make two chains so that the whole piece is long enough to wrap around your wrist. Make each chain an even length so that your word sits in the middle.