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Add some fun to your wrist, make this fun pom pom bracelet
Sometimes you need a bit of fun and vibrancy in your life. Sometimes it can be hard to find but making this sweet pom pom bracelet might just do the trick! This bracelet is made using memory wire and some brightly colored pom poms.
You will need the following tools and materials to make this special pom pom bracelet:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers, cutting pliers, and flat nose pliers to make this bracelet.
2: Memory wire.
3: Pom Poms. I used five pom poms in pink and yellow.
4: Beads of your choice. I used some green glass e-beads and some purple glass seed beads.
Follow these steps to make your pom pom bracelet:
1: Cut some memory wire. The amount you cut depends on how many times you want the bracelet to wrap around your wrist.
2: Use the round nose pliers to curl one end of the memory wire into a loop. You might need to use your flat nose pliers to properly close the wire loop.
3: Begin adding beads to the memory wire in your desired pattern.
4: When you are ready, add your first pom pom.
5: Continue beading and adding pom poms until you are satisfied with the pattern you have created.
6: If you are like me you might have some excess wire to trim away before you can complete your bracelet.
7: Bend the wire at a right angle to the beaded section of the bangle using the round nose pliers.
8: Trim the wire approximately 1cm (0.4 inches) from the beaded part of your bracelet using the cutting pliers.
9: Create a loop at the other end of the bracelet using the round nose pliers again.
10: Once the final loop has been completed your bracelet is done! I hope making and wearing this bracelet design will give you a little happiness.
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How to Make a Bracelet Using Memory Wire. No Findings Required!
Here’s another way that you can make a bracelet, this time using memory wire. Memory wire is another type of jewelry making wire that is able to hold its shape. You don’t need any extra findings for this bracelet, just your beads, wire and your pliers!
You will need the following tools and materials to make this bracelet:
1. Pliers
You will need round nose pliers, flat nose pliers and cutting pliers.
2. Memory Wire.
3. Beads.
In this design I have used these pink enameled beads and some green seed beads.
The Steps:
1. Cut the memory wire to your desired length. You can check this by trying the wire on and seeing how many times you would like it to wrap around your wrist (make sure you are careful if you measure your bracelet this way, memory wire can have very sharp ends).
Take care when cutting your wire, memory wire can be tough to cut through, make sure you hold both ends of your wire firmly and away from your face.
2. Use the round nose pliers to loop one end of the trimmed memory wire coil.
3. Begin beading your wire.
4. continue beading until you only have a small length left that doesn’t have beads.
5. Use the round nose pliers to bend the wire so that it is at a right angle to the beads.
6. Trim the end of the memory wire so that you have 1cm (0.4 inches) remaining. Be careful here, try holding the piece of wire against a soft surface to prevent the trimmed piece from flying away or cutting your fingers.
7. Once the wire has been trimmed you can use the round nose pliers to make a loop to stop the beads from falling off.
8. And now your bracelet is done! For a little something extra, you can also add some beaded head pins or charms to the looped ends of your bracelet.
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Jewelry Wire
Tiger Tail Wire
Tiger tail wire is a special coated wire that maintains its shape very well. It is often used in DIY jewelry to create flexible beaded strands for necklaces and bracelets. I like using tiger tail wire when I make necklaces, bracelets and anklets.
Here is an example of one of our tutorials that uses tiger tail wire: A beaded necklace with a pendant.
Jewelry Wire
Here’s how to use jewelry wire to make earrings
Here is how you can use some thin wire in your designs: Beaded flower studs
Jewelry wire comes in different many different thicknesses. It is usually quite malleable and will easily hold any shape you form it into. Jewelry wire can be used in DIY jewelry in place of tiger tail wire or to make your own head pins and other findings such as jump rings.
Memory Wire
Memory wire is wire that holds a circular shape. It comes in different sizes that you can use to make DIY necklaces, bracelets and rings.
Here’s how you can make a memory wire ring
And here is how you can make a memory wire bracelet
Elastic
Elastic can be used in DIY jewelry place of wire to make bead strands for necklaces and bracelets. Beading elastic can be easily tied and stretches so that no clasps are required in your designs, however, it tends to wear out faster than jewelry made with beading wire. Believe me, it isn’t fun trying to save your beads when your elastic decides to break!
