How to Make an Easy Braided Bangle Bracelet with Colorful Acrylic Beads

Bangle bracelets are usually easy to make, thus it is a good choice for green hands to start their DIY project. In today's bangle bracelet making, you need to prepare some macramé threads, some bangle materials, and some wires to get started. With all the supplies prepared, let's start crafting this braided bangle bracelet!

Supplies in making the braided bangle with colorful acrylic beads:

1mm Chinese Knot Macrame Thread
6mm Colorful Acrylic Beads
1.5mm Aluminum Wire
Silver Bangle
Gold Color Bangle
0.5mm Copper Wire
Round Nose Plier
Side Cutting Plier
Scissors

Instructions on making the easy braided bangle bracelet with colorful acrylic beads:

Step 1: Make a braided and wire wrapped bangle

1st, snip off 2 pieces of 1.5mm gold aluminum wire (each about 20cm) and cut a piece of Chinese knot macramé thread (about 70cm);
2nd, place the thread under the aluminum wires (about the 1/5 of the wire) and start to braid: make the first braiding by threading the left end under the right wire while threading the right wire under the left aluminum wire respectively ad shown in the picture;
3rd, repeat the braiding pattern along and stop braiding when you reach the 4/5 of the aluminum wire;
4th, twist a little loop at the end of the wires respectively;
5th, fix the ends by wrapping a piece of copper wire respectively.

Step 2: Add colorful acrylic beads ornaments

1st, snip off a long piece of copper wire, tie it to the gold bangle, then thread it through a rhinestone bead (the color is up to you) and start to wrap around the bangle;
2nd, continue to add beads one by one until the bangle is covered with colorful acrylic beads;
3rd, trim off the excessive copper wire and finish the colorful acrylic and braiding bangle bracelet.

Do you love this lovely braiding bangle bracelet with colorful acrylic beads?

There's no difficult jewelry making technique during this DIY procedure, so you can invite your kids to do it with you and make it a gift for them. Are you attracted by this charming braided bangle bracelet with colorful acrylic beads on? Then have a try!