Chan Luu inspired bracelet tutorial

July 1, 2011 8:53 am


I went to borrow some jewelry from my mom’s extensive jewelry collection and found these gorgeous bracelets by Chan Luu. She has a bunch of different versions but I love these single bands.

So I did a little research and found some great video tutoirlas on how to make them. Rather then doing my own I”ll just share a few links with you that I gathered info from to make my own.

Aunties Beads Video

Copy Cat Step by Step

 

I wanted to make one that was a little organic looking. I took this necklace that I had with some kind of stones and took it apart. I used the existing closures, the plastic jewelry rope it was on and added the leather. That way I didn’t need a big knot at the end.

After that I did the instructions that they said and added by toggle at the end.

Here were my problems:

1. My stones were very irregularly shaped. So it made it more challenging.

2. I ran out of my jewelry thread halfway so I needed to add more of a different one so the thread changed colors halfway through.

But I still love the way it came out.  I just love the way the irregular stones look and I can’t wait to layer it with lots of other bracelets.

I’m totally hooked on making these and I can’t wait to try some more out!

Oh! And THANK YOU for all the closet ideas! They were perfect and I have tons of new ideas now. Also, the black maxi dress is done, I’m just working on editing all the pictures. Coming next week!


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