How Do You Make A Safety Pin Bead Bracelet?
Safety-pin jewelry looks elaborate and complicated and can be surprisingly beautiful. Few attempt to make such bracelets because they appear quite difficult. In reality, they are easy to make–though a bit time-consuming. Once you make one, you will never want to stop until you have an entire jewelry box of safety-pin treasures. Cut two lengths of elastic cord. They should be about a foot long to allow you to tie secure knots, but you will actually only use about 5 inches of the cord for your bracelet. Thread the colored beads onto the safety pins. You can follow a pattern in order to create stripes or other shapes in your bracelet, or you can just string them randomly. Each time you fill up a pin, snap it shut to keep the beads in place. Be careful not to poke your fingers. String the pins and the silver beads onto one of the elastic cords. Follow this sequence: silver bead, safety pin head, silver bead, safety pin bottom. This will keep the pins balanced and also keep the crystal bea
