DIY | Leather Charm Bracelet For Children | Tutorial

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Designing a leather charm bracelet

Recently I've been buying beads and tools to create some cool things. My daughter requested a cool bracelet and we have been creating some stuff with the beads I bought, but were in need of quite a few supplies. I discovered this along the way, as it has been years since I created jewelry myself. I totally forgot how many different sizes of rings and beads you can buy. The possibilities are truly endless.

Therefore I needed to start with a design and go to the hobby store afterwards. I know these supplies are super expensive here compared to ordering them from abroad, but I didn't have the patience to wait any longer so we went to the store and bought a bag of things needed, costing me a fortune. Thankfully, I also know this will give me the possibility to create many cool things. The experience also learned that I will probably keep adding beads and charms anyway, to have options. Oh well, it will keep me busy and it's a super fun activity alone or together with my daughter who is very interested in learning about the process.

Today I will share with you the first charm bracelet I created for my daughter.

Needed tools & supplies

  • leather to your liking
  • 3 (or if you like more) charms
  • 10 mm metal rings
  • 2 lace clips
  • Lock (I used a standard lock)
  • Pincers
  • Scissors

The Process

The End Result

I think it turned out great, and so did the little lady that I created it for. I have more charms and leather for future designs. The designing process and execution were very relaxing, I think I can safely say that this is something I will be doing more often from now on.

Can you guess the theme of this design?



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This is so cute! I love the "vintage" kinda vibe. I also used to collect bracelets, also made some when I was younger but using beads and nylons. The lace clips, aren't they gonna accidentally released (dunno exact term haha) easily? Dunno the process of leather at all haha so curious if it's that strong.

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Thank you! I have made so many things years ago, but when moving countries, all these supplies were left behind. I have to start over fully now, but I guess it will be a thing here now, I forgot how much I enjoyed doing this.

The lace clips have sharp "teeth" that you press together and I tried to adjust the size one time, it was a pain to get it open again. These teeth are pressed into the leather.
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I have to admit, that I had to look for the best way to close the bracelet because I never used this type of leather before. It's just a trial and error sometimes, but this turned out well, so now I will collect some other options to have a choice when I create another type of bracelet. It's good to have options, right :)

To be honest, I'm more worried that the elastic bracelet will brake than that something happens to this one..

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This is very beautiful of you..i am sure yur daughter would be proud to have you as a father....commenting from listnerds..

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Oh, how wonderful! I love how you constructed this post too, with the text and photos in side-by-side images. Great job! Now I feel like heading off to our local crafts store and getting something like this going with my daughter 😊

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Thank you for the compliments, I always try to capture most of the steps whenever I bake or craft something. And have fun if you went crafting, be sure to show it :)

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I'll most certainly let you know 😊

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Thanks for showing the staps to create this braclet. I like it when people show the steps to create something/

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