Embellished friendship bracelets

Friendship bracelets are very colourful and a good accesory any time. If you have old friendship bracelets or you don't want simple ones, you can make embellished bracelets.

Today I want to show you easy ways to embellish your friendship bracelets, with rhinestones, stone, with studs or with chain.

You’ll need:

·         a chevron friendship bracelet
·         5-6” crystal rhinestone chain
·         1 yard of embroidery floss
·         an embroidery needle
·         a pair of scissors

Thread the needle with embroidery floss and tie the end into a double knot. Push the needle through the back of bracelet. Lay the rhinestone chain along the middle of the bracelet, using the chevron pattern as a guide.

 

Stitch the floss between the first two rhinestone links, pushing needle out the middle of the bracelet. Bring the needle back through the middle, this time further down between the second and third links.

 

Continue stitching between the rhinestone links. After the very last stitch, tie a double knot on the backside and trim the ends.

 

Your friendship bracelet is sparkling and finished!

 

You also can stich on the bracelet stones.

 

You’ll need:
·         a chevron friendship bracelet
·         5 3/8” brass cone studs or any shape studs 
·         a pair of small, sharp scissors
·         a screwdriver

Use a Sharpie or marker to make 5 evenly spaced marks along the middle of the friendship bracelet. From the backside, push the point of the scissors through the mark to create a hole.

 

Push a screw through the hole. Twist the coned spike onto the screw and use a screwdriver to tighten.

 

Repeat the steps with the rest of the spikes. Voila! Your friendship bracelet has a spiked spine.

  You’ll need: 

• a friendship bracelet
• 5-6 " brass curb chain
• 1 yard of embroidery floss
• an embroidery needle
• a pair of scissors

 

 

Thread the needle with embroidery floss. Untie one end of the friendship bracelet and re-knot it with the tail of the threaded embroidery floss. Push the needle through the outer edge of the backside of the bracelet.

 

Lay the chain flat, against the edge of the bracelet. Thread the needle over and through the first link. Push the needle though the backside about two rows down. Depending on the width of each link, the row count may vary.

 

Keep stitching. Make two stitches around the last link, untie the knot and re-knot with the last of the floss. Trim away any excess.
Another model is to stich the chain to the bracelet or chain and rhinestones.

 

Hope you'll find the post usefull.

Hugs and kisses,

Irihoney