Inspiration & tip: Make cute bows with heart beads
I saw this idea somewhere and had to try it right away. I immediately thought: why didn't I think of this sooner?! You can make really cute bows with the heart spacer beads and the 4mm round spacer beads. I also made a set of bracelets to go with it, to give you some inspiration. And this is the result! Cute, isn't it?
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This sweet bracelet set is made with a variety of different beads. The great thing is that it creates a very versatile set, and you can choose how many bracelets you want to wear. The top bracelet combined with the ribbon bracelet is also very nice if you don't want to wear too many bracelets at once. But it's also lovely as a whole set!
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I chose this bright pink color because I think it goes well with a bow. A bow often makes me think of something cute and sweet. Something sweet. So that's why that sweet candy pink color works well with this set of bracelets. To keep it from being too flashy, I also opted to use a lot of white, and I thought gold would be a nice color to give the bracelets an elegant look. You could also make it with silver-colored elements and accents. That would make the whole set a bit more subtle. It just depends on what you like best!
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I made the top bracelet with steel wire. (My favorite technique.) I chose small 4mm faceted beads in milky white. To bring out the pink in this bracelet, I used fuchsia pink glass beads, also 4mm, along with the gold-colored spacer beads. Two hearts and one round bead in the center. I also used small 2mm spacer beads with the white faceted beads.
This is what I used for the first bracelet:
- 4mm white faceted beads
- 4mm fuchsia pink glass beads
- gold heart spacer beads
- round spacer beads 4mm
- round spacer beads 2mm
- Gold-colored parts (including a chapter lock)
Want to know how to make a bracelet from steel wire? Here's how.
I used gold-colored head pins to attach the middle bracelet. This is a really fun technique, but it's a bit more time-consuming than making a bracelet with wire or elastic. The nice thing is that the beads are offset slightly, which creates a lovely effect in your bracelet. It also looks a bit more luxurious.
This is what I used in the middle bracelet:
- White cube facet beads 8mm from this mix
- The same heart facet beads and 4mm round facet bead as above
- 8mm glass beads pink from this mix
- 8mm frosted glass beads dark pink
- 8mm white faceted beads shine
- 4mm frosted seed beads white
- gold-colored head pins and other gold-colored parts
Want to know how to chain a bracelet? Read on!
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I made the last ribbon bracelet using ribbon clips. To make it even more elegant, I first added a spacer bead with an eyelet to the ribbon. The spacer bead has a large threading hole, allowing it to fit nicely over the ribbon. This way, you can also attach a charm to the ribbon—super cute! After attaching the spacer bead, you can close the ribbon with the ribbon clips.
What I used for this bracelet:
- A small piece of ribbon waves pink & gold
- Intermediate bead Bow gold color
- Enamel charm cloud with smiley
- Gold-colored parts (including these 10mm gold-colored ribbon clamps )
Want to know how I made the bracelet? Check out the video below where I explain how.
Or if you don't want/can't watch the video, I have an info picture for that here.
What do you think of this set? I think it turned out so cute! Have any questions or need help? Feel free to send a message to info@littlebeadshop.nl or message us on Facebook or Instagram!
