How to make a resin cube bead bracelet?

Here is a simple tutorial to make a bracelet with colorful resin cube beads. These bracelets use "cube" resin beads with a marbled look and gold-toned grooved, ridged beads for a chic, elegant style.

Materials needed (for one bracelet):

• Cube Beads: Approximately 10 to 12 resin cube beads (depending on your wrist size). You can mix colors as shown in the photo:

  • Turquoise Cube Beads (VA417) or choose from the round resin beads or cube resin beads
    

  • Note: Feel free to vary with shades

• Gold Beads: 1 or 2 gold-toned grooved, ridged brass beads reference: BRE1015 or BRE1014.

• Thread: Quality elastic cord (Beadalon, 0.8 mm or 1 mm thickness recommended given the weight of the beads).

• Tools: A pair of scissors and a dab of glue (jewelry glue type)

Production steps:

1. Thread preparation

Cut a length of elastic cord of about 35 cm. This is more than necessary, but it makes tying the final knot easier. Tip: Stretch the elastic cord a little before stringing the beads to prevent it from loosening too much once worn.

2. Stringing the beads

Thread your beads onto the cord following the desired pattern.

• The "Focus" style: Thread 10 cube beads of the same color (e.g., the turquoise VA417), then finish with a large, gold, ridged bead (BRE1015) which will serve as the center point.

• Variation: You can also place two gold beads side by side for a brighter effect, or alternate the cube colors.

3. Checking the size

Wrap the bracelet around your wrist. Since the cube beads are quite large, the bracelet should be slightly loose to be comfortable. Add or remove a cube bead if necessary.

4. The finishing knot

Once the size is confirmed:

1. Tie a surgeon's knot (a simple knot, followed by a second knot passing the cord through the loop twice).

2. Pull the knot very tight so the elastic retracts.

3. Apply a tiny drop of glue to the knot.

4. Wait a few seconds, then slide the gold bead (or a cube bead if the hole is large enough) over the knot to hide it.

5. Finishing touches

Let the glue dry completely (about 1 hour) before cutting the excess cord flush.

Style tip:

These bracelets are designed to be worn in a "stack" (accumulation). To recreate the effect from the photo, make three: one turquoise, one sage green, and one peach, and wear them all together!