Earthy Jasper Bracelet Stack Tutorial

Why We Love This Tutorial:

Stacked bracelets are an easy project to make when you’re feeling a little indecisive. And honestly, these new Jasper colours went together so well, this stack pretty made itself! The stacked bracelets meant I could use a variety of shapes and sizes; the only rule really is that the colours tie together.

I won’t include the precise quantities I have used in these bracelets as you’ll no doubt want to make them to fit our own wrist, plus, like I’ve said there are no real rules with this style of bracelet. I have included a photo of each bracelet in the stack if you’re looking for a little guidance on design 🙂

Beads and Materials You’ll Need (items are clickable):

• Jasper Beads including:
  • Elephant Skin Jasper beads in 6mm (if these are unavailable at a future date, here’s a link to some other 6mm round jaspers that might work!)
  • Elephant Skin Jasper beads in 8mm (if these are unavailable, here’s some other 8mm jasper round beads)
  • Matte Green Jasper beads in 8mm (if these are unavailable, here’s some other green jasper beads)
  • Matte Fossil Jasper beads in 6mm (if these are unavailable, here’s some other fossil jasper beads)
  • Green Jasper Rondelle Beads in 5x8mm (if these are unavailable, here’s some other green jasper beads)
  • Tibetan Style Agate in 8mm (if these are unavailable, here’s some other 8mm jasper round beads)
• 6mm tarnish-resistant gold wheel spacer beads
• Bail Bead
• 4mm Jump Rings
• Lizard Charms (we have heaps of other tarnish resistant charms available, click here!).
• Elastic (I’ve used this 0.6mm white elastic because I find it easier to tie off. However the 0.8mm elastic will also work just fine!).

Tools You’ll Need:

• Scissors
• Flat nose pliers to open/close jump rings (if adding a charm)

 Method:

1. 1. These bracelets are simply strung on elastic cord and tied off. I prefer to use a reef/square knot to tie off elastic cord (right over left, then left over right) – the key is to pull the elastic very tight when securing the knot. If it is not pulled tight enough, it may just unravel on itself! Some people use a little spot of glue on the knot to help prevent it unraveling. The diagram below shows how to tie a reef knot (we’ve used thick cord to make the photo clear, click the image to see full size): 2. For the dangles, we have simply attach the charm to a bail bead using a 4mm jump ring. Here’s a close up photo:

And here’s some individual pics of the bracelets:

I also quite liked it without the Fossil Jasper… but couldn’t quite make up my mind!