Rainbow Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets

These ribbon wrapped bracelets look like they came from a boutique, but they are so easy to make!

Here’s a video we made showing how to make the Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets. Follow along, then use the step-by-step instructions below to make your own.

Video How-to: Rainbow Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets

How To Make Ribbon Wrapped Bracelets

Materials

30 Metal bangle bracelets
30 Charms, gold
6 Crystal bicone beads, 4mm, 6 of each of rainbow colors
1/4″ wide satin ribbon, rainbow colors and gold (30″ for each bracelet)
26-gauge wire, gold

Tools

Beacon Fabri-Tac glue
Wire cutters
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nosed pliers

Steps

1. Cut a 30″ length of ribbon. Glue one end of the ribbon to a bracelet. Wrap the ribbon tightly around the bracelet overlapping the previous wrap slightly. When the whole bracelet is wrapped, glue the end down.

2. To add a charm, cut a 30″ length of wire. Leaving a 1″ tail, wrap the wire around the ribbon-wrapped bracelet about 30 times all the way around, twist the ends of the wire together two times, slide a charm onto the wire, twist that end back, and wrap around the other wire. Trim the wire. Press the ends down with pliers.

3. To add bicones, cut a 30″ length of wire. Leaving a 1″ tail, wrap the wire around the ribbon-wrapped bracelet about 5 times, slide on a bicone that matches the ribbon, wrap the wire 5 more times, add another bicone, and repeat until the bracelet has 6 bicones and is wrapped with wire. Twist the ends of the wire together two times, slide a charm onto the wire, twist that end back, and wrap around the other wire. Trim the wire. Press the ends down with pliers.

To round up 30 inexpensive bracelets, skip the bead store and head for Claire’s or the teen jewelry section at Walmart. We got ours in sets of 10 for just a few dollars a set!
Happy Crafting,
Jennifer & Kitty