Have you seen a safety pin bracelet before? They are really cute! I’ve been wanting to make some for a while now. You’ll be surprised just how simple they are to make. It’s a great activity to do with your older children.
You’ll only need 4 things to make this bracelet.
1 inch safety pins
Clear stretchy cord (found in the bead section of the craft store)
Faceted multicolored beads (the really small ones)
Scissors
1. Using your wrist as a guide, cut two pieces of stretchy cord of equal size. Allow enough cord to go around your wrist with a couple of extra inches, to tie off the ends.
2. Place 3 beads on each safety pin and securely fasten. Set them aside for later use.
3. It’s easier to make your bracelet if you have created a pattern first. Create a pattern placing the beads top up, bottom up, top up, bottom up, repeating this pattern. Be sure that all of the beads are facing upward and that the beads are all facing to either the left or right. Continue this until you have enough beads to make your bracelet.
4. It’s time to string the bracelet. Using the two pieces of stretchy cord that you have already measured, thread one through the tops of your safety pins and the second through the bottom. Take care not to get your cords tangled up and keep the bracelet straight while stringing.
5. Make sure the bracelet is long enough to fit around your wrist. Holding both ends of the bracelet, carefully turn it over and fold it in half, so you can tie the ends of the cords together. Tie the ends of the stretchy cord together, being sure to make a tight not. You may want to make a double knot. Cut off the excess cord from the ends. You’re now ready to wear your safety pin bracelet!
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This is actually really neat. My goddaughter loves crafts and making jewelry, so I’ll have to share this idea with her. Thanks for the post.
great idea. my friends and i used make beaded safety pin items in grade school. i never thought of making them into a bracelet. i’ll have to try this.
I am so happy to find this post. I have a very good friend who loves unique jewelry and craft projects. I am going to make her a safety pin bracelet as a surprise and then email her the post because I am sure she’ll want to make them for others also.
I absolutely LOVE this idea! I have a huge box of safety pins left over from a play and I’ve been wondering what the heck to do with them! Time for a trip to Joanne’s to scour the bead department! 😀
I love your bracelets. We made these when I was a Brownie Troup leader. The girls loved making them, and wearing. It’s an easy craft and so cute. I went on and make Christmas trees and more. I got a book and it’s just amazing what you can do with beads and safety pins. I hope everyone will give this a try, you will be glad you did.
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This brings back great memories of my friend and I in the 80’s we would make fancy ones with Gold safety and pearls
Wow, that was pretty fantastic. Would you be able to make a video of the whole process? As if it does not take that long to make a safety pin bracelet, then a video would be amazing for teaching people how to do this.
I have a young daughter who would be fascinated by this.
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Karl
It takes more than a few minutes to make, although it is very simple. But we will certainly consider doing a video at some point.