I love combining different materials in one jewelry piece. I think it makes a fun mix of textures and adds some fun style! Now that spring is just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to make up new accessories to freshen up your wardrobe. This DIY pearl and rhinestone bracelet is a great choice!
This pretty spring pearl and rhinestone bracelet is super easy to make and it’s the perfect combo for spring! I love how the mint pearls look with the gold thread. These colors are so popular right now!
Supplies needed to make your own pearl & rhinestone bracelet:
- Dark Brown Leather Bracelet Base with Snaps
- 6mm Round Glass Pearl Strand – Aqua Blue
- Rhinestone Chain
- Gold Lame Cord
- Needle that will fit through your beads
Line up two ends of the rhinestone strand with the top of the holes in the bracelet base. Cut a very long length of cording and thread a needle with it. Loop the cording around the top of the rhinestone strand, just under the first rhinestone. Then go through the hole in the leather twice.
Thread a bead onto the cording and repeat with the other rhinestone strand on the opposite side of the bracelet. Loop the cord through the hole and around the strand. Leave a little bit of cording on the back side so you can tie a knot when you’re all finished. 
Continue down the bracelet, moving to the next set of holes in the leather. Repeat the process of looping the rhinestone bracelet strands, with a bead in between.
Continue until all the holes are covered. Trim your rhinestone strands so they end just after the last holes.
Now we’re going to strengthen the pearls. Starting at the bottom of the bracelet, bring the needle up through the hole. Then take it through the bead above it, and back down to the hole opposite the one you started with.
Repeat by moving up to the next set of holes and passing the cord through the pearl above it. This will better hold the pearls and rhinestones in place.
Continue all the way up. Knot the thread in the back to the length of thread left from where you started. Add a spot of glue to hold the knot in place if you’d like.
That’s all there is to it!
I love accessories that are quick and easy and cute!
I hope you give this pearl and rhinestone bracelet a try!
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Bev’s little corner of the internet is Flamingo Toes. She grew up in a creative family of artists and seamstresses so it is no surprise that she loves to create. Bev began sewing as a teenager and made her own clothes and room décor even then. That love for DIY, crafting, and sewing has grown to include jewelry making, furniture refinishing and anything else she can learn. Her style could probably be described best as a mix between modern and vintage – she loves taking old styles and making them new and fun again. Bev is currently living in gorgeous Carlsbad, CA with her husband, two teenagers, and two cats, which are often more trouble than the two teenagers.
Can u please put a print Icon and condence the pattern so it doesn’t take so many pages to print.
Thx. Kathleen
HI! First of all I want to say that I love this bracelet! Thank you for sharing the idea! I’m a beginner jewelry crafter & I think the level of difficulty was just right for my level of competence. 🙂
I do have some critiques to offer in case others out there are thinking of making one. I purchased the gold cord and was disappointed to struggle terribly to make it work and ended up using turquoise thread I had on hand instead. The gold cord consists of 3 thin cords, intertwined, & although I have many sizes of needles on hand, none of them would work for this cord, especially not the ones small enough to also fit through the beads! Also, I found it difficult to keep the rhinestone chains in place while I threaded… I used tape to hold them down while I worked. I think the instructions could have been a little more detailed, like the one posted by Adrianne for the shamballa style bracelet, which I also made and had no difficulties at all because she offered tips and tricks for potential difficulties. 🙂 Overall, I’m really happy I made it and I will be making more! Thanks again!
Gorgeous combo, Bev!! I love the mixture of the pearls and rhinestones with the leather. Kind of a rustic glam. Super cute!
Bev,
I love the colors but I think the hard and soft contrast is my favorite part of your cuff. You wear it with a pair of jeans for casual, then take it up a notch with a cute dress or skirt. Beautiful!
just beautiful! thanks for the instructions!
What does the back look like?
Henrietta, you can see a little bit of it in the first photo. It just has a line of the gold cording running along the holes and around the edges. If that bothers you, you could definitely cover the inside with a piece of fabric or felt. That would add a fun pop of color to the inside too!
This is just gorgeous!! Takes the cuff look to an elegant design. 🙂