DIY Hex Nut Bracelet

Original pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/231724343296933783/

Original Blog: Honestly WTF

Pin rating: 4.5

Duration: 30-40 minutes the first time and then it gets easier.  

I love these DIY jewelry that includes hardware materials.  For starters it's cheap to buy the materials AND they add a unique pop too any every day outfit.  There's only 2 materials required for this but it was a little difficult to do at first but then I got the hang of it.  I've made 3 now and It can be done within 15-20 minutes.  One thing I do recommend is that you actually go to the hardware store to pick these up.  It helps to have the materials in hand to identify the size and thickness.  Also it's a lot cheaper in store!

• Cotton Cable Cord (#21 x 150m picked up at OSH for $2.49)
• Cut 3 stands ~30inches.  Original blog calls for 1 yard but I felt like that was too long.
• 18-20 Flat hex nuts (#8-32 100 pack - $2.99) 

*Update* You can now purchase your own Hex Nut Necklace DIY Kit via my Etsy shop

DIY Pearl Ribbon Bracelet

Original Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/231724343298464677/

Pin Rating: 3

Difficulty: Medium

Duration: 40 minutes

When I saw this pin I was in awe of how pretty it looked and easy it seemed to be to make.  After I clicked on the link I realized that it was part of a round up blog post and didn't actually include the original link or instructions.  Clicking on the link provided led me to a Pintrest pin and basically I went in circles.  Looking at the link on the website I see that it's a website in another language that I don't see any content.  So all in all I felt disappointed in the original pin which is why I gave it a 3 pin rating.  So I did this pin going off of the pictures alone and felt like this pin is one of the first pins where it looked really easy but wasn't when I actually tried to do it.  Overall result is a great DIY bracelet, but it took a little patience and made me wish I had a 3rd hand to help.  Hopefully this tutorial will help you guy out a lot better than the original pin I found floating around on Pintrest.

• Stretch Magic cord
• Pearl beads
• Ribbon
• Needle with a big enough hole to thread the stretch magic string
• Scissors

 You can probably do this with a regular thread instead of the stretch magic cord if you're making it for yourself so you can make the exact adjustments, but since I'm making these as gifts I wanted some stretch room just in case.  :)