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DIY Rope Bracelet

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 I feel in love with the Rope Hawley Bracelet at the Anthropologie store, but as we all know their items can be a bit pricey. A whopping $118 to be exact! This bracelet seemed so simple to make, just get some upholstery cording and colored floss.

So off to the craft store I went to figure out how to make a similar but prettier version of this unique bracelet. First I needed huge beads that would fit two strands of rope through the middle of it, well no such luck finding those.

So I had to improvise! I searched around Michaels for a substitution and what I found will make you laugh. I spotted glow stick bracelets in a super hard cardboard tube in the dollar section. I tested them for sturdiness and brought them home to make my own beads! Crazy right! Here’s how I did it~

DIY Rope Bracelet

Supplies:

  • Twisted Cotton cording for upholstery (Joann Fabrics) 1 inch to 1 1/4 inch
  • Embroidery floss, Bakers twine and/or cording in various colors
  • Hard cardboard tubing
  • Large Bead Landing Round & Round Decorative Rings
  • Sharp kitchen knife
  • Scrapbook decorative fabric sticker strips in chevron and cork
  • Floral tape
  • Scissors
  • Gold metallic spray paint
  • Hot glue and gun

Instructions:

Trim Cording and seal with glue

Cut your rope as neatly on the ends as possible to fit your wrist. Leave a little room for trimming on the ends. (Mine ended up being around 9 inches). Put your hot glue gun on a cool setting so you can touch the glue before it’s dry.

Add glue to the ends of rope

Glue the rope ends and twist tightly to seal them. Then cut the tip of the glued end off so it is flat. Do the same with the other side. Add your beads.

Bead Landing rings

The large rings I purchased by Bead Landing were a tarnished brass color and since I am on a gold jewelry kick these days,  I painted them with gold spray paint. They came out fabulous!

You could go one more step and decoupage them to make them shiny.  I like the fabric and cork texture so I left them as is. Add the rings to your ropes and hot glue the ends together.

Make large bead: Take your cardboard tube, remove the wrapper and ends. Measure the width of your scrapbook strips and cut your tube with a sharp kitchen knife to match the dimensions. Sawing slowly with a sharp kitchen knife so not to tear the tube. Trim with scissors.

Hot glue the strip to the tube. You could go one more step and decoupage them to make them shiny.  I like the fabric and cork texture so I left them as is. Add the rings to your ropes and hot glue the ends together.

Add floral tape to bracelet

The next step I did was wrap floral tape to the seams of the ropes where you hot glued them together. You can skip this step if your bracelets are nice and smooth at the seams. Mine were a little sloppy so I wrapped them with tape to even out the texture.

wrap floss around bracelet

Adding the floral tape allows the floss to adhere to the rope and wrap more smoothly.

Take the end of your floss and little hot glue and glue it to the rope. Wrap your floss over and over tightly. Bend the rope, check for openings in the floss and wrap again. Hot glue the finished end of the floss down. Wrapping takes a little bit of practice, but once you get in the groove it gets easier.

And that’s it! I love them! I actually love them more than the Anthropologie Hawley Bracelet, especially that Chevron one!

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66 Comments

  1. Theresa Murschel says:

    These are so awesome. I was wondering what size rope did you use? Are they 1/2″, 3/4″ 1″?
    Thanks for sharing this amazing project.

    1. Hi Theresa,
      I made these fun bracelets a while ago so I am not sure of the exact measurements of the cording and I do not have a sample of the cording in my stash. I want say they were 1 inch but it could have been 1 /14. I would go by the diameter of rings that you can find to go over the cording. With the 1-inch cording would be easier to find rings, than larger rings for a larger cording. I hope that makes sense.

  2. so fun. these will get “pinned” for sure. :D Thanks for sharing them.
    p

  3. Oh my… Amazing work!! A new follower from Share the Love Blog Hop. Following you on G+ & Bloglovin. Have a good day. :-)

  4. These are amazing! I see a summer craft for my daughter and I! Thanks for sharing!

  5. These are great! I like yours way better than the Anthro ones – theirs look more like a kindergarten craft project! $118 – seriously?! (Anthro is generally over-priced! I collect cute kitchen towels and found their $24 ones at World Market for $8 – just sayin’)

  6. What a party last week on Friday Flash Blog! Thanks for joining us. I hope you’ve visited some of the other community members and you’re having a splendid week.

    Jennifer

  7. These are gorgeous! I need to buy some rope!

    Visiting from Hope Studios

    Alison
    x

  8. These are gorgeous! If you get a chance I’d love you to share them at my link party –

  9. Super cute!

    I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! Who knows, you just might be featured next week!

    Hugs, Cathy

  10. Aren’t you clever?! These are so pretty. I saw them on Anthropologie also and yours are so much better. I’m so glad you joined us at Transformed Tuesday this week.

    Hugs,
    Peggy~PJH Designs

  11. This is AWESOME!!!! Im headed to the craft store today!!! I’m obsessed with bracelets!

    Thanks for sharing- Shelly

    1. I got it on vacation in Savannah, GA a couple of years ago. You can use cotton Upholstery cording found in a fabric store.

  12. Kim, I LOVE these! Found your post featured on Titi’s Blog Hop and had to stop by. Would you please come over to my site on Tuesday for my Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop (sounds silly, doesn’t it? It is a day early this week!) I hope to see you there!

    Blessings,
    Sinea

  13. Thank you so much for stopping by and linking this up at Bewitch Me & Titi! You are being featured tomorrow!!! Yayyyy Hope to have you there tomorrow with a new awesome creation and grabbing your featured button!!!

    Hope you are having a lovely weekend so far!

    Hugs
    Cami

  14. Great job, I actually like the one you did better, Love it,

  15. I’d like to invite you to my Friday Flash Blog, where you can share your best blog entry of the week! The party goes on ALL weekend, And who knows, you may just get featured next week.

    Jennifer

  16. Goodness, Kim, your post has received A LOT of love! Thank you for sharing this collection in our Bowdabra Crafty Showcase. What a beautiful, inspired idea.

    Your project is in our Feature Friday post and think it would be great to make and give to mom or any female on Mother’s Day! Stop over and see your feature. This means, too, that we pinned you to our Feature Friday Board on Pinterest and gave you a Facebook shout out!

    Thanks for sharing with us each week!
    Susie

  17. So adorable. Featured these on The Patriotic Pam! Thanks for sharing!

  18. Thanks, Kim, for showing how to do this bracelet. It’s PINNED and will be featured at the new party tonight!! You’re the best! Linda

  19. Wow! Ah-mazing! Those Anthro bracelets are such a steep price and you created ones that are better, in my opinion ;) Thanks so much for linking this up to Give Me The Goods Monday. Hope to see you again next week ;)
    Jamie

  20. Thanks for sharing this on our Brag About It party! Come see us on Thursday as we co-host Favorite Thing party. You know we LOVE these cool bracelets.

  21. Those are amazing! I love them and can’t wait to try making these cute, stylin’ bracelets. We are DIY’ers too and following you from the Brag About It hop. I am so glad to have found your blog. You can visit us too sometime at

  22. Love these! You did a great job, completely impressed. We would love to feature this post on our site if you’d like to. Let us know
    Thanks!! Sharon and Denise
    oops one more thought – come link to our Brag About It party Tuesday (just launched our parties so you won’t get lost in a giant crowd.)

  23. Diana Rambles says:

    Very creative!!

  24. These are super awesome! Love the nautical touch they could add to any outfit!
    Selene

  25. I agree, yours turned out much better then the anthropologie version. You hit this project straight out of the park! Pinned.

  26. This is AWESOME!! I hope you are opening an Etsy shop! This would be a huge hit! I am heading over to your facebook to give you a new like!

  27. I’m thinkin’ that I need to follow your tute and make some, they’re blinking gorgeous! x

  28. What a wonderful tutorial. They look awesome. Thank you for sharing.

  29. These are sooo pretty I just love them.. they are the perfect accessory to any outfit! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party!
    xoxo
    Amie @ Pinkapotamus

  30. These are so cool I love them
    It would be great if you came and shared them at my link party at

    Hugs aimee xxxx

  31. OMG these are fabulous!! I’m doing inventory in my head… and I think I have everything to make it lol. Pinning!!

    Jenny from

  32. OK….How can I get my hands on one of your rope bracelets? I want one. Really!

  33. I love the bracelets you’ve created. In fact I think I might use your wonderful tutorial to make my daughter some. Thanks for sharing.
    Ali x

  34. I love it! Such a great tutorial. I love what they are made of and the neutral colors! Excellent! Thank you for sharing this at The Creative Blog Hop:
    dolly

  35. titicrafty says:

    I LOOOOOVE it!!!! Super nice and crafty tutorial, I gotta make one! Thank you so much for sharing. I would love to have this in my Link Party that is live today! Yayyyy so cool!

    Hope you are having an awesome weekend…

    Hugs
    Cami @

  36. These are adorable! Yours look so much better then the anthropologie ones. If you get a chance, please share this on my linky party:

  37. Hi Kim, I love these! Saw them at the What’s Shaken link party. Thank you so much for sharing these – pinned and shared on my FB page! Have a wonderful weekend!

  38. lisanewlin says:

    Oh my gosh! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these bracelets! I wouldn’t pay $118 for them, but I’d probably pay $45 for them, so I’m glad to know I can make them myself…I’m just worried I wouldn’t make them as well as you do!

    FYI: I’m visiting from the blog hop. Have a great day! :-)

  39. natashalh says:

    Cute! I wish there were an Anthropologie anywhere near me – people seem to find such great things to make inspired by them!

  40. OMG I think you are a genius! I need one! So beautiful.

  41. Love these?? I scanned but may have missed where you said – did you just use rings (like for your fingers) on these? They’re gorgeous! The tubes were brilliant!

  42. Found you on Pinterest and I have to say, I like yours better than Anthro’s. These are AWESOME!

  43. rainonatinroof01 says:

    Ahhhh, Kim!! Love, love, love, love these!!! Pinning! I am so into the sailor, ocean, rope thing! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof

  44. These are fabulous! I am definitely going to give these a try. They would make great end-of-the-year teacher gifts. :) Thanks for linking up to Shine on Fridays!

  45. igotthismartha says:

    Soooo cute! I love this!

  46. I love these! They are so gorgeous! I am definitely pinning! I love your version more than the originals!

  47. WOW, these are absolutely amazingly striking pieces of jewelry. Excellent job.

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