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This stylishly simple bracelet looks great worn alone, or with other bangles or leather bracelets.  Created by: Sondra Barrington   Designer TipsCut leather flush after measuring. Use a dab of glue inside one cord end. Insert leather into the cord end and gently pinch the cord end prongs together until secure.Slide guru bead onto leather.Finish other end of leather cord.Use a small jump ring to attach cord end to lobster clasp, and add a large jump ring at the other end of the bracelet …

Learn how to make a leather anniversary bracelet using porcelain number beads to "spell out" a custom anniversary date (7/7/90).Created by: Polly Nobbs-LaRueDesigner TipsUse a finished leather bracelet blank, or create the bracelet from scratch using a leather strip and clasp of your choice.Select your beads: Here I used black & white porcelain number beads, red & white porcelain heart beads, and 2mm round brass spacer beads.I used 26g non-tarnish brass Artistic wire to "stitch" the bead …

Created by: Polly Nobbs-LaRueDesigner Tips Set link on leather bracelet, and use a sharp pencil, or fine-point non-smudging marker, to make a dot at each spot to punch.Rotate leather hole punch to smallest setting, and carefully punch holes.Click into the rivet below, and follow the steps in the "more details" section for setting these 2-part rivets.Optional: Use bracelet-bending pliers to gently shape the link into a smooth wrist-shaped arc.For more information about riveting, download and pri …

 Created by: Polly Nobbs-LaRue Designer Tips For a small wrist (shown), cut 2 pieces of leather each 5" long. For a standard men's bracelet, cut 2 pieces each 6" long. or measure the wrist size you want, add 4" (for the riveted overlap portions), and divide in half.Adjust rotary punch to 2.5mm.Wrap one end of the leather strap around the centerpiece, overlapping leather by approximately 1". This gives you room to safely set the rivet without hitting the gemstone or crystal centerp …

Created by: Rita HutchinsonDesigner TipsUse shears to cut flat wire. Texture as desired with texturing hammer or metal stamps.Create coil by wrapping at an angle around large barrel of bail making pliers (coil from the tip toward the handle to allow entire length to be done).Gently adjust the shape of the coil to match the bend of a wrist.Antique the coil and rinse, then tumble to a high shine. This also will remove sharp ends on the wire.Apply coil to suede cord and cut cord to desired length. …