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$32 on Ettika's site. Less than $3 at home. make your own designer-style cute bow bracelet!
This tutorial is super fast and super easy!
Ettika is a jewelry company popular among celebs and fashionistas alike, and their works have appeared in a ton of fashion magazines as well. This bow bracelet is totally doable for a DIY, and it doesn't require mad skills to make!
This sells for $32 on their site. You can make yours for less than $3. Who needs to know?!
As you can see, I made mine in silver; I wear a lot more silver and I had extra silver chain and findings on hand. They make gold and silver versions, so pick whichever metal you like better.

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  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 1
    Step 1

    Step 1: Gather materials. Needed are pliers, a paintbrush, clear lacquer, scissors, polka dot ribbon (Ettika makes green, blue and yellow versions of their bracelet so pick one of those colors), two jump rings, a clasp set, and chain.
    My ribbon was about 1cm. wide, but it's ok if the size varies a little, it won't change the look entirely.

  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 2
    Step 2

    Step 2: Make the bow. Take your length of ribbon and make a loop in the center around your first finger (pic 1). Take the ribbon on the bottom, and loop back up around your first finger, over your thumb. Take the ribbon to the back of your first finger (pic. 2). Pinch the first loop you made along with the part we just took over the thumb with your other hand (pic. 3). There should be a small opening at the right to pull that ribbon from pic. 2 thru. Pull to form the bow. The arrows show you which way to pull the ribbon.

  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 3
    Step 3

    You should end up with a bow in the center of your length of ribbon. If the polka dot side is not showing, twist the ribbon to make sure it shows on the front. You don't want the blank side to face front.

  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 4
    Step 4

    Step 3: Finish bow. Take you paintbrush and paint the back of the knot really good with lacquer to "glue" the knot in place. Then, cut the ribbon ends into triangles to create that cute cut look. I cut mine about 2.5cm from the center knot. Then, paint lacquer on the back edges of the ribbon to prevent fraying.

  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 5
    Step 5

    Step 4: Add chain and finish. Measure your wrist to cut the correct amount of chain. The bow will be about 2" long. I needed my bracelet to be 6" long. I needed 4" of chain on each side, 8" of chain total. You need to double the amount of inches of chain you need on each side of the bow because you will be making a loop, and essentially cutting the entire chain length in half by doing so.
    Loop these two chain lengths through the loops in the bow.

  • How to make a bow bracelet. Easy Ettika Bow Bracelet - Step 6
    Step 6

    Close the chains by attaching your jump rings.
    Add the clasp to the end. Finished!

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Jazzy
Jazzy · 2 projects
Love this!
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xoxo- Brook
xoxo- Brook · Anchorage, Alaska, US · 3 projects
i need to make!!
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It'sMeArianne
It'sMeArianne · 1 project
I love it! thanks for the tutorial. Happy but do you know any alternative of clear lacquer?
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Quiet Lion
Quiet Lion · 55 projects
a necklace would be cute too!
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Penny F.
Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects
I think if i did this, it would have to be a necklace. I don't usually wear bracelets.
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GingerNinja
GingerNinja · Ely, England, GB · 12 projects
No? Oh well...
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GingerNinja
GingerNinja · Ely, England, GB · 12 projects
WAA! The shop where I get the chains and stuff has a for sale sign! NOOOOO! NOW I WONT BE ABLE TO MAKE ONE!!!! Happy
Oh well, maybye I can get stuff on the internet! Hmm, if I write this will it make a heart??? @hearts;
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Morgan P.
Morgan P.
The DIY is so much better (:
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Morgan P.
Morgan P.
The DIY is so much better (:
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