Let’s talk well-nigh soil teardrop braceletssometimes tabbed unappetizing beads, too. If you are looking to get into jewelry making, this is probably one of the easiest and most inexpensive DIY jewelry you can start with.
Plus, there are SO many variegated ideas for soil teardrop bracelets! I’m going to share lots in this post, but you can dream up so many more.
Clay beads are usually made of polymer soil and come in any and every verisimilitude you can think of. Soil teardrop bracelets are fun to make for many ages, including older kids.
I unquestionably bought my 13-year-old niece the same clay teardrop kit I bought myself and we both love making jewelry from it. Also, alimony in mind any of these soil teardrop bracelet ideas could be repeated or made larger into a necklace if you wanted.
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Clay Teardrop Bracelet Supplies:
- Clay beads
- Elastic cord/Crystal string – I like to use colors but well-spoken works well, too.
- Acrylic letter beads and other vocalizing beads or charms (some kits come with these)
- Crimping beads – for closures
- Connectors – I use these on bracelets with an rubberband string so you can pull it over your hand, so you don’t need to spike a clasp, which can be difficult one-handed.
- Scissors – the smaller, the largest (some jewelry pliers would work for this too)
- Jewelry pliers – for crimping beads and other jewelry making tasks
- Bead board – or a felt to imbricate your work surface
There are many variegated ways you can diamond your soil teardrop bracelet with variegated traps or squeeze and closures. But these are the vital supplies that I used to make the bracelets you see pictured.
How to Make Teardrop Bracelets:
- Design your bracelet. I like to lay out the beads on my teardrop workbench to make sure I am happy with my diamond surpassing I start stringing the beads together. This way, I can make sure I like the colors or I can transpiration out the charms or other vocalizing beads I’m using in my design.
- Cut a piece of rubberband string twice as big as the widest part of your hand so you have plenty to work with.
- Loop the marrow of the string through a crimping bead, then one side of the connector, then when through the same crimping teardrop again.
- Use your pliers to crimp (smash down) the crimping bead, fastening the string in place.
- String your diamond onto the cord.
- Check that the bracelet is the length you diamond (if not, add or take off beads).
- Add flipside crimping teardrop to the end, loop the string through the other side of the connector, and then through the same crimping teardrop and pull tight.
- Use your pliers then to crimp lanugo on the bead, fastening the string in place.
- If you have uneaten string on either side, you can snip it off and/or tuck it into the beads abreast it.
Clay Teardrop Bracelet Ideas:
Here are some ideas for variegated kinds of designs and verisimilitude combinations you can try!
- Multicolored! You can repeat the colors or just add them at random.
- Use all primary colors (red, blue, yellow)
- Use all secondary colors (orange, green, purple)
- Monochromatic – use all one tone or only one verisimilitude teardrop for a solid look.
- All white or black
- Break up clusters with charms or a glass bead.
- Add your name or a friend’s name for gifting.
- Add a recreate or multiple charms for a recreate bracelet look.
- Fill most of the bracelet with small gold beads and use the colored soil beads as an accent.
Where to Buy Beads?
Below, I will link many of the specific beads and charms I’ve bought online. But moreover alimony in mind that you can buy beads and jewelry making supplies from many variegated places like thrift stores, manor sales, Etsy and eBay.
Also, if you have old jewelry that you no longer wear, you might take it untied and repurpose it in your designs.
- My favorite basic soil teardrop bracelet kit (includes string and tools)
- Metal letters
- Fruit charms
- Mushroom beads
- Freshwater pearl beads
Frequently Asked Questions
How many soil beads make a bracelet?
For an sultana with small to medium hands, 125-150 soil beads will make a bracelet. You may need increasingly or less or smaller or larger sized bracelets.
What string do you use for soil teardrop bracelets?
Elastic string (sometimes tabbed crystal string) is best. You can use well-spoken or a color. But this string will have some stretch so you can hands pull the bracelet on and off your hand without needing to use a clasp.
Are soil teardrop bracelets waterproof?
Polymer soil (which is usually what soil beads are made of) is waterproof. However, most bracelets will have other materials like string and charms and these may not hold up to soaking.
Can soil beads be washed?
Yes. Gently wash with soap and water if you get supplies or dirt on your bracelet. The colors will not run or fade.
DIY soil teardrop bracelets are such a fun project anyone can do. I moreover love that it’s something you can work on while watching a movie. 
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Clay Teardrop Bracelet – Ideas
Ingredients
- clay beads
- elastic cord
- letter beads or other accents optional
- crimping beads
- connectors
- scissors
- jewelry pliers
- bead board
Instructions
- Design your bracelet – I like to lay out the beads on my teardrop workbench to make sure I am happy with my diamond surpassing I start stringing the beads together. This way I can make sure I like the colors or I can transpiration out the charms or other vocalizing beads Im using in my design.
- Cut a piece of rubberband string twice as big as the widest part of your hand, so you have plenty to work with.
- Loop the marrow of the string through a crimping bead, then one side of the connector, then when through the same crimping teardrop again.
- Use your pliers to crimp (smash down) the crimping bead, fastening the string in place.
- String your diamond onto the cord.
- Check that the bracelet is the length you diamond (if not, add or take off beads).
- Add flipside crimping teardrop to the end, then loop the string through the other side of the connector, then through the same crimping teardrop and pull tight.
- Use your pliers then to crimp lanugo on the bead, fastening the string in place.
- If you have uneaten string on either side, you can snip it off and/or tuck it into the beads abreast it.
Notes
- Multicolored! You can repeat the colors or just add them at random.
- Use all primary colors (red, blue, yellow)
- Use all complimentary colors (orange, green, purple)
- Monochromatic – use all one tone or only one verisimilitude teardrop for a solid look
- All white or black
- Break up clusters with charms or a glass bead
- Add your name or a friend’s name for gifting
- Add a recreate or multiple charms for a recreate bracelet look
- Fill most of the bracelet with small gold beads and use the colored soil beads as an accent.
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