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Tuesday How To: Wrap Braclet

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois State chapter.

Looking for cute fall accessories but sick of paying full price?
Try this DIY bracelet. It’s inspired off a look of the Chan Luu bracelets, but those can cost you up to $250.00!! Yes, I’m serious. This look was recreated and only costs about five bucks! All you’ll need are some about two dozen beads, 3 yards of string/ribbon, and two small elastic ponytails, (like the ones you use for tiny braids).
 

Step one: Cut the string into three equal pieces, each about 29 inches long.
(you’ll need to wrap the bracelet around a few times)

Step two: Braid the ribbon until you have about six inches of braid.

Step three: Start braiding in the beads by feeding them through the middle strand, then tightly braiding the two other strands around it. Keep feeding beads until you have six inches left.

Step four: Continue braiding and secure with second elastic ponytail.

 

How simple was that?
All you have to do is wrap it around your wrists a few times and tie a knot! This bracelet would look great with a lot of different colors. I suggest trying brown ribbon and gold beads for fall! You can also use a less shiny ribbon if you’d like as well.

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Megan Maginity

Illinois State

Megan is a sophomore Journalism major at Illinois State University, with a minor in Creative Writing. She balances her time between class, her sorority- Gamma Phi Beta, and writing for the college newspaper- The Daily Vidette. When she’s not busy, Meg likes to shop for the best sales, rollerblade, hang out with friends or watch reruns of Sex and The City. Becoming a campus correspondent/editor-in-chief was a great accomplishment for her because she is an aspiring writer, hoping to take on the world of mass media after graduation in 2013.