Pipe Cleaner Bracelets
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Don’t you just love a fun and colorful bracelet? I think these pipe cleaner bracelets make the perfect accessory and I enjoy them even more when I make them myself!
You can make these pretty bracelets with only a long pipe cleaner and beads. They are endlessly customizable because you get to select the colors of the pipe cleaners and the beads.
Give your personality a chance to shine on this project! This is a great one to do with kids.
If you have little ones that need to work on their fine motor skills, this craft will help. Between threading beads onto the bracelet and twisting the pipe cleaner, tiny hands will get lots of practice.
These simple yet beautiful bracelets come together quickly. Let’s go over the simple steps below so that you can make your own!
Supplies You’ll Need
- 3 x long pipe cleaners (11″)
- 5x beads (6mm with 2mm hole)
How to Make Pipe Cleaner Bracelets
Step 1. Grab your pipe cleaners and carefully position them so that the ends of all three are lined up. Now, twist them together so that they are intertwined.
You should continue twisting until about a 2.5” section of your pipe cleaners is twisted together.
Step 2. Get your pretty beads and place one onto the middle pipe cleaner. Make sure that you push the bead all the way down.
Step 3. Now, take all three of your pipe cleaners and hold them together. Create an oval shape with the pipe cleaners.
The oval should encircle your bead.
Step 4. It is time to twist those pipe cleaners again! This time, twist all three pipe cleaners around the bead two times.
Step 5. Now, we will repeat what we have just done a few more times. So, place another bead on the middle pipe cleaner, create your oval shape around that bead, and twist all three pipe cleaners around that bead two times.
Step 6. You should keep repeating these steps until you have enough beads to make a bracelet. I have used five beads, but small children may only require three or four, depending on the size of their hands.
Step. 7 You are almost finished with your bracelet! Finish it up by twisting the ends just like we did to start making the bracelet.
Again, this twisted section should be about 2.5” long.
Step 8. Create a circle by putting the two ends of your bracelet together.
Step 9. This is when you should measure your hand to ensure that you will have a perfect fit for your wrist. Now, start twisting the two ends of your bracelet together to close it up.
Step 10. Continue twisting the ends of your bracelet over each other until your bracelet is closed. Now, you have a gorgeous new accessory to wear!
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How to Use These Bracelets
These bracelets are super versatile and fun! They are a great accessory for children and adults alike.
One thing I love about this craft is that it truly lets you express your own style.
You can make bracelets in your favorite colors, make one to match your favorite outfit, or even make color-themed ones for different holidays.
These would also be a great gift for a child or just anyone who loves to add color to their outfits. They would also be a wonderful activity to do with a group of children in a classroom or at a party.
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Pipe Cleaner Bracelets
Materials
Instructions
- Position your pipe cleaners so that the ends are lined up. Then, twist them together. Keep twisting until about 2.5” of your pipe cleaners are intertwined.
- Place a bead onto the middle pipe cleaner and push it all the way down.
- Hold all three pipe cleaners together. Create an oval shape around the bead.
- Next, twist all three pipe cleaners around your bead two times.
- Now, repeat what you have just done a few more times. Start by placing a bead on the middle pipe cleaner again and then create your oval shape around that bead, and finally, twist all three pipe cleaners around that bead two times.
- Keep repeating these steps until you have enough beads to make a bracelet. Five beads worked for me, but it is likely that small children may only require three or four, depending on the size of their hands.
- 7 We are almost done! We only have a few more finishing touches. Twist the ends of your pipe cleaners just like we did in Step 1. This twisted section should also be about 2.5” long.
- Create a circle by putting the two ends of your bracelet together.
- Now, measure your hand to ensure that you will have a perfect fit for your wrist and start twisting the two ends of your bracelet together to close it.
- Continue twisting the ends of your bracelet over each other until it is closed. Your gorgeous bracelet is all ready for you to show off!
