Final photo of the beaded safety pin bracelet. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The materials needed to make a beaded safety pin bracelet. April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 1 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Push open a safety pin, string beads on it and push it closed. Repeat until you have enough decorated safety pins to wrap around your wrist. Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 2 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Cut two pieces of elastic cord twice the circumference of your wrist. Thread the first cord through the top hole of the safety pins. Make sure they are all facing the same direction. Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 3 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Thread the second cord through the bottom hole of all the safety pins. Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 4 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Make the safety pins taut and tie the ends of the top cord together and the bottom cord together. Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Final photo of the beaded safety pin bracelet. Photographed in Anaheim on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
These bracelets are fun and easy to make. You can randomly place the beads or create a pattern. Add a watch face to make the bracelet fashionable and functional.
The materials needed to make a beaded safety pin bracelet. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Materials:
• Elastic cord
• Seed beads, minimum size 10/0
• 1-inch quilter safety pins
• Scissors
Directions:
Step 1 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Push open a safety pin, string beads on it and push it closed. Repeat until you have enough decorated safety pins to wrap around your wrist. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 1: Push open a safety pin, string beads on it and push it closed. Repeat until you have enough decorated safety pins to wrap around your wrist. (Tip: My wrist is on the large side, and I needed 72 pins)
Step 2 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Cut two pieces of elastic cord twice the circumference of your wrist. Thread the first cord through the top hole of the safety pins. Make sure they are all facing the same direction. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 2: Cut two pieces of elastic cord twice the circumference of your wrist. Thread the first cord through the top hole of the safety pins. Make sure they are all facing the same direction.
Step 3 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Thread the second cord through the bottom hole of all the safety pins. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 3: Thread the second cord through the bottom hole of all the safety pins.
Step 4 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Make the safety pins taut and tie the ends of the top cord together and the bottom cord together. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Step 4: Make the safety pins taut and tie the ends of the top cord together and the bottom cord together.
