How to Make a Braided Leather Bracelet With a Charm!

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How to Make a Braided Leather Bracelet With a Charm!

Rose Krofcheck

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Here is what you will need. You can also, if you want to, get a charm to put on it.

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Next take your ruler string and scissors and cut 5 12-inch pieces.

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Like so...

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Next glue the ends of the leather strings together one by one.

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Put the glue on the sides like this...

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Let them dry until the glue has completely hardened bonding the pieces together.

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Once it is dry, have someone hold it tight or tape it to something so you can braid the leather. This will be a 5 strand braid so I will show you how to do it in this video.

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Keep on braiding until you get something like this.

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There should be about 1.5 to 2inches of string left. Glue the end of the braid together and let it dry.

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Glue where my thumb is.

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Let it dry like this...

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Next cut 3 of the left over 5 strings. You will keep the two of the strings so you can close the bracelet by putting them through the braid.

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Like this.

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It should look like this:)

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I got an earring and cut the hook off. You can then glue the charm to the top of the leather bracelet and let it dry.

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This is the earring that I used.

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Tah-Dah!!! Enjoy!!!

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