DIY Wooden Tassel Bracelets & Necklace
Did y’all have a nice, long weekend?  Best part about it is a short work week! 🙂 We went on a short road trip to Austin for the University of Texas college football game opener (our 2nd annual trip with our son).
I can’t pretend I’m crazy about the game, but I love the football experience, being there with all the people and especially watching my son get so into the game. Â I asked him how he knew when to cheer and he explained, “You cheer when they tackle down and when they get a touchdown.” Â Okay, got it.
And then we got to visit our good friends who live “in the country” and have a very relaxing and welcoming home. Â I miss my girlfriend since she moved, but we’re still making opportunities to get together. Â It’s awesome to get out of the hustle and bustle of our daily lives for a slow day with friends (and good food)! The homemade vanilla ice cream was to die for!
Back at home, ever since I got my office closet organized, I’ve been enjoying doing more crafty stuff. Â It’s not just that I can actually see and access my stash of goodies and supplies, but since the clutter has been cleared out, it’s given me fresh breathing space to get creative. Â You know the feeling, I’m sure.
Y’all know I like easy DIY projects. Â This time, I made bracelets and a necklace with wooden beads, leather cord, and colorful stands.
Making this necklace was a throwback to younger days of simply stringing beads onto the cord in a pattern that looks good to your eye, with larger beads at the bottom, and smaller beads toward the top.
And then I folded the strands over the cord, tied it off with a coordinating color, and cut them. Â I like keeping this necklace in neutral, earthy tones.
For the bracelets, I added a tassel to two wooden stretchy bracelets I already had, and then made a third bracelet with wooden beads and the leather cord.
Then, as you can see below, I cut the tassels a bit shorter so they looked better when wearing them. Â The bracelet I made below would’ve been better with a stretchy cord, so that it’s not so hard to get on and off.
Here’s to getting organized and crafty!
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Little man is so adorable cheering for those Horns!! And I love those tassel necklaces!
Thanks Sarah- I was surprised at how into it he was this year! So fun!
LOVE those bracelets, so crafty and cute 😉
Thank you! Fun and easy to make!
Your son is precious- love how excited he is in the pic! Sounds like y'all had a lovely weekend! Love the bracelets!
He cracks me up! I've got an email coming your way soon! 😉
Love those tassel bracelets!!
Thanks Desiree!
James is so cute cheering at the game! I bet he knows more about football than I do. Love the bracelets Megan.
You and me both Allison! 🙂