No colour says happy quite the way that yellow does. It's like a ray of sunshine that brightens up your day. Throw a daisy in to the mix and it's sure to make you smile. This cheery yellow bracelet is happiness personified: a crisp yellow daisy and a chain of golden yellow dangles that dance playfully against your wrist - it's like a breath of fresh air. It looks time consuming to make all those bead charms, right? Wrong! This bracelet is actually quite quick to put together. By using a pre-strung strand of beaded chain, you don't have to prepare the charm dangles - all the hard work has already been done for you. Here's what you'll need for the bracelet and coordinating earrings: 5cm (2") curved floral tube bead Traditions Shell and Leaf Drop strand (Hobby Lobby) 2 15mm yellow lampwork flower beads (use a substitute if you can't find these) 22g gunmetal Artistic Wire 2 10x12mm brass cone bead caps 2 brass head pins 5 4mm brass jump rings Velour tubing ......

If you want to make a statement with your jewellery, you can't go past this combination of bold graphic patterns in black and white. Houndstooth, chevron stripes, polka dots and a pop of red are eye-catching together in this chunky design. With it's simple design and easy to do up magnetic clasp, it will become one of your go-to bracelets when you need to dress up a casual outfit. Here's what you'll need: Black/white graphic puffy bead strand (Metal Gallery - Hobby Lobby) Eight  6mm Light Siam Swarovski bicones 7-Strand Black Beading Wire  (softer, more flexible beading wires will be difficult to thread through the hollow beads) Silver Crimp Tubes Silver Wire Guardians Silver Magnetic Tube Clasp Tools: Wire cutters,  Euro Tool Crimping Pliers Cut a 30-35cm (12-14") of beading wire and string on a crimp tube and one arm of the wire guardian. Thread the beading wire through the other side of the wire guardian, leaving a tail of at least 2.5cm (1"). Thread the ta......

You'll Never Guess What This Bracelet is Made From! This eye-catching bracelet is sure to surprise you. It's made from wood, metal and glass beads - a really striking combination. But there's something a bit out of the ordinary about this bracelet. Those long red wooden beads are rather interesting. And you're probably thinking that you've seen them somewhere before but can't quite put your finger on what it is that's so familiar about them. Have you worked it out yet? No? Well, keep scrolling down the page.... and I'm sure you'll recognise them straight away.  Did you guess? The wooden beads are actually from a bamboo placemat that you can find at your local kitchenware or dollar store. What an ingenious upcycle! If you'd like to make a placemat bracelet of your own, here's what you'll need: Bamboo placemat Eight 14mm silver donut beads (with 7mm internal diameter) Eight 6mm 'Jet' Black bicone crystals Eight 10mm black diagonall......