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Inspiring Creativity & Imagination
Earth Craft Bracelets
Creation Kit
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• 1 bundle clear elastic cord
• 1 bundle unbleached hemp rope
The basics
Square knot
MAKES
• 1 bundle leather cord
BRACELETS
• 54 assorted shell beads
10
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es the size of
astic cord 3 tim
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cut a
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and thread
rough the ot
r half back th
and the othe
on each of the
string 3 beads
threads
m
tto
top and bo
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• 260 assorted wood beads
2
• 37 assorted turquoise stone beads
• 2 wood connectors
• 1 blunt sewing needle
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large and smal
keep stringing
ound
ar
s
fit
et
e bracel
beads until th
your wrist
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2
1
2
od discstring 6 wo
f elastic and
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thread a
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4
the first
s through
astic string
knot
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th
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thread
em in a d
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ti
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an
,
bead again
right-hand square knot
WARNING: Functional Sharp Point
on blunt sewing needle. Adult supervision is
always recommended while child is playing.
5
There is enough
material included
in your kit to make
2 bracelets
like this!
cut your hem
p rope in ha
lf so you can
bracelets, th
make 2
en fold one
piece in half
string a larg
e round bead
onto the rope
a knot to ho
ld it in place
and tie
at the halfw
ay point
3
fold both st
rands again
to
make a leng
th that will fit
loosely arou
nd your wris
t
with about
1” extra
5
make a squ
are kn
loop the long ot:
strands arou
nd the
short center
strands as sh
own,
and pull tig
ht,
keeping flat
, then
each strand
test color to
tions
la
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ir
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d
f
o
th
s
bead
nd from bo
ra
st
ch
add 2 more
ea
h bead on
thread a sixt
rful
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tip: tape
the end
of your br
table wh
acelet to
ile you w
a
ork, or u
pin to ca
se a safe
refully a
ty
tt
ach it to
or your
a
couch
jeans
size of your
wrist + 1 in
tie all 4 strand
ch
s in a knot, le
aving a loop
enough to fit
bi
over the bead
g
on the othe
r end
what might come in handy:
left-hand square knot
completed
square knot
includes both
left- and
right-hand
knots so that it
will lie flat
2
1
the
st bead on
rough the la oth ends tight
th
c
ti
as
el
e
b
d pull
end of th
direction, an
thread one
e opposite
th
in
d
en
other
er
ur first flow
to make yo
what you need:
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-scissors
1
e
cel
a
r
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when your
ng
bracelet is lo
fit
to
h
g
enou
r wrist,
around you
elastic
th
o
b
thread
gh
u
strands thro
n the
o
d
ea
b
the first
de and tie
opposite si
ot
a double kn
Step 1
you will repe
at this
2 step proces
s until
the space be
tween
the 2 end kn
ots is
filled
Step 2
6
string up to
9 beads
on each long
strand
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tip: tie a
loose knot
in each
end to
keep the
beads
from
falling off
while you
work
7
place 1 bead
on each
side betwee
n knots
when you re
ach the bott
om, trim the
and add a dr
tails
op of white
glue to each
end
Bracele
1
t4
2
3
4
Bracel
cut 2 len
gths of 1
0”each o
f round le
ather co
rd
fold one
piece off
-ce
as long a
s the oth nter so that one
er
tail is ab
out twic
e
2
working
with the
surface
elastic o
, string
na
the
beads o
n to the flat wood
e
bracele
t is long lastic until you
r
en
around
your wri ough to fit
st
3 atine the ends in a do
thread 2
ro
beads o und wood
n the lon
g tail
ub
d thread
the tails le (or triple!) kn
the bea
throu
ot,
ds befo
re trimm gh a few of
ing them
6
tie
make ad
ju
tie a kno stable knots:
t in one
strand a
other on
round th
e, so the
e
knot can
slide
connect
th
the long e short tail from
on
ta
do the s il from the other e side to
ame wit
s
h the rem ide, then
aining ta
ils
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1
Bracel
et 6
2
follow st
ep
opposite s 1-4 with on th
e
side of th
e flower
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design
tip: strin
g
a repea
ting patt the beads in
ern or fr
and mix
ee
them u
p rando style
mly!
cut abo
ut
single-l 10” of elastic to
oop bra
make a
cele
18” to m
ake a do t, or cut abou
t
uble-loo
p brace
let
push the
lo
thread th op through one
h
e tails th
rough th ole in the wood
flower, th
e loop a
nd gentl
en
y pull it
tight
tie
5
1
There is enough
material included
in your kit to make
2 bracelets
like this!
et 5
cut abo
ut 10” o
f elastic
string a
lternatin
g round
flowers,
she
m
the sam aking sure to ke ll beads and 6 s
e way, a
he
e
n
d only s p the flowers fa ll
section
tringing
cing
of the fl
owers
the first
hole
the she
ll
that go flowers have
ho
all
but this the way thro les
u
p
section roject only us gh,
of the h
es one
ole
3
et 7
Bracel
1
it fits
o that
r end s n the
e
h
t
o
e
he
ot in th
wrist w as shown
tie a kn round your
art
e
h
e
a
h
t
loosely oped over
lo
knot is
and
in half
, fold it the
d
r
o
c
r
ing
the
nd lea eart bead us
” of rou
cut 20 rough one h acelet 1
th
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loop it e shown in
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iq
n
h
tec
rist
your w
size of
stone
round
g one the leather
in
r
t
s
tic and it between
ad
of elas
ut 24” nter, placing the heart be
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sa
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r
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til ther
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tringin
keep s ugh space le ead through
o
b
n
t
e
r
a
only
e he
eeze th
to squ
cut about 10
” of elastic
tip: use
only 1 ti
ny
bead be
tween th
e
large be
ads if th
e
bracelet
is too la
rge
for your
wrist
working with
the elastic on
a surface, strin
hearts and tin
g the stone
y round shel
l beads as sh
bracelet is bi
own until th
g enough to
e
fit around yo
ur wrist
t
the las
ther
ver lea
loop o ay in
w
e
on th
string m
ore roun
d shell b
bracelet
ea
until it’s
long en ds onto your
around
ough to
your wri
fit
st,
double
(or triple then tie the en
ds in a
!) knot
Bracelet 8
ather
nder le
loop u ay out
w
on the
4
from
elastic
end of ouble
h
c
a
e
d
, wrap r cords and her side
t bead
t
e
the firs nd the leath out on the o
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r
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c
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r
in
to se
a
m
t
ad, co
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back t ough the be
r
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5
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rappin
tinue w s from
n
o
c
,
s
bead
r cord th sides
of the
leathe
he rest around the ead from bo
t
g
in
r
to st
ach b
lastic
nd of e
ough e
each e ont and thr
o fr
back t
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h it w
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back t lastic before
the e
knot
double
tying a e back and
in th
tails
ing the
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r
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nd o
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3
tie the ends in a
double (or triple!)
kn
and thread the
tails through a few ot,
of the beads
before trimming
them
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