Easy DIY Braided Bracelets

Create these super fashionable braided bracelets with old t-shirts and a few other things for SUPER CHEAP! These would make great presents. You can personalize them and mix and match to any outfit. These sell for upwards of $60 EACH at department stores, and you can make them for pennies!

What You’ll Need:

• Old cotton or jersey T-shirt you don’t mind cutting up. You can pick up a shirt at a thrift store. White, gray and black make good base colors for pastel or neon cord.
• 1 yard of rat tail cord for each bracelet you make. You can find lots of fun colors at JoAnn’s for 50-99 cents a yard and many dollar stores carry it, too. Get different colors for different bracelets!
• Little magnets to magnetize the bracelet closed (you can get these at the dollar store or craft store for about $2 for 10).
• Hot glue or Elmer’s glue (using both works the best!)
• Rubber band (to hold the pieces together)

Directions:

1. Cut the shirt into 1-inch wide strips about a foot long.
2. Cut the rat tail cord into three 10-inch strips.
3. Put all 6 of the pieces together and hold at the very end with a rubber band and anchor to the table or something to help hold steady.
4. Separate the pieces so they are three parts, with each part having 1 strip of shirt and 1 strip of cord then start braiding!
5. When you get to the end, snip both ends of the braid so they are even, and glue one end to a magnet.
6. Wrap the bracelet around your wrist and measure for size (trim if needed), then glue the other end to a magnet.
7. Wrap a piece of t-shirt over the magnet to cover it and glue the two ends of it together (but not to the bracelet itself). This can be moved when you need to take the bracelet off by sliding it down the bracelet.

A big thanks to Henry Happened for this easy bracelet tutorial!