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I’ve been itching to do a charm bracelet tutorial on HonestlyWTF for awhile now. And it wasn’t until I recently purchased a gorgeous vintage pearl charm bracelet that I was motivated to locate all the necessary supplies to recreate something just as pretty. The main focus of this week’s tutorial is to teach you how to wire wrap, which allows you to add any type of charm to personalize your own bracelet!

You’ll need:

Start by threading a headpin through a large pearl. Stack the petal bead cap and a spacer bead on top.

Use the round nose pliers to bend the headpin to the left, about 2 millimeters above the spacer bead. Keeping and squeezing the pliers in place, form nearly a 300 degree loop by wrapping the headpin tightly around the right side of the pliers.

Find the center link of the bracelet and attach the charm to that link.

Now use the flat nose pliers to hold the loop tight for traction. Wrap the tail of the headpin, around in a spiral, until it hits the top of the spacer bead.

Use the wire cutters to trim away any excess wire.

Continue adding more charms, alternating between large and small pearls. An option is to add pearls or charms to any empty spots.

Your charm bracelet is finished.

Layer with your favorite bracelets and enjoy!

(DIY pearl charm bracelet, crystal bracelets by J.Crew, rings and arm bangle by Mr. Kate, handbag by Coach; all images by HonestlyWTF)

87 Comments

  1. meixii    August 22, 2012

    How pretty! Smart idea you have there.
    Will want to make something like this :)

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  4. Carolina Bachiega    August 22, 2012

    Love the idea! I will try to find similar material to make one for me :)

  7. Anna    August 22, 2012

    if you stop at pic 4 you can have matching earings !! nice!

  11. Tibs    August 22, 2012

    Gorgeous! I always buy beads and stuff to make my own jewellery, but never done any though… Perhaps time to start now finally with your instructions!

  14. Esther    August 22, 2012

    So delicate! Where can I find some similar material ( petals beads) is it possible online, I live in Spain… Thanks and congrats

  27. Kemi    August 22, 2012

    I love this! I wear pearl studs daily so when I want to wear a bracelet this look is perfect for me!

  28. Laura    August 22, 2012

    absolutely Perfect!!! You have so many amazing DIY .. i just have to find a time to try them out!
    3 minutes from my apartment is a shop where i can buy everything to make these sweeties :)

    Thanx for ideas!

    Hi from Makeup artist in Latvija

    http://www.lauravaluta.blogspot.com

  35. Shannon Hicks    August 22, 2012

    I love the bracelet, and it is really gorgeous. I just wanted to share a trick I learned in a charm bracelet class years ago. If you connect the charms with a jump ring, they dangle better! Because the “joint” between the bracelet and the charm becomes flexible, the charms are just jingly-er! Thanks for all your tutes, they are awesome!

  53. DeliverMeDiamonds.com    August 23, 2012

    How sweet! It goes perfectly with the jeweled button trend for Fall that everyone is swooning over! Everyone is from Marc Jacobs to Chanel is doing a jeweled button this season.

    I posted a jeweled button DIY today. Here is the link: http://wp.me/p2jzG1-i4

  73. sundanced    October 2, 2012

    Hello!

    This is a lovely tutorial, but I was wondering about the awesome bag you’re carrying in the first picture! I want to see a full shot of it, but from the bits I DO see, it looks fabulous! Care to share the brand/where it can be purchased??

    Thank you!

  77. JustJoannie    April 30, 2013

    This is beautiful! My little sister is obsessed with Pandora Beads Charms. It’s definitely gotten me into charm bracelets. I might make something similar to this for myself! =)

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