Santa Fe Inspired DIY

BY ypmjw
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 Create Your Own Stone Bracelet

Today the fam and I are traveling to Santa Fe for a vacation filled with sun, great food and shopping. I honestly couldn’t be more excited to go to New Mexico. From what I hear, it’s absolutely stunning, and as an avid fan of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, I can’t wait to try out the restaurants Guy Fieri has travelled to (that’s right, I’m a Food Network junkie). 

In order to kick off the vacay I wanted to create a Santa Fe inspired DIY. 

When I think of New Mexico, I think of beautiful stones. Although I was drawn to the more typical turquoise, I couldn’t take my eyes off of these rose colored beads.

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You Will Need*: 

1) Stretch Cord

2) Stones of your choosing

*all my items were bought from Michaels 

1. Measure out a long length of cord (much longer than what fits around your wrist) and cut it

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2. Tie a knot at one end of the cord, leaving some extra behind so you can finish the bracelet

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3. Lay our your stones in the pattern you want for the bracelet

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4. Begin threading your beads

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5. Continue threading until all your beads are on the cord (I triple threaded the big stone so that it wouldn’t wiggle too much)

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6. Take the remainder of your cord and tie a tight knot (you don’t want your beads rolling around)

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7. Tie several more knots until you feel comfortable that it is secure (I’m a nut, so I tied about 6 knots)

8. Cut the excess cord you have after tying the knots

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9. Wear your stone arm party with pride

Don’t worry, posting shall not cease while I’m away… that is the beauty of wireless internet