beaded bracelets

June 27, 2025

Easy Turquoise Beaded Wrap Bracelet

This easy beaded wrap bracelet is such a fun and pretty accessory for the summer months. It has a beachy look to it and the small seed beads are a beautiful turquoise shade that I always seem to love when the warm summer days start kicking in.

I’ve always loved making beaded jewelry, for as long as I could remember honestly! It’s never been a complicated process for me as for how I make my beaded jewelry. I just add the beads onto my thread, tie it up a few times into a very tight knot and I’m done. This bracelet came together exactly that way. It’s a very easy seed bead bracelet that anyone can make. All you will truly need is a lot of patience because the tiny little beads take some time to thread through your string but once your done, days or years later 🙂 you’ll have a beautiful wrap bracelet perfect for summer.

Easy Turquoise Beaded Wrap Bracelet

For my supplies, I’m using:

Turquoise green seed beads from Michaels

(FYI: The beads I’m using are labeled “turquoise green” but I am linking to beads that are “dark green” because that’s all I could find on Michaels website)

Elastic string 0.7 mm, scissors, and a small box to hold my beads

I started by adding a few beads into my container and then stringing my beads.

I know it’s common to measure and cut your string before starting to string your beads but that’s something I’ve never done when making my bracelets. This is because I find it so easy to just start adding my beads to the string and measuring onto my wrist as I go.

But If you wish, you can always measure your wrist first and then cut your string before starting. Just be sure to give yourself enough string so that you can easily tie your bracelet once your done. You can also use a small clipboard to hold your string on one end while you add your beads so that they don’t fall off as you make your bracelet. It’s so horrible when that happens!

The only difficult part about this bracelet is that the beads are very tiny so it really took a lot of patience to finish. The hole of the beads is so tiny and makes it difficult to pass the string through. There were different sizes available when I bought my beads so you can always pick a larger bead but I really wanted to use these tiny beads so I just pushed through (as I pushed my beads through 🙂 don’t mind my cheesy humor)

Once I had my desired length I tied my string a few times to a very tight knot (about 4-5 times) and this is when I cut my string.

What’s fun about wrap bracelets is that you can get away with using them as a necklace or ankle bracelet depending on how long you make it.

I may use mine as a necklace but it will mostly be a bracelet for me. I would say to use a string that is not very stiff if you’d like to use it as a necklace as well. My string is nice because it’s strong and doesn’t fray at all but it can also be very stiff so that makes for a necklace that doesn’t lay nicely.

And that’s it. An easy turquoise beaded wrap bracelet for the beautiful summer months, or anytime of the year!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way. May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

Easy Turquoise Beaded Wrap Bracelet - The Semi Organized Ant

December 10, 2022

Simple Black Beaded Bracelet

Simple Black Beaded Bracelet

I can wear a beaded bracelet almost every day.

I’ve made beaded bracelets that I love for everyday wear.

Bracelets that are perfect for Summer wear.

Holiday-appropriate bracelets.

Bracelets that remind me of the water…

….of candy canes.

But today I’m sharing a black beaded bracelet that is somewhat on the simple side but considered (in my eyes at least) to be “dress up” appropriate.

I love beaded bracelets because they can work with so many different outfits as well as occasions. When I first decided to make this bracelet I wanted to make something that could work with dressy outfits. Eventually I figured that black would be a good color to try. It’s not necessarily my favorite color but who can argue with the fact that it almost always seems to work when we have a special event or just want to dress up for the day!

Little black dress, please meet…

My black beaded bracelet

Simple Black Beaded Bracelet

I used a set of black beads that brought five different sizes to choose from.

I alternated between the largest and smallest size in the set to make my bracelet.

As for the string, I used a 0.7mm clear elastic string to make my bracelet and finished with a few tight knots once I had my perfect size (at least 3 or 4 knots) You can use a small amount of glue if you’d like to secure your knot but I have been lucky enough to make my bracelets without using glue and never have them break on me.

(Please excuse the darker photos below, daytime photos and nighttime photos never quite look the same when taken by someone (me) that doesn’t have the best photography skills 🙂

Thanks for stopping by.

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

Links to Bracelets Mentioned in Intro:

Red Beaded Bracelets

Green Beaded Bracelets

August 17, 2021

Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets

Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets

Beaded bracelets are so fun.

You can wear multiple stretch beaded bracelets at a time…

or pull a single bracelet onto your wrist and call it a day.

Today I’m sharing an easy DIY for stackable stretch beaded bracelets.

I started off with green turquoise beads as my main color and then decided to add in a few more neutral-toned beads…

White, crystal, and gold.

Let’s get started!

Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets

First, my supplies:

Green turquoise beads, gold beads, crystal beads, and white pearls.

You can find the turquoise and crystal beads at Walmart.

I linked to the “gold” beads on Amazon. FYI: They are a slightly darker toned gold color in person compared to a more classic toned gold bead.

The pearl beads have been in my collection for ages 🙂

Next, elastic string and scissors.

Step 1:

Start by adding beads to your string. Measure on your wrist as you go and continue adding ’til you reach your desired size.

Step 2:

Once you have the right size, tie a few knots. I usually do around four knots.

You can add some adhesive here if you wish (like I did here) but I’ve recently stopped adding glue to my bracelets and haven’t had any issues with breakage. I just give the bracelet a few tight knots and I’m good to go.

Step 3:

Cut your string.

And you’re done!

Here’s a closer look at the patterns I went with for my bracelets:

A mix of all the beads, with a couple of long sections of crystal beads…

Another mix of all my beads where the pearls are standing out a bit more than the rest…

and lastly, a more simple look where the turquoise beads are the star of the show!

Well, that’s it for this one my friends.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

June 12, 2021

A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads

A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads

A few months ago, I decided I wanted to make a few everyday beaded bracelets. Bracelets that I could wear with just about anything, any day of the week.

I wanted to stick with neutral colors like white and black, but something told me I had to consider red beads.

Eventually, it started making sense.

We probably all have them…

Those red accessory items that always help bring an outfit together. For me, it’s a subtle red lip when I want to be a little more dressed up and a scarf that comes out every holiday season without fail.

So I knew I had to make a red beaded bracelet.

But I was curious. How much could I do with these red beads? What colors would they blend nicely with? So I thought it would be fun to do another blog post similar to my emerald green beads where I showed a few of my favorite color combinations.

ok, let’s get started…

A Few Color Combinations For Red Beads

(Link to red beads)

White

Red and white blend together perfectly. It’s one of those color combinations that you just can’t go wrong with.

I’m picturing red and white candy canes during the holidays, the perfect white tee shirt and red nail polish, red swimwear and white sandals, even that classic red and white stop sign comes to mind when I think of red and white.

Black

It’s classic…

and slightly bold if you ask me.

It’s that beautiful red and black Buffalo plaid pattern that can’t be missed during the holidays.

It’s the colors that we may consider for special events, like that little black dress and those red heels that always make you stand out (in a good way 😉)

It’s red and black.

Pink

Words that come to mind with this one are youthful and bubbly.

You may first have to tap into that inner child in you to initially appreciate this one but if you stop for a minute and think about it…

Pink and red work beautifully together.

I decided to use a shade of blush pink beads but there are many pink shades that would look amazing with these red beads as well.

Hot pink, coral pink, fuchsia pink, I think they would all work with red.

Turquoise

This one has beach written all over it.

But then again, I think turquoise can take anything into beach appropriate status! (affiliate link)

I have to admit, I normally wouldn’t have thought of blending turquoise and red together but this color combo has really caught my eye lately.

They are both two intense colors that don’t necessarily compete with each other at all.

They compliment each other in the most friendliest and welcoming way (if I could give them a personality :))

Light Blue

Red and blue can come across as patriotic for sure, but…

When I played around with the different shades of blue I ended up with this color combo that hardly reminds me of any barbeque appropriate holiday you can think of 😉

This soft light blue is near and dear to my heart. It resembles the shade of blue I used all throughout my wedding, so it’s a shade I’m always drawn to.

This light blue and red combination is one that just puts a smile on my face (as many of the other color combo’s do)

Green

I wasn’t sure about this one at first but I decided to give it a try.

I pictured red and green as a combination that really would only work for Christmas but clearly, I was wrong. (affiliate link)

Picture a beautiful red rose, that red poinsettia we love for the holidays, a red daisy, or even a red peony along with their beautiful green leaves…

It’s pure perfection.

Crystal Clear

So this one may not actually be a true color but just like in my emerald green beads posts I couldn’t help but include it with these red beads as well.

What can crystal clear beads possibly not blend in with?

The pretty transparent sparkle really allows for that vibrant red to stand out.

Well, that’s it for this one my friends.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!