I have always loved slave bracelets and was forever searching for them until I realised that they are actually really, really easy to make yourself. All you need is some chain, a few rings and about 10 minutes of time. This tutorial is for a simple slave bracelet with five middle strands. As soon as you get the hang of the basic design you can add beads or change the structure of the chains and create any kind you want.
What you need:
- a chunkier piece of chain that fits around your wrist
- about 29cm of thinner chain, cut into 6 pieces: 8cm, 2x 5cm, 2x 4cm and 3cm (you might have to adjust these lengths depending on the size of your hand)
- pliers and a wire cutter
- 6 small jump rings or kettle chain pins (something to connect chain pieces)
- a larger jump ring
- a clasp
Step 1: With the pliers connect the clasp to an end of the chunky piece of chain.
Step 2: Connect the five smaller pieces of chain to the chunky piece with the jump rings. It is best to lay out everything first, with the shortest piece in the middle and the longer ones on the outside (as shown on the picture). Make sure they are evenly spaced out.
Step 3: Now take the 8cm piece of chain and connect its ends with a jump ring. This will be the part that goes around your finger. You should now be left with the wristband with five loose ends, the finger chain and the bigger ring.
Step 4: Thread the big jump ring though the ends of the five loose ends and finally through the ring of the finger chain. Make sure to do this in the right order, so the middle piece of the bracelet can lay flat against your hand.
And you’re done!
You can find all of my other jewellery DIYs here.
WOW! I weally wanna try this!
Love it!
i’m totally going to make these!
Love this! We will definitely have to try it!
These would make awesome gifts. Just individualize to the person. Thanks for the idea!
I’ve always loved slave bracelets, as well. Had a silver cuff one with turquoise and coral stones, with a single chain connecting to the fingers with a matching ring. Have no idea what happened to it… sigh. Now, I can make me another one… thanks!
love this!!! cant wait to try this and link you back to it when i do my own!
Pretty!
your hands are so perfectly manicured! did them yourself?! If yes, please do a post on that soon.xx
aw thanks! yes, I am planning on doing nail care/ manicure post soon
Awesome! I’ll be trying this one, the style is awesome.
Oops, I said that wrong. May I post a link to your blog on my blog.?
I LOVE making jewelry, I do it all the time and it is nice to have this as a guide. I always have to go way beyond the basics, as I LOVE GAUDY things. In fact I have been nicknamed the High Priestess of Gaudy Witches. LOVE the title!! because that is exactly who I am.
Thanks for liking my post on my blog today. I hope you will consider following and letting others know about it too.
May I post a link from here to mine?
Super cool! I’ll be trying this out!
youuu have an awesome blog!
This is really easy! I think I’ll try it! :D
OMG! I’m soooooo making this one! I’ll share a pic when I’m done!
Thanx for reminding me of slave bracelets!
RoseCityRemona
I have always wanted to know about these! They are really, really cute! Thanks so much for sharing! :)
This is great! Looks so simple too. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Looks superb and so easy to make. Thank you for your comments on my blog Anuschka :) I’m lovin your blog.
made my way to your blog from google and and am glad i found it, hope you keep up the good work
Will be putting this on my list to try :-)
I ADORE this DIY slave bracelet tutorial. You’re right, who knew they were so easy to make? I’m in.
Oh wow, this is really awesome! Thanks for the tutorial – I’ll have to make myself one soon!
i’ve always wanted to learn how to make one of these ~ thank you!!
xx, kristina
Love this! I have one that was given to me as a gift and have always thought it would be fun to have another. Now I can make my own. Thanks for sharing!
great idea!
Thanks a lot for this great tutorial! Hope there’s more to come :)
Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us :)
Wow this is so neat! You broke it down in such easy steps! Thanks<3
Mad cool Anuschka! Love the diy’s
thanks! i think this bracelet would suit you a lot. you should try it out :)
Awesome idea. Can you tell me what color your nail polish is? It is a really cool shade
Its OPIs Here today.. Aragon tomorrow. it’s actually much more green than it looks on the pics
I love slave bracelets too! Thanks, I’ll definitely try this!