Tides & Tales Bracelet Stack

by AndreaP at Lima on 06/05/25

Project details:

This playful stack has a colorful collection of shells, fish, seahorses, and starfish surrounded by bubbly pearls.

↓ Step-by-step

↓ Buy the supplies

Supplies you’ll need:

0.8mm elastic cord
1 large hole pearl
1 of each enamel bead listed below
1 starfish charm
mother of pearl heishi in turquoise
3mm faceted gold rounds
mother of pearl rounds
2 packs of 6mm large hole gold rounds
6mm jump ring for the starfish charm

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Step 1

Cut two 12" pieces of elastic cord. String on the beads in the order shown.

Step 2

The image is from another design but shows the technique I used for this bracelet.
Tie one overhand knot. Then create two surgeon's knots (shown in image). To do this wrap the right cord around the left twice and pull to tighten a little. Take the left cord and wrap it around the right cord twice. Place a knotting tool or small screwdriver in the middle of the twisted cords. Pull the cord ends to tighten the bracelet. Once you have pulled the cord closed, pull out the tool and tighten the rest of the way. Add a dot of glue to the knot. Slide a bead over to hide the knot.