DIY Lace and Pearls Cuff Bracelet

I know Marilyn Monroe said that diamonds were a girl's best friends, but I've always had a soft spot for pearls. I'm pretty sure it's closely related to my love for lace, because lace and pearls are just a match made in heaven. So, after drooling over oh-so-pretty lace and pearl cuffs on Pinterest (here's a little eye-candy for you), I decided it was time to DIY. Because I really can't afford real pearls, not to mention real diamonds, right now.

This is what you need:

• E6000 Craft Adhesive
• Floral venice lace (I bet this would look amazing)
• Cutting pliers
• Brass bracelet cuff (c/o Pandahall)
• Rhinestones (c/o Pandahall, I used the whole pack)
• Pearls (c/o Pandahall, I only used about a third)
• (sidenote: I had planned on using these big rhinestone buttons as well, but as I started glueing I realized they were way too big for the bracelet, so I skipped them. So that's why they're on the above photo, but not on the finished cuff.)

  STEP 1
Remove the stone tray in the center of the cuff with cutting pliers. It takes a little yanking, but it should come off just fine.

  STEP 2
Cut a piece of venice lace long enough to cover the cuff. The good thing about venice lace is that you can always cut the ends so that it looks like it was that long in the first place.
Apply glue to the outside of the bracelet cuff and carefully place the lace on top of it, making sure that it's centered both horizontally and vertically.

  STEP 3
Starting from the center, start glueing rhinestones and pearls onto the lace. I noticed that since the E6000 doesn't dry instantly, that some of the pearls (which are heavier) started to fall off as I turned the cuff and gravitation kicked in. So, I glued about 2-3 cm of lace at a time, full of pearls and rhinestone, alternating randomly between the two. Then used my blow-drier to dry the glue, and moved on to the next part.
After you're finished gluing and blow-drying, let the cuff dry for another few hours just to make sure. And you're done!

This cuff came together very quickly, and looks rather stunning in person. The rhinestones are much shinier, and the size difference between the pearls and stones gives the bracelet so much depth. It's hard to photograph sparkling things, so you'll just have to take my word for it. Now I just need a date-night to wear this to (hubby?).

Have fun creating!
xo. Hanna

This post contains Amazon affiliate links, and some of the items used to create this project were provided by Pandahall (marked with c/o). All the creativity and opinions are still my own.