2SnapsUp.. Making Peyote Bracelets

The snaps work great on these two drop peyote bracelets. But only by accident did I find out.

I wanted to try regular snaps, the kind you sew on clothing, instead of a jewelry clasp.  I was sewing away, in my own little peyote world, half watching and half listening to the TV when I realized I had sewn both sides of the snap on the underside of the bracelet. Hello!! How ya goin’ wear it now? I would have to pinch the ends together to snap. That would look really stupid. And I was NOT taking all that thread out.

Lightbulb!! I get a lot of lightbulbs appearing over my head. I must look like an idiot like that Arby’s man. The solution was to add another snap on top of the one already sewn!! I used a small jump ring to connect the ends of the second snap. To remove the bracelet, just unsnap one side. It works great. And I love how it does not add any additional length to the bracelet.

 AFTER

BEFORE

Here’s how the snap looks.

   

So… these three are done.  Next up, the half finished Rivoli bracelet. Before I go off into the night sewing on my neglected Janome.

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The directions for this bracelet can be found in Beadwork Creates Bracelets, pages 11-13. Lucy’s Purple by Lucy Elle.