DIY in Style: DIY Tribal

Bright, chunky and big are a few words to describe the Tribal jewelry trend that is very in this year. When you own a piece of Tribal inspired jewelry, you know it is a statement piece and will give any outfit you put on a little extra edge. I am a big fan of this trend so I decided to put together a little DIY project so I can have my own Tribal statement piece! I decided to make a Tribal inspired bracelet to add some spice to my arm party!

To get started with my DIY Tribal bracelet I visited Michael's and a local hardware store to get some tools! I ended up spending around $12 dollars.

Here's what you'll need:
1. Parachute rope
2. Thick thread- make sure its thicker than regular thread so it shows more
3. Circular jewelry connectors
4. A jewelry clasp
5. A few bolts- this is the most expensive item, I purchased 5 of them for $5 dollars, but if you can find something cheaper go for it!
6. A lighter

First what you'll need to do is cut the parachute rope. I cut mine in half because it was pretty long. You are then going to measure your wrist and then start layering the rope on top of each other until its layered into 5 rows.

After, use your lighter to carefully melt the two ends of the rope together. Emphasis on the word "carefully," we don't want a wild fire to start!! Then you want to slip your bolts onto your bracelet.

Now is the fun part! Add some color to your bracelet by wrapping small sections with your colorful thread! You can leave white space if you'd like, but I decided to wrap the whole thing in thread to make it as colorful as possible!!