burnt on beads

a little while ago a friend made the cutest bracelet, and since then I've seen them popping up in stores and blogs. Fun accessories.
This week was full of birthdays...and mothers day. so I had a lot of reasons to make my own.

I did mine very different than my friend, but in the end they don't look so different.

I like mine simple and small. Plus I'm giving these to "mom's" so I didn't want them to flamboyant.
but you can make them quite large and they still look awesome.
I'm thinking a med and small one together would be quite sassy too.

I bought several different colored pearl bracelets at Forever 21.
for a pack of 5, its $2.60
really great deal

I then bought, (and had left over) satin.
This time I added a sheer to the flower.
found the sheer sitting right next to the satin at joanns. Didn't even have to move an isle.

fabric just needs to be 100% polyester, for burning reasons.
I only bought 1/4 yard of the colors I wanted and have PLENTY left over for future flowers, or projects. This is a good one to do with friends.

I cut different sized circles.
in the Satin:
2 large ones.
1 medium
1 small

in the sheer:
1 or 2 med-large (sometimes I did two colors, hence 2)
1 small

Then I burned the edges..sometimes the milddle (for puckering)

and stacked as followed...key- do NOT stack them perfectly, straightly on top of each other. all lopsidedness is best.

2 large satin
1 to 2 Sheer
1 medium satin
1 small sheer
1 small satin
(if you need more you can end in sheer)

pinch all together and thread needle through middle 2 times, ending with the needle on the bottom
grab 3 of the 5 bracelets and wrap around the beads and up through the center of the flower.
I did that 2 times.

Then sew on the bead (or beads) stitching through the flower and down around bead bracelets. added strength!

Your done.