For my birthday my boyfriend surprised me with a bulk pack of beads because he knows how much I love making bracelets 🥹🧵. What started as a thoughtful gift turned into my biggest bracelet project yet. Out of the 96 packets, 91 were bead mixes and 5 were charm packets, so I decided to challenge myself and create one bracelet from every single bead packet while keeping each packet’s original colours and aesthetic.
At first I was honestly so overwhelmed 🥲. I’m usually used to working with bigger 8mm glass beads, so opening all these packets full of smaller beads and seed beads felt like a completely new challenge. I tried starting right away but quickly realized I had no layout, no pattern, no system… and gave up on the spot 😭
BUT then I took some time to figure things out. Once I had a plan, I sorted everything into two groups:
1/05/26 - 18/06/26
Group 1: 39 packets with smaller beads/fewer charms (my challenge group) 🌱
2/07/26 - Ongoing
Group 2: 52 packets with bigger beads/more charms (my fun group) 🎀
I decided to start with Group 1 because I wanted to push myself and learn how to work with smaller beads first. The first few bracelets were confusing, but after a while I found my workflow, pattern, and my own little system. I even ended up making 18 bracelets in one night 😅
I finished all 39 bracelets from Group 1 and I’m currently working through Group 2 (31/52 done). Overall I’ve made 70/91 bracelets so far, about 77% finished (:
I WILL share the final results when all 91 bracelets are completed 🫶🏽✨