Are you wondering what to give your best friend, sister or mom for Christmas???

Are you wondering what to give your best friend, mom or sister for Christmas??? Here's a cute, inexpensive, stylish gift you can make that they will love! Interchangeable watches -- they are fun, fashionable and you can match the bands to your outfit!

 

First of all, order some stylish watch faces. I found a great website -- www.ewatchwholesale.com. The faces average about $5.50 each plus shipping, but compare that to $15 to the craft store - and all they have is white. You can make the entire watch with 2 bands for the price of only the watch face at the craft store. Here are some of my favorite faces:

 

Once you have your watch face, you make up the bands. The watch has a bar and your make your band with lobster clasps that hold onto the bar. This way you can change the bands out to coordinate with your outfits. The bands are easy to make, the hardest part is figuring out what beads you want to use. Once you lay your beads out, it only takes a few minutes to string the band together and you are done!

I put together a little tutorial, but Mrs. D. Lightful has an awesome one too!

• First, lay all of your beads out on a paper towel. Arrange them the way you would like them to look when you string them together. 
• Then, cut a length of stretch magic cord (1 mm size) approximately 20 inches long.

• Next thread one of your lobster clasps (6mm size) through the stretchy cord, followed by 3 small beads -- these should be about the length of the bar in your watch.
• Now thread your second lobster clasp through the string. So what you should have is one clasp, three beads and another clasp. Make sure the clasps are both pointing the same direction.

 

• Now move all of the beads you just strung to the middle of the cord. You should have two ends of cord about the same length on both sides.
• Lay the cords out so they are facing you. Now add your beads up both sides. You can make the band the same or asymmetrical. Now the length of the cord depends on the size of your wrist and the size of your watch face. I used a really big watch face and I have pretty small wrists -- so I made my length of the band 6 inches. You may need to experiment to make it just the right size.
•  You will need either some double hole extender beads to hold the two sides of the bracelet together or I used beads that have holes or wire on both ends. If you have 3 long thin beads, you can just pass the cord through both ends of the bead in a criss-cross and the bead will be suspended between the two cords. Whatever you want to do.

 

• Once all of your beads are strung, you need to add your third clasp to one of the cords, followed by the same three beads and 4th clasp. You want all of these on the same side. This way when you tie your knot in the cord, the knot will be less visible. Make sure the clasps are pointing the same direction as the other two clasps.

• When you are sure the length is right and your clasps are pointing the right way, make a square knot in the cord -- pulling tight. This cord is very strong so don't be afraid that it will break. I made a square knot and then tied it twice more just to be safe, pulling tightly each time. 
• Then you put a dot of super glue on the knot and let it dry. After it is dry you can cut the excess cord as close to the knot as possible.

 

• And you are done!
  

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