Are you ready for a fun jewelry-making project that looks almost good enough to eat? This delightful accessory showcases the popular ombré technique (French for shadow or shade), where colors transition seamlessly from light to dark. Are you thinking, “Hey, that’s just like my hair?” Absolutely! And the best part is, you don’t need to go to a salon to achieve it.

With our Ombré Beading & Measuring Chart, you and your kiddos can make this cool, multi-strand bracelet from the comfort of your own home! The perfect craft for any beginner/intermediate beader, the Watermelon Ombré Bracelet teaches skills like measuring, pattern making, and adding a clasp. Once you get these down, you’ll be able to make beaded bracelets (and more) any time you want! 

Materials List For Your Ombré Bracelet

• • Five strands of flexible beading wire (brands include: accuflex, beadalon, soft flex)
  • Lobster clasp and extension chain
  • Two crimp beads
  • Bead stopper (optional)
  • Two different shades of pink (one lighter and one darker) of Czech glass size 11 seed beads, and three different shades of green (light, medium, and dark) of Czech glass size 11 seed beads
  • Ombré Beading & Measuring Chart

If the idea of roaming the aisles of your local craft store doesn’t sound appealing right about now, we get it! We have created a DIY Ombré Bracelet Kit with everything you need for this project, and we will happily ship it right to your front door.

A note about the size of the seed beads used in our sample: the two shades of pink are size 8 seed beads, which are slightly larger than the green seed beads we selected. We chose the green beads simply because that was what we had available. Feel free to follow our example by using different-sized seed beads, or you can opt for beads that are all the same size.

Steps for Making an Ombré Bracelet

Step 1: Measure your wrist, or the wrist of the person you’re making the bracelet for and line it up against the measuring chart to check for proper sizing

Step 2: Cut five strands of size .014 or .015 diameter 21 strand flexible beading wire so that they are 2-3″ longer than the beaded line on our measuring chart, and secure one end of the five strands with a bead stopper.

Step 3: Before you start beading, divide the line on your measuring chart into fifths and mark each fifth on the chart.

Step 4: To start beading, use the dark pink shade of seed beads on each strand of flexible beading wire, altering the number of beads on each strand. You don’t want every strand to have the exact same number of dark pink beads because you want there to be a natural progression of colors.

Step 5: Next, you’re going to start gradually adding in the lighter pink seed beads, you do so by taking 1 to 3 beads of your second color and stringing them on, then put two more of the dark pink seed beads on. Staggering them to get the ombré effect.

Step 6: You should be fully transitioned to the lighter pink, and now you can bead to the second mark on the measuring chart.

Step 7: Repeat the third step when it’s time for you to work in the green seed beads that you’ve chosen

Step 8: Remember to measure your bracelet on your wrist by securing each end with a bead stopper or tape before finalizing it with the clasp & extension chain to make sure you’re not making it too long or too short. Adding the clasp increases the length of your piece by about 1”

Step 9: Finally, use one of your crimp beads and the clasp to finish off the side without the bead stopper, then use your second crimp bead and extension chain to finish off your Watermelon Ombré Bracelet!

To continue the fun, try it with other color hues as well!