Creating Meaningful Blessing Bracelets
Blessing bracelets allow you to tangibly give positive wishes to loved ones through meaningful beads. Follow this simple how-to guide to DIY your own blessing bracelets!
Pick Meaningful Beads
Blessing bracelets focus on intention through bead symbolism. Some bead ideas and meanings:
- Hearts: Love
- Stars: Hope
- Elephants: Strength
- Turtles: Protection
- Crosses: Faith
- Evil Eyes: Defense against negativity
Select beads that represent the blessing intention for your recipient. Want to bless them with luck? Choose four-leaf clover beads.
Add Inspiring Charms
Charms also convey blessings through symbols like:
- Feather: Freedom
- Butterfly: Transformation
- Dragonfly: Joy
- Flower: Growth
- Leaf: Nature
- Sun: Positivity
Look for charms in shapes and designs that speak to the blessing you want to share.
Choose Uplifting Colors
The color of your beads can also reinforce intentions:
- Blue: Peace
- Green: Healing
- Purple: Spirituality
- Pink: Love
- Yellow: Joy
- White: Purity
Use color symbolism to further customize your bracelet blessings.
Pick Meaningful Word Beads
For personalized blessing bracelets, add letter beads spelling out uplifting words like:
- Hope
- Courage
- Strength
- Wisdom
- Love
Or, use letter beads to spell the recipient’s name.
Select Your Cord
For assembling the beads, choose a cord that matches the bracelet style and purpose. Options:
- Leather: Strength
- Hemp: Natural
- Elastic: Flexible
- Gold/Silver: Valuable
Measure the wrist size to cut an appropriate cord length.
Arrange and Knot Your Beads
Once you’ve gathered your meaningful beads, charms and cord, follow these steps:
- Arrange beads and charms on the cord as desired.
- Tie secure knots between each bead, leaving enough cord for tying the bracelet.
- Tie cord ends together using a sliding knot for adjustments.
- Trim any excess cord.
- Gift your custom blessing bracelet!
Handmade blessing bracelets given with love are special keepsakes to uplift and inspire. Get creative with colors, charms and bead meanings to bless someone dear to you!
FAQs
Each Blessing Bracelet is made with four 925 sterling silver tube beads over an extra strong elastic cord, so it can slip on and off easily.
This is a Blessing Bracelet. Whenever you wear it acknowledge one blessing in your life for each pearl on the bracelet. Each time you are drawn to the bracelet, silently find four people or things you can be grateful for.
What is a Blessing Bracelet? A Blessing Bracelet is a wearable blessing, a tangible reminder of God’s love. The bracelets begin in love, prayer, and inspiration. Beginning with our design team and the words that grace the inspirational card, prayer goes into each step in the journey of your bracelet.
It all started when founder Dawn Sprong heard a voice that said, “You have to live, truly live, before you die.” She retired from corporate balance sheets, and decided to “be the change” she wanted to see in the world by spreading a message of the power of gratitude.