DIY Elastic key ring bracelet with XXL silicone beads

Cut a piece of wire about 37 cm long. Then stretch the thread to loosen it. Elastic threads always stretch a little at first. The trick is to force them to relax before you string the beads and make the knot. String 7 silicone beads and 7 wooden beads and test the bracelet on your wrist to see if it is enough. The bracelet should not be tight. If it is too tight, add more wooden beads.

Once the bracelet is the right size, make a surgeon's knot: Instead of making a classic simple knot where you pass the wire once around each other, pass it twice. Squeeze and then retie the knot 2 more times, squeezing hard each time and squeezing the wires from the inside of the bracelet as well.

Put a generous amount of glue on the knot and cut the wire ends at about 4 mm from the knot. Then slide the wooden bead over the knot until the wire ends are completely hidden.

Prepare the carabiner with the keys. Thread the ring through the slot on the bottom of the carabiner. Then slide your keys into the ring. You can now attach the carabiner to the bracelet. If you no longer wish to use the bracelet, you can simply unhook the carabiner.

You can also add a tassel to the bracelet. Take a large open ring, open it by twisting the ends with a pair of pliers and put it through the centre of the pompom. Then close the ring around the thread of the bracelet. To add the pompom you will need jewellery pliers. There are also tassels with a loop that you can thread directly like a bead.