B I J O U  K I T S

Our Bijou Kits come in a variety of themed natural gemstones or fun, in style beads and charms. Some of our kits can produce up to 15 bracelets or change it up and make necklaces, key chains and even phone loops.

"What is the springy, silver thing used for?" is the most asked question we get. Every Bijou Kit comes with a beadstopper, a genius invention to save your beads from dropping everywhere.

I've added a Bead Stopper in every Bijou Kit because it has saved me from losing it every time I made a bracelet. It clips on to your stretch cord so that you can add beads freely without beads falling off and rolling around all over the place. I've received so many questions about the use of it and I forget that there's a lot of you who are starting out making your own bracelets so you're not familiar with this useful tool.

Every Bijou Kit comes with an instruction card (see below) but I wanted to show you how I like to tie my bracelets that I make for my jewelry line, Bijou Indochine Jewelry. I also like to secure my knots with glue afterwards for good measure and the brand that I like to use is G-S Hypo Cement. Just a drop or two works well and one tube will last you a very long time. I don't like to show the knots on the bracelets so I will pull the knot through the hole of the bead (when I use the thinner cord) or will strategically start my beading with a charm that has a large enough hole to pull the knot through afterwards. I've added two different sized stretch cords to every kit because everyone has different preferences when it comes to how their bracelets feel.

Our Bijou Kits are often bought to make bracelets and even necklaces but did you know you can also make keychains and loops for your phones too? Amanda shows you what comes with your kits and all the fun things you can make with it.

Meet Natalie, owner of Bijou Kits and Bijou Indochine jewelry and hear how Bijou Kits was created.

All of our kits come complete with everything you need to make bracelets and necklaces. Amanda shows you how she designs and makes her bracelets from one of her favorite Bijou Kits.

Our kits come complete with stretch cords, scissors, measuring tape, various charms in gold and silver, our beads topper and even findings such as jump rings and lobster clasps for necklace making.