DIY Gryffindor Bracelet Set

Learn how to make Harry Potter-inspired Gryffindor bracelets and represent your Hogwarts house in style!

Skill Level: Beginner – these beaded Gryffindor friendship bracelets are an easy Harry Potter craft project for ages 6+ through adults. Younger children may need adult assistance with tying secure knots.

The tradition of making and exchanging Friendship Bracelets has connected friends around the world for generations. With the Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet craze taking over with the Eras Tour, this trend has become more popular than ever! I even came across a post recently about people trading bracelets at a Blink-182 punk rock concert. It seems friendship bracelets are popping up everywhere!

I have been having SO much fun making themed bracelet sets, and since I am a huge Harry Potter fan, I knew I had to make some Hogwarts house bracelet sets. Today, I’m sharing how to make these cute, beaded Gryffindor friendship bracelets, and the rest of the houses will be coming soon!

These easy DIY beaded friendship bracelets make great gift idea for your favorite Gryffindor friend or family member!

DIY Gryffindor Friendship Bracelets

Making these Harry Potter bracelets is both quick and simple, requiring only a few supplies.

Add a small piece of washi tape or a piece of scotch tape to the end of the elastic cording, and fold the tape back on itself. This will create a barrier so that your beads don’t slip off the end of the cord.

Alternatively, you could forego the tape and instead attach a mini binder clip to the end of the string (but I personally prefer to use the tape method).

Step 2. Beading the Bracelet

Add beads to the bracelet string (following the patterns below) until it reaches the desired length.

Again, you can use that handy strip of washi tape to easily measure the length at a glance!

Step 3. How to Tie a Beaded Bracelet

My favorite way to tie clay bead bracelets is with a surgeon’s knot. It’s quite simple to do, and it holds better than a typical square knot.

Follow the video above: tie a half-knot, then another half-knot (do NOT pull the second half-knot tight yet!). Loop each tail through one more time, and then pull tightly.

Add a small dot of gel glue to the knot and allow to dry completely before trimming the strings.

Gryffindor Bracelet Patterns

For my Gryffindor bracelets, I used the words Bravery and Loyalty since they are key Gryffindor traits, but you could also choose to use other fitting words such as:

• Courage
• Daring
• Determination

• Honor
• Chivalry
• Honesty

• Bold/Boldness
• Nerve
• Strength

Or, you could even opt to use the name of your favorite Gryffindor characters. Notable Gryffindors include Harry Potter, Hermione Grainger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Minerva McGonagall.

Gryffindor Bracelet

String the beads as follows:

• 10 Dark Red Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead
• 2 Yellow Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead

Repeat this pattern three times. Then, string the alphabet beads to spell out GRYFFINDOR, and repeat the pattern on the opposite side until the desired length is reached.

Lightning Bolt Bracelet

String the beads as follows:

• 12 Dark Red Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead
• Gold Star Bead
• Gold Spacer Bead
• Repeat the above pattern one time, followed by
• 12 Dark Red Beads
• 3 Gold Spacer Beads
• Lightning Bolt Charm

Then, repeat the pattern on the opposite side until the desired length is reached.

Bravery Bracelet

• 3 Dark Red Clay Beads
• 3 Golden Yellow Clay Beads
• Repeat this pattern 7 times
• 3 Dark Red Clay Beads
• 2 Gold Spacer Beads
• “Bravery” Alphabet Letters

Repeat the pattern on the opposite side until the desired length is reached.

Loyalty Bracelet

• 16 Dark Red Clay Beads
• 5 Gold Spacer Beads
• Repeat this pattern once
• Round Gold Bead
• “Loyalty” Alphabet Letters

Repeat the pattern on the opposite side until the desired length is reached.

House Colors Bracelet

• 15 White Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead
• 5 Dark Red Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead
• 15 White Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead
• 5 Yellow Clay Beads
• Gold Spacer Bead

Repeat this pattern two more times.

Beaded Friendship Bracelet FAQs