I’ve been totally lax at posting DIYs as of late, and I’m
sorry for that. Altogether I’m feeling unmotivated in all aspects of
creativity! (Haven’t even got around to photographing new stock for my Etsy
store. Naughty me!)
Anyway, here’s a quick, easy, no-brainer of a DIY!
I was inspired by a cool cuff from River Island I saw in a
supplement from ELLE magazine a while back:
I was going to link to where you can buy this, but can't find it on their website! ):
Being River Island it wasn’t expensive, but since I had
things around me to make something similar, I went for it!
This DIY is so obvious it doesn’t need a tutorial. Here’s a run-down of what I did anyway.
To make this, you
need:
Cuff
Various trims, ribbons, chain etc of your choice
Scissors
Glue
You may also need:
Wire cutters
Rubber band
Piece of vinyl/stiff ribbon slightly wider than studs (if
using)
I used:
Cuff
A piece of chain with embroidery thread woven through
Studs
A short length of stiff ribbon (don’t know what it is; it
cost £1 in a charity shop for a big reel. A piece of vinyl or similar would do
as well)
Section of ‘Made in England’ selvedge left over from my wool cape
Various bits of trim
My good friend E6000
Rubber band
The inspiration used woven bracelets but I was too lazy to
spend hours making any!
1. Fix studs along ribbon.
2. Lay decoration on cuff and move around until it looks as
you want.
3. Glue stud piece down; use rubber band to hold it in
place.
4. Glue on the rest, starting with the ‘lower’ layers’ if
you’re overlaying the trims.
5. Cut off ends around the edges of the cuff.
6. Done!
Remember my Yves Saint Laurent-inspired agate cuff?
I was paranoid that it would fall
off my arm and the agate would smash (goodness knows how people wearing the
real thing go out without a care!)
So I took it apart.
Which is where the cuff came from for this DIY!
Reusing is good on the wallet :)
Now I need to decide what to do with that lovely blue agate…
Will be linking up at the parties listed below!
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