Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Make a Statement...

Bracelet!



One thing that having a newborn has done is made me focus on smaller projects that I have been putting off for a long time. I have all these ideas in my head but don't always get to them. 

This is one project I can cross off that list.

A friend of mine gave me a few small decorative tiles a long time ago- knowing that I like things like that. I hadn't done much with them until now. My favorite one is a Fleur De Lis one (I love Fleur De Lis- they remind me of home in Louisiana!). I thought it would be cool to make a piece of jewelry out of it.

I've dabbled in jewelry making before but this is my favorite piece so far!


To make the tile a little more decorative I decided to add some glass beads around the edges to finish it off. I used Gorilla Super Glue and some glass beads I bought at the craft store.


Then just glued them all around the edge of the tile.


To make the leather wrap I simply cut out a piece of leather to the size and shape I needed. Once the beading around the tile was done and dry I needed to adhere the tile to my leather bracelet. I used snaps and Gorilla Glue Epoxy for this task. 


I used the Epoxy to glue one part of the snap onto the tile.


Then connected the snap into the leather band.


After snapping my tile onto the band I treaded a piece of suede ribbon through the leather to use to tie the wrap down.


Then it was done!


I used the suede ribbon to tie the bracelet off.




What things have you been crossing off your list lately?

6 comments:

Highland Monkey's said... 1

Well, how cool is that. What a great way to re-cycle.

Unknown said... 2

That is neat! I totally get what you mean with having to downsize on your projects. I'm in that same boat until my two little ones are a bit more self-sufficient.

I love your blog, and I'm glad I decided to follow you. Come check out what I've done on my blog!

Tami Von Zalez said... 3

I think I would accidentally knock myself out with that bracelet ...

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Courtney said... 4

Cool idea Rachelle!! Love chunky jewelry, it makes a statement!!

Mally said... 5

Very creative. I love the leather look. Very colorful and original.

Marguerite said... 6

Great project and blog! Love the Fleur De Lis bracelet. Thanks so much for stopping by and following my blog! I'm now following yours, too.