Monday, May 21, 2012

Belt Bracelet,DIY

 The funny story is, I was with my Mom, Grandmother and good friend Elaine having coffee. Walking up to the table, we were all saying our hello's and something felt very strange around my waist. I looked down and my belt had just said it's final  goodbye as a belt,~ broken~ right off the belt buckle.  Everyone looked at me, laughed and shouted out "RE-STYLE!!"
 I still smile every time I think of it. 
Of course this belt has lots of life left. 
Let's breathe new life into this poor, broken belt  and turn it into a bracelet.




Tutorial
Things you need.




I trimmed off the broken leather

Measure your wrist


 cut the leather in a half circle.


with the leather hole punch,
Punch a hole at the end.


I used a large rhinestone stud,
  I put that through the hole and placed the back on it.



place the bracelet ~rhinestone down~ on a wood cutting board or a piece of wood, 
lightly hammer the metal back to fuse it with the rhinestone.
The rhinestone keeps the leather from sliding, once you put it on, like a clasp.


All finished, super easy
and you re- purposed.

Have a great Monday.
Lots of <3,
Anne
Some other belt re-styles
HERE and HERE


7 comments:

  1. I used to have a few bracelets like these :), so cool.

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  2. Okay, I may seriously have to try this one. I LOVE this...I love leather bracelets anyway and this one is just beautiful! Hugs! ~ Serene

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    1. Thank you so much Serene, you are an angle:)

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  3. Beyond clever - thank you for posting this! Now I know what to do with all my ratty old belts!

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  4. wow how clever! My husband loves buying belts and there taking over our closet! great idea to turn them into something we can share :)

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