Vintage YoT: Making Bracelets from Belt Material

A few months ago I scored a gigantic roll of woven belt material at the thrift store. It cost me $2.99. I was pretty pleased until I thought– What the heck am I going to do with this?

 Make bracelets.

Supplies: Woven belt material, needle and thread, fabric flowers, bracelet end pieces, jewelry clasps, jump rings, buttons, cabochons and strong adhesive like E-6000.

 

Measure the belt material against your wrist, allowing for bracelet clasps on either side. Sew the bracelet and belt material together.

Repeat on other side.

A blank canvas!

 

Attach jump ring and fastener to one side.

Now for the fun part– decorating the bracelets. I made bracelets for 5-year old Mia and her friend Jasmine. They got to choose their buttons, cabochons and fabric flowers.

Turns out Jasmine is a pink cabochon girl. I used E-6000 adhesive to attach them to the belt material.

And for Mia, "more" is always better. She went with a red and pink color combination. I sewed the buttons on.

I went with a simple oversized fabric flower and button for myself.

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