DIY Wrap Bracelet

A new fashionable item that is on every cool fashionista's wrist these days is the wrap bracelet.

Chan Luu wrap bracelet for 295$ USD

Once I found Whitney Sews' DIY Wrap Bracelet tutorial, I knew it was a sign: a sign that I needed to make myself one!

So, now that you've seen the video tutorial, this is my own version:

I used a leather lace, glass beads in black, royal blue, green and turquoise, long metallic beads between each section of colour, a locket charm and a needle and brown polyester thread.

Stretched out, it looks like this:

The locket is the only item I did not get from the dollar store - it came from Omer Deserres.

All in all, it cost me about 10$ CAD of material. Of course, it did take me three evenings to finish it, which would bring up the total price if I were to sell it, but since I made it for me, it is well worth the time and effort.

Upcycled Soda Can Brooches

A while back, I found a "How to Turn a Soda Can into a Spring Flower Brooch" tutorial on CraftStylish (love that site). Here is my own version that I made from some Arizona Green Tea cans.

Aluminium Can Flower Brooch

Other than the obvious drink can, I used scrapbooking flowers (made of thick paper, 100 for 1$) as template, a pen, an exacto knife, a pair of dollar store scissors, some very thin, colored jewelry wire, assorted glass beads, pin backs, hot glue gun and glue sticks.

I made 12 in total last Yule/Christmas which I gave as presents to family and friends. I used them instead of plastic ribbon bows on presents. Bows get thrown away, but these you get to keep and wear.

That's one way of getting a green Christmas!