DIY ROPE BRACELET

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DIY Rope Bracelet

Hi guys,

Today’s tutorial is pretty easy. I was browsing the web last week for inspiration when I came across these beautiful DIY Rope Bracelets from Martha Stewart’s craft department. And you know that anything from Martha has to be beautiful. She’s such an inspiration. I was just trying out the project and didn’t know that it would turn out this nice, so I don’t exactly have step-by-step pictures for the tutorial 😦 But you can check out Martha Stewart’s tutorial here (although I made a few tweaks). Anyways, let’s get to it, shall we?

What You’ll Need

Rope

Glue

Fabric Stiffener

 

Instructions

1. Cut out  2 lengths of rope. Martha Stewart’s tutorial uses a glue gun to hold the ropes together but I tied an overhand knot instead, making a loop in the middle.

2. Braid the ropes until you get to your desired length. Tie the end into a knot.

3. Put the bracelet into a small bowl and pour in the fabric stiffener. Remove celebrate from the bowl and use your fingers to remove the excess fabric stiffener.

4. Put the bracelet around a cylindrical object covered with a plastic bag ( I used  an insecticide can) to keep its circular form. Allow to dry for about 15 minutes then remove from the form. Allow bracelet to dry overnight.

5. Put the knot through the loop to close the bracelet.

 

I attached gold spikes to the bracelet to give it more edge. You can paint the bracelet by either tinting to fabric stiffener with your desired colour or applying the paint directly. I’m going to be trying this soon though.

DIY Rope Bracelet 2

I had the photo shoot with my beloved ipad mini in my office kitchenette and bathroom. Which do you prefer?

 

DIY Rope Bracelet 3

I really really like how it turned out. Think you wanna try your hands on this one?

Do let me know if you have questions plus, I’d love to hear your comments.

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Have fun!

Lots of love,

Omo

 

25 thoughts on “DIY ROPE BRACELET”

  8. Oh, thanks for the tutorial! This bracelet turned out so cute. I can so see wearing this during the summer months. We live in a boating community and it would fit in perfectly! Thank you so much for sharing at TTF this week. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  10. I’m glad you can add this to your list of ‘to-wear’ bracelets…:) I would love for you to make this bracelet. And would you send me a link? I would appreciate that. Thanks for stopping by Kimberly

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  11. This is fantastic! I find Martha to be inspirational too! I loved your Tip Me Tuesday link this week. {thanks girl!} Would you like Tip Junkie to feature your blog post to over 200,000 creative women? If you upload this blog post into your Tip Junkie craft room using at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL then I can easily feature it in my RSS feed, home page, and all my social networks instantly. {squealing with delight} ~ Laurie {a.k.a. the Tip Junkie}
    http://www.tipjunkie.com/post/how-to-add-a-craft-room-project-on-tip-junkie/

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  12. Genius idea! Love that it takes minimal materials and time! Thanks for linkin to Sunday FUNday! Also I usually like dark backdrops for photos, but I think the lighting is better in the photos with a white background 🙂

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