More on vintage treasures from elastic bracelets!
July 8, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Mixed Media, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art
When I posted this Technique Tuesday tutorial last week, I didn’t expect to see such immediate results! But you’ve just got to see what Karen has made, using this basic idea! Thanks so much for allowing me to share your work, Karen!
Artist: Karen in MA
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Karen writes:
I read Cyndi’s tute and decided to give it a try since I have a drawer full of bracelets that aren’t too ugly but I’ve had for so long I just lost interest. Here is the before pic of the bracelet :
and here it is transformed into a necklace:
It doesn’t lay totally flat but has more of a ruffle look.
Here’s a cuff bracelet that I also repurposed. It started out looking like this:
I pulled the top flower off and transformed into this:
Can you see the turtle? Thanks Cyndi for the great idea! I love giving jewelry new life.
Those are really nice. Good job.