the DIY: LABEL BRACELETS

We looooove our label maker. We label EVERYTHING. Casey even labeled her cell phone. We really love the look of the punched lettering. So why wouldn't we make a bracelet with our label maker? That's right, there's no good reason why we shouldn't. Here's what you need- A label, a thick piece of cardstock or in our case, a business card. scissors, a hammer and a nail, 4 jump rings, a lobster claw closure and a piece of chain. Here's what you do...

Make your label.

Peel the back off and stick the label on your cardstock.

Cut the label out of the cardstock, making the label much thicker.

Put one hole on either side of the word using the hammer and nail.

Attach one end of the chain to one of the holes using a jump ring.

Repeat on the other side. The chain should be as long as you need to fit around your wrist comfortably.

Cut the middle of the chain to add a closure.

Add a lobster claw to one side using a jump ring.

Add a jump ring by itself to the other side.

Nice! Play around with the numbers and symbols on your label maker to change it up. We used a "$" in place of an "S" on the first bracelet.

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the DIY: 3 TIER JEWELRY TRAY

We've probably had the supplies to make this tray for like 10 months. That may be an exaggeration but I finally made it. It's super super easy!

All you need are 3 plates in 3 different sizes (we got ours from Goodwill), 2 candlesticks and E-6000 glue.

Put glue around the edge of the bottom of one candlestick.

Place the bottom of the candlestick on the middle of the biggest plate.

Put glue all over the top of the candlestick.

Place the center bottom of the middle-sized plate on top of the candlestick.

Repeat that process again with the top plate.

Let it dry and you are done! So easy and You can pile up your jewelry in a cute way.

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the DIY: WIRE HEART BRACELET

To make this bracelet, you will need:

-18 Gauge Wire

-Jewelry Tools

-String of any sort, embroidery, yarn, whatevs.

Shape your wire into a heart.

Twist the ends together and snip off the ends.

Loop a piece of string (about 20 inches long) around one side of the heart.

Take another piece of string (about 2 ft. long) and place it behind both strands.

Make a knot with the string around the two strands.

Tighten the knot and push it to the top.

Make a four shape with the left string.

Place the right string over top the left string and under the two strands, then back through the loop on the left side.

Tighten the knot. Repeat in the other direction and then over and over again until you have about 2 inches of knots. You may need a longer strand, depending on your wrist size. Repeat on both sides of the heart.

Shape the strands into a bracelet, placing the loose ends side by side. Take a loose string and tie it around the loose strands.

Tie the same knots you did earlier back and forth 5 or 6 times. This allows for an adjustable bracelet.

Tie knots in each set of two strings, then cut off the extra string. 

Wear it!

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