Travel Sketchbook-Bracelets

Hey guys.
Lets talk about bracelets. Most of you know, they've becom somewhat of an obsession for me. I had a little time that evening so I drwa this lovely still life :P It is the "bracelet tree" from the awesome friend, who also has a slight obsession, I was staying with!

I think you can see the difference between this drawing and the others, mostly because I took a lot more time with this one.

xoxo Alex

Earring ad work in progress

Hi everyone :D

work in progress for you today!

no-pencil drawings are not my speciality...I wonder what I'll do about this one :)

xoxo Alex

DIY friendship bracelet to the power of three

Hi there :) I just had to show you this friendship bracelet I made for an awesome friend whose birthday it is today <3 It took a while but I think it turned out pretty well! I hope she likes it!

xoxo Alex

Chain friendship braelet DIY

Hey everyone :) you guys know how much I love bracelets and today I tried out a DIY from Honstly WTF for you today :P It went very well ;)
The other DIYs on their page are awesome too!

xoxo Alex

Braided Bracelet DIY

Heyho everyone :) sorry that I'm so late again but you kind of forget the time when playing guitar hero :P

Here's a bracelet I made simply by pulling a ribbon and a few strands of blue embroidery floss through a chain and then braiding the 3 different parts.
you finish the end by pulling the embroidery gloss and the ribbon through a loop of the chain and then making a knot so it can't slip out. To close it just add a jewelery clasp or whatever you call those things ;)

xoxo Alex

Metal Ring-Vintage Style

Heyo everyone!
This is actually a really simply DIY for an awesome ring!
All you need is:
relativerly thick wire

pliers

metal paint

The endless braid

Hey!
So after an awesome trip to Hellweg-the construction store (does that exist in English? In German we have this awesome word "Baumarkt" but I never knew the exact translation....) I discovered a stretchy kind of saling thread/string/yarn-whatever you want to call it...

The stuff is awesome so I took about 2 meters and then searched for stuff I could do with it :D Knowing my love for bracelets-I soon stumbled upon an awesome DIY which I would hereby like to share with you :) Try it-it is really fun and I bet everyone will come up to you and ask you where the heck the ends are! :P

I loved it and I'm wearing this the next week without putting it off :P

Show me how your's go!

xoxo Alex

Wrap Bracelet DIY

Hi!
This is a really simple and quick and awesome DIY basically everyone can do in about 10 minutes!

You can either wear it alone or stack it with all your other kick-ass DIY (or not DIY) bracelets!

Painted Bracelet DIY

Hey guys!
I can't WAIT to show you this awesome DIY idea! A conversation with a friend gave me the idea of painting shoe-laces...It took me a while to figure out what to do with them but I settled for a simple friendship bracelet technique and out came a badass bracelet design...:D

So here's what to do!

Quick Braided Jersey Bracelet

Hi!

Another quick tutorial from me today :D It's a bracelet! (surprise surprise! :D)

Materials

Long strips of Jersey

Memory Wire

Pliers

 

 Step 1
Knot three strips of the jersey together. Slip the end of the memory wire into the knot and bend a little hook into it so it doesn't come out. You can hide the hook in some of the layers.
Step 2
Start braiding-incoperate the memory wire by going over and under it from time to time.
Step 3
Carry on until the end of the strips are near and tie another knot with all three. Do the same with the wire as you did at the beginning and bend the creation so it fits around your wrist!
Enjoy!
xoxo Alex

Chain Friendship Bracelet

 And here we have the next DIY for you! What it basically is a chain bracelet with a piece of knoted thread in the middle! Really cool and really simple!

Materials

12 cm long piece of chain
1x80 cm thread

1x 20 cm thread

jewlery fastener

Step 1

Cut up the chain into two 6 cm pieces and connect them again using the jewelery fastener.

Step 2

 Put both threads through the last loop of a chain and start knotting like in the picture below, the short threads in the middle.

Step 3

When you're at about 6 cm, thread the inside threads through the first loop of the chain on the other side and secure the whole thing with a knot. If you used slippery thread like I did a blob of glue helps to keep it in place. Make sure the knot is on the inside of the bracelet.

Enjoy!

xoxo Alex

Chain Braid Bracelet DIY

Ok it is official-I'm in love with making jewlery :D After yesterday's chain piece we now have another one with a chain-this time it is braided though!
Materials

50cm long chain
50cm long piece of wool

4x 50cm of different colored threads
2 small metal loops
jewelery fastener

Step 1

Make a knot into your wool and your threads to keep them together. Then, on the long side of the knot, pull the threads and the wool through the last loop of the chain and make another knot. The easiest way to do the braiding is then pinning the whole thing onto your knee with a safety clip and then start braiding!

When the bracelet is long enough to fit about 3 times around your wrist pull the thread and the wool through the last loop of the chain again and make another knot. Then put one of the metal loops on the last piece of the chain and attach the fastener. Add the other loop on the other end of the chain.
And there you have it! Wasn't it quick and easy?-have fun wearing it!

And I bet it looks awesome stacked with all your other bracelets!

xoxo Alex

Hand Piece DIY

I'm becoming more and more obsessed!!! :D
Here is the next DIY!

Materials

Pliers
Chain
Long thin piece of fabric
Fastener for the chain

Cellotape

Step 1

Use the pliers to create the shape on the picture below using the plyer the chain. You can attach different part to one another, simply by opening one individual ring, putting the end of the chain you want to attach it to into the ring and then closing it again. The small circle will go around your index finger, the big piece on the right around your wrist.. Attach the fastener.

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Step 2

Put a bit of cellotape on your thin strip of cloth to make a pointy shape which fits through the rings of the chain. Then thread the fabric through the chain.

And there you go-here's the finished piece!

(By the way-don't you think my mom is an awesome model?! :P)

xoxo Alex

Monday'S DIY! -the "alternative" necklace

Hey!
Recently one of my lovely readers informed my that it was time for another DIY-so I searched and searched and finally was inspired by the amazing man repeller!

She had one a cool necklace with safety pins and I fell in love immediatly..as I was searching for a free chain for the necklace I stumbled upon more cool things to put on and I present to you my final result :D

Mercedes Star necklace!

Hello!
Here it is-the next fall outfit! I must admit this is not the most...."fall"-ish outfit but I saw this necklace today on the bus and I just thought it was an absolutely amazing idea!!
You know these mercedes stars on the cars which kind of stick out? This girl had one on a simple chain around her neck with a few other pendants and it was simply the highlight of the ride :D
Anyway-have a nice evening!
xoxo Alex
PS:I knoooow! yesterday was my first day without a post...but there was no way because it was just so FULL.... forgive me!

Sunday's DIY-the ear cuff :D

Hey! I hope you're all having a great sunday! You know, when I was thinking about what DIY to do this sunday, I couldn't decide. Yes I know Punk is all about DIY but then most of these"punk style" DIYs involve metal studs which a) I don't have and b) think are cool but by now kind of mainstream...XD That's why I settled for this DIY which granted, isn't very the classic kind of punk but I bet if you choose different beads at the bottom could be the finishing touch on your punk outfit! :D
I have to say I was inspired to this ear cuff by a post the (awesome!) boat people did the other day (here) and the basic idea is from there however you'll notice that in the end I changed a few things...

Rings and bracelets

Hello! Did you also notice that often I simply leave out hands at the end of the arms? Or that if I draw them, often they are kind of crippled? Well-I decided to work on that problem so I checked out some tutorials on youtube (like this one and this one) and started working. This design, even though it is relatively simple took me a lot longer than the others so I hope you like it!
There are a fair amount of rings on this hand (which-if I had more rings which sadly I don't-I would love to try), in all kinds of different style and colors.
To go with it I also added a few bracelets at the bottom.
xoxo Alex
PS:A dear reader reminded me that I still had to give you the answer from the 7th of September. Well-the movie I was inspired by to draw the coat was Shall we dance with Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere. Good movie by the way!