Monday 3 August 2015

Liberty Fabric and Bead Bracelet

I used precious scraps of beautiful Liberty fabric to make a beaded bracelet.
DIY Liberty Fabric and bead bracelet

Some of the products I used to make this bracelet were provided by Pandahall.com
I love this Liberty fabric, I only have a few scraps left and wanted to make something worthwhile with them. After the ribbon and bead bracelet I made a few weeks I tried using strips of this fabric instead of the ribbon and I'm really pleased with how this has turned out.

To make this you will need:
A Selection of Jewellery Finding:
2 Ribbon Ends (mine are these silver colour 6mm ones from Pandahall) 
2 small round jump rings (mine are these 4mm from Pandahall)
1 larger jump ring (mine is a 7mm oval, from my stash)
1 lobster clasp (mine is this one from Pandahall)

And:
Scraps of fabric
Beads (mine are these porcelain ones from Pandahall)

The method is almost exactly the same as the Ribbon and Bead Bracelet except we are substituting ribbon for fabric. I cut 3 fabric strips each one 19cm x 3.5cm (that's about 7.5" x 1.5"). You can see how to calculate the right length for you on the ribbon and bead bracelet post, where I try hard not to overcomplicate!
I only used 3 lengths and I just pushed the ends into the beads with the end of a unravelled paper-clip instead of using a needle. These beautiful porcelain beads have a slightly larger hole then the little pearl ones I used before so that made it much easier with the fabric. Liberty lawn is so fine though it wasn't difficult to push it through.
Tutorial Liberty Fabric and bead bracelet
Each bracelet I make like this is my new favourite AND I still have a little of the Liberty fabric left as this hardly used any - bonus!
Tutorial Liberty Fabric and bead bracelet
DIY Liberty Fabric and bead bracelet
Do you have precious scraps of fabric that you just can't bear to throw away? Would you consider making a bracelet with them? 
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Hello, I'm Julie. I love making things and this is where I share my enthusiasm.

12 comments:

  1. Great idea! Looks so tender and sweet!
    Thank you!
    Have a nice week,
    Olga

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  2. How cute! Thanks for linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty and I hope you'll join us again!

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  3. This is such a lovely bracelet! Now I want one! I'd love for you to stop by the Submarine Sunday Link Party to share this crafty creation! I hope to see you there!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  4. That is very pretty - I love Liberty fabric and I keep all my scraps of that no matter how small - a bracelet is a lovely idea to make with some of them!

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  5. Very cute i like the three strands. Thank you so much for linking up to Merry Monday this week! I am sharing your post today on our MM Pinterest Board~ We hope to see you next week for another great party! Have a great week!
    Best,
    Kim

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  6. So pretty and Liberty fabric is timeless

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  7. Looks so pretty, lovely idea :)

    Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays

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  8. Wonderful! And your tutorial makes it look so easy!

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  9. This is such a pretty bracelet you have made. I love the clasp, too. My best to you :)

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  10. Another lovely idea, you have such an amazing talent for thinking up crafty projects.

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  11. Loving this! You are so talented. Thanks for sharing this at our party. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we get to party with you again! Lou Lou Girls

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