"Create" A Bracelet

     I was shopping at a gift store with my friends, and I saw the most beautiful bracelet. It was a beaded bracelet with a silver word plate. It was $40 though, so I didn't get it.
     I am a frugal girl who sees something cute, then says, "I can make that." And that's just what I did with this bracelet.

 

I first found the vintage looking charms at Hobby Lobby. They are a part of the Timeline line of jewelry, and they were half off.

Then about a week later while walking around Michael's, I saw this silver plate with the word "Create." When I paid for it, it turns out that it was on clearance for $1.99!

I got home and pulled out a toggle clasp, some jump rings, and these dangly pearls (that I had bought at a thrift store).

 

These are the items that I used to make this:

"Create" connector by Bead Landing

vintage style charm bracelet by Timeline

four jump rings

one toggle clasp

one dangly pearl

 

 

I used a jump ring to connect one side of the charm bracelet to the Create connector. Then I measured it on my wrist to see how many charms would need to come off- keeping in mind that I needed to allow room for the toggle clasp, too. It turns out that I only needed six of the eleven charms.

I connected the end of the strand of charms to the other side of the Create connector and also added the dangly pearl to the jump ring.

Then I opened the ring in the center of the charms to add a toggle clasp.

It was one of the easiest bracelets I've made. And for right now, it's my new favorite!

This bracelet cost me less than six dollars for the supplies- and I even have several of the vintage charms left over. Not too shabby compared to the price of the $40 inspiration piece!

 

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

 

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

John 15:13

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