Saffron

I made this bracelet using the same material that I used for this other bracelet here…. basically the leather is waste matter to which I added two terminals – fixed with a bit of glue – on both sides. Then on one side I added a lobster claw clasp, and on the other a little chain with a small heart shaped charm.

Since it can be worn both sides it is a reversible bracelet, but I particularly like the saffron-yellow side because I’ve just bought a new pair of shoes of the same colour and I wanted an accessory to go with it….

I’m looking forward to wearing both shoes and bracelet! 😀

Saffron yellow leather bracelet

The other side….

Matching shoes and bracelet

Upcycling waste matter

Here is a bracelet I’ve been thinking about for a while….

I have all these leather strings, which are waste matter that I have been given by an acquaitance whose factory matches fabric with leather for shoes, and I wanted to make something with it.

I decided to combine the black leather string with a silver ring and here is the result. I’ve been told that it has a masculine feel about it, and I also think it looks a bit primitive…. 🙂

Leather bracelet

Leather bracelet

Pink jade Chan-luu

Two weekends ago I went for a short break in Umbria with my friend Paola‘s family and friends and we were (Paola and I) supposed to carve out some time for ourselves to brush up on the Chan-luu tecnique and make a new bracelet.

Of course we didn’t have time to do so, but since I had all the material ready I decided to make one on my own.

I used some golden/bronze leather string along with pink Jade multifaceted 4 mm beads and gold plated glazed beads. I also modified the tecnique a bit compared to my first Chan-luu. Instead of starting with a loop (the button hole), I begun with introducing the button first. While I left some string unused in the end so to have an adjustable locking.

I think it works better!

Pink jade Chan-luu bracelet

Pink Jade and gold plated beads Chan-luu bracelet