How to Make a Bracelet with Buttons and String

Making at home original and affordable jewels, It's easy and funAll you need are recycled buttons, some string, and a little nail polish.

I Jewelry They know how to enhance an item of clothing, they add brightness, they set trends and adapt perfectly to any type of outfit.

However, it is not always necessary to spend a lot of money to get original ones, because it is really easy to make beautiful ones using everything we have at home, for example old buttons and string.

Bracelet with buttons and string

Let's see how to do it together.

First of all, gather a good amount of mismatched buttons, even of different sizes and of any material, those made from old sweaters, pants, jackets, and any clothing you no longer wear. Then choose one with holes large enough to thread the string through. Wash and dry it, so it's thoroughly clean to form your bracelet.

Then, get yourself some thin stringTo find out how much you need, consider the circumference of your wrist plus another 20 cm multiplied by two. Also take some scissors.
The actual realization will take you about five minutes, because it's very simple and you can even get your children to help you, so you can have fun together. So, cut the string and double itThen, choose the button (preferably one with two holes) you want to use for the bracelet and turn it face up. Then, thread the ends of the string through the holes, simultaneously pulling the string and sliding it along its entire length. Then, with the ends of the string, make a loop and a knot, forming a loop that will close the bracelet. Finally, attach the loop to the button and you're ready to wear. This type of bracelet requires the use of only one button.
If you want to insert instead more buttonsProceed as follows. Pass the string between the buttons, first through the right hole and then down through the left. Then take the second button and work in the opposite direction, first threading it down through the right hole and then up through the left. Continue alternating the processing, which must always be, for each button, the opposite of the one made previously. Continue until the bracelet seems long enough. Finish the process in two different ways: or tying the two ends, so that you can wear it easily, or inserting a closure, of those sold in haberdashery shops.
If you want, between one button and another, you can also insert some pearl or any other decorative element you like. Furthermore, to make the bracelet more shiny, you can also pass some glitter over it. clear nail polish, which will give the jewel a look bright, also forming a protective patina.

DIY bracelet with buttons and string

Bracelet with buttons and string

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