DIY 5 Minute Button Ring

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This may be the easiest project I have ever done or shared!  Make an adorable button ring in 5 minutes.  What a great way to use the gorgeous buttons available in thrift stores and flea markets.  If you can use glue, you can do this.

DIY Ring from old buttons #buttoncrafts

SUPPLIES:

Ring blank

E6000

Vintage Buttons – I used three in varying diameters

DIY Ring from old buttons #buttoncrafts

TUTORIAL:

DIY Button Ring

To stabilize ring in upright position for gluing, push the base of it (where your finger goes) into a piece of styrofoam.  Glue buttons on in a stack with e6000 and let it dry overnight.  Told you it was easy and fast!

For more button craft ideas:

Button Crafts

Make a Button Bracelet

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Make a button bracelet in 10 minutes

 

I found some beautiful wooden buttons in the scrapbook supplies at Joann’s recently and knew I wanted to make a bracelet using them.  This project is super quick and easy.  If you can open jump rings with pliers and use glue, you are well on your way to a cool piece of button bling!

 

SUPPLIES:

Vintage wood button bracelet tutorial

 

Jewelry Pliers

Jump rings

Metal connector pieces – These are the base for my bracelet.  I found them at Joann’s on clearance in a pack of 6 (pictured above), perfect for the length of a bracelet.

Wooden buttons

Toggle clasp

E6000

TUTORIAL:

How to make a button bracelet

 

Attach metal connectors together using jump rings.  Attach toggle clasp bar and ring the same way.

Glue buttons on with e6000

Glue the buttons onto the connectors as shown and let dry overnight.

Make an easy vintage button Bracelet

For more button craft ideas:

Button Crafts

Crochet a Funky Bracelet with Scraps

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I love quick crochet projects, and I think you may have noticed the bracelet obsession here at SBLC.  This crochet bracelet pattern from The Spotted Hook is right up my alley!

For plenty more DIY bracelets, see SBLC’s bracelet tutorials, and our 50+ bracelet roundup!

Recycled Crafts and Decor Project Gallery from SBLC

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We have been busy gathering all of SBLC’s recycled craft projects and roundups into on spot!  Now you have a go to destination for inspiration on crafting with junk.  Feel good about yourself as you make beauty while helping to clear the landfills.  Just click the thumbnail above or here:  Saved By Love Creations Recycled Project Gallery.  Enjoy!

50+ Awesome Things To Make From Wire

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50+ Wire Crafts to Make @savedbyloves

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Calling all creatives out there, today’s 50+ roundup is going to feed your inspiration banks. We gathered over 50 super awesome things to make from wire. You can get craft wire for pretty cheap, and as you will see, you can even use wire hangers! From Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s Day projects, to jewelry to home decor and gifts, you can find a wire project for about any occasion. If you have a wire project we didn’t find, send it to us. Enjoy!


Hand Stamped Leather Bracelet Love

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Creative bloggers are pretty much just rad, if I do say so myself.  In August, I had the opportunity to gather with my people in Atlanta at  a blogging conference (not  a clogging conference, as my friend Rick misunderstood, although that could be interesting too).  That is where I met Daune from Cottage in the Oaks.  I was admiring a beautiful leather cuff bracelet she was rockin’, and I found out, not surprisingly, that she had made it herself.  How cool would it be to have one with my blog name on it, I expressed.  Guess what came in the mail!!

Custom hand stamped leather bracelet

DIY Hand Stamped Leather Cuff Bracelet

I love that it came with lavender in the package!  My favorite scent.  The bracelet is gorgeous.  You can order your own custom text bracelet from Daune, or pick one that speaks to you in her Etsy Shop.

What.  You are a DIYer and you wanna make your own?  Little Blue Boo has a great DIY hand stamped leather cuff bracelet tutorial:

stamped leather bracelets

For more DIY bracelet tutorials, visit our 50+ Bracelets to Make:

DIY Jewelry Display from Repurposed Vintage Grater

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I am always on the look out for interesting jewelry display ideas.  While out junking with the ladies, I spied this cheese grater, all rusty like I like it.  Immediately “earring holder” came to mind.  Not because I am a creative genius, but because in my Pinterest browsing I have seen just that – a cheese grater earring holder.  This is the easiest project I have ever done.


DIY repurposed jewelry display

Vintage Cheese Grater to Jewelry Display

I bought the thing for $3, brought it home and removed the tag with Goo Gone Sticker Lifter.  You just apply the liquid, wait 2 minutes and scrape away the sticky.

DIY Jewelry Display from Vintage Grater
Unique DIY Jewelry Display Idea

 

Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj

Hi there SBLC friends!  Amy from Plucking Daisies here to share a Butterfly Necklace tutorial with you.  I created this Necklace using art metals and patinas from Vintaj.  This was my first time playing with Vintaj Patinas and I’m so excited to share what I discovered along the way!
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Generally I am not much of a Jewelry maker.  If I have to open more than a few jump rings I get squeamish so fear not this jewelry tutorial will be relatively easy.  I completed this project in about an hour and had a lot of fun doing it and I think you will too.
There were a lot of good sales in the jewelry section of my local craft store this week and I wanted to try something new.  I grabbed a few pieces from the Vintaj collection and this multi-strand chain from Industrial Chic to use as the base of my necklace design.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
I fell in love with this Vintaj butterfly and decided to try the Vintaj Patinas out to add some color to it.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
Start by adding Vintaj Patinas with a paint brush.  Allow Patina to dry between coats.  You can experiment by layering different colors on top of one another or mixing them together on a craft sheet.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
After coloring my butterfly with Vintaj Patinas I added highlights to the wings with Snow Cap Alcohol Ink using a q-tip.   I layered on several other colors of Alcohol Ink (with q-tips ) to the outer edges of the wings as well.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
Once the Alcohol inks were dry I tore a small piece of cotton from the end of a clean q-tip and wrapped it around the end of a toothpick.  By squeezing a few drops of Pitch Black Alcohol Ink on my craft sheet I was able to use the tooth pick to add bold details to the butterfly.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
When the detailing was finished I gave the butterfly the once over and touched up areas that needed more Alcohol Ink.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
Using a soft file I removed some of the ink from the raised areas and edges of the butterfly to bring out a lovely metallic sheen.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
This was my Inspiration photo.  Pretty close eh?  You can find this inspiring photo and more on my Doodle Diva Pinboard.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
To create the necklace I used a bead board to measure the Industrial Chic chain.  It was just a touch short so I added some chain from my stash and attached it with Vintaj Jump rings.  So far Vintaj Jump rings are the best I’ve ever seen!  So sturdy and easy to work with!
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
Here I have attached toggle clasps to the end of the chain with Vintaj jump rings.  When it comes to clasps for jewelry I’m a huge fan of the toggle clasp.  I always struggle with lobster clasps and have found that toggles make putting on jewelry a breeze.
Make a Butterfly Necklace with Vintaj
Now all that’s left to do is attach that freshly Patina-d Vintaj butterfly with…you guessed it…Vintaj jumprings.
I hope you get a chance to play with Vintaj Patinas and create some fun jewelry pieces of your own.
Wear your art with pride 🙂
Amy*

Easy 10 Minute Chain Bracelet Tutorial

Make Easy Chain Bracelets in 10 minutes #jewelrymaking @savedbyloves

These trendy mixed metal chain bracelets are a cinch to make, and are a great way to use up those links left over from other jewelry projects.  Mix and match as you please.  Scoop up costume jewelry and vintage pieces to dismantle and incorporate into your own custom, stylish bracelet.  Make some for yourself and give them as gifts.  Embellish with charms and fibers for unlimited design options!  I will show you how.

DIY Bracelet Tutorial

SUPPLIES:

Jewelry Making Supplies

 

2 pairs of jewelry pliers, flat or needle nose

Several lengths of chain about an inch shorter than you want your final bracelet to be

2 8-10mm jumprings and a length of chain to make bracelet adjustable

TUTORIAL:

Opening and closing jump rings

Open jump ring with both pairs of pliers and add one end of each chain to the jump ring.  Add clasp then close jump ring with both pairs of pliers.  Pic above shows jump ring still open.

DIY Mixed Metal Braclets

Repeat on the other end with the 2nd jump ring, attaching a 1.5 inch length of chain for the adjustable length connector.  That is what the clasp will grab when fastening the bracelet.

Use jump rings to attach charms.  Tie coordinating fiber scraps to large jump ring where all the chains meet.

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Repurposed Cart to DIY Jewelry Storage

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There are tons of cool ways to make your own jewelry holders using the most random of objects.  I shared a roundup with you not long ago – 50+ DIY Jewelry Display Ideas – with some of my favorite ways to store your bling.  Today I am excited to share my jewelry storage solution using a cool rusty cart given to me by a friend.  I saw it in her barn and lit up, immediately picturing bracelets and earrings dangling from the  naturally aged, patina wire grid.  She was happy to part with it, and I am equally thrilled with my awesome antique display.  This project took a whopping 5 minutes.

DIY Jewlery DIsplay Tutorial at Saved By Love Creations

How to make a jewlery display

I sprayed the cart with the water hose to removed the cobwebs and other debris.  Then I wiped it down with a lint free, soapy, wet cloth.  This was mainly to get rid of loose stuff.  I love the rust, and wasn’t trying to get rid of that!

Krylon Crystal Clear Flat Finish

I spray 3 coats of Krylon Crystal Clear, which I had on hand for sealing polymer clay pieces.  This was to protect my jewelry from the rust on the cart.  I let that dry and it was good to go!

How to Make DIY Jewelry Storage

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