Thursday, May 21, 2015

Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet


Materials:
*Chain
*Fasteners
*Various charms and beads reminiscent of Wonderland
*Head pins
*Jump rings
*Small vial with a cork
*Glitter
*Paper
*Pen
*Twine
*Scissors
*Round nosed pliers
*Wire cutters
*Needle nosed pliers

Directions:
*Gather together some beads and charms to use for your bracelet.  I used the charms from two old bracelets of mine, plus various beads from my bead box and a small vial.
*Segment off a length of chain slightly longer than the circumference of your wrist.
*Affix one part of a fastener to each end so that when you link together the two pieces of the fastener, you form a closed loop.
*Map out where each bead and charm should go along the chain.
*Begin attaching the charms and beads to the bracelet.  For some of the beads (such as the mushroom, rose, and diamond card ones on my bracelet), you may need to slide the beads onto a headpin, trim off some of the excess metal with wire cutters, and then curl the remaining metal using round nosed pliers to create a loop you can attach to the bracelet.
*For the "Drink Me" bottle, take your small vial and fill it with glitter.
*On the sheet of paper, write the words "Drink Me" in small letters and then cut out the label, leaving some excess paper at the top.
*Using a pin or some other small implement, create a small hole in the top of the label, large enough for you to slide a piece of twine through.
*Slide the twine through the hole and add a jump ring, then tie the twine around the neck of the vial.
*Use the jump ring to affix the bottle to the bracelet.
*For the little photo frame, I used a pic from this site.

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