Jewelry From Old Belt!

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  Step 1

  Find an old belt (perferably one with studs)...
  And imagine what you want to make or decorate.

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  Step 2

  Take your old belt & exacto-knife, & evenly cut the belt into pieces of strips.
  (You can use scissors too, but exacto-knifes are sharper & make cleaner lines)

  Then Make Whatever You Can Think Of!!

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  Step 3

  Like this Rockin Stud Bracelet!

  (Just cut your belt in a strip long enough to fit OVER YOUR HAND. Then hot-glue the ends together...hold for a long time. Done!)

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  Step 4

  These Punk Bangles.

  (same steps as above, just smaller strips)

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  Step 5

  Or take an old junky clutch...

  (look through some fashion magazines for ideas)

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  Step 6

  And make everyone ask you where you bought it!! lol

  I seriously saw a bag similar to this in a magazine for $300!

  (I just carefully hot-glued the strips right on the bag.)

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  Step 7

  TIPS:

  1) If your belt is faux-leather, old, or as junky as mine (like falling apart)...glue the sides of each strip (where u cut) a little also. Or it will just come apart again.

  2) If you think the exposed glue is too shiny or distracting, I just colored over it with a black permanent marker. :) You cant even tell! You could cover it with ribbon or fabric too, i guess.

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  Step 8

  YOU CAN MAKE OR DECORATE ANYTHING!
  (I would have made more but i ran out of belt :P)

  Decorate shelves, mirrors, boxes, etc.
  You could also use snap-buttons (instead of glueing), & make things like chokers.
  Or use jumprings & chains to decorate a plain black belt for goth jewelry.
  I'm even going to re-use leftover studs to decorate my Chuck Taylor shoes!

  HAVE FUN.

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MoonPumpkin17 27th November 2013

Oh my goodness!!!! I'm so glad you've posted this! I have an old clutch that's been falling apart and this helped SO much!!! I love your projects!!!

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Raven V. · 1 project 16th August 2010

Love it, I have been making bracelets from old belts since the 80's. I find it awesome, that a lot of the things I found cool during my young punk stages are coming back. Although, I never left the stage, still punkin it out all these years later. Now, I got my girls into it. Keep on crafting.;o)

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Kasey Kasket · Ormond Beach, Florida, US · 25 projects 6th July 2010

<3

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 2nd October 2009

awesome and soooooo cool! woow i live it!

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DarkAshHurts · 119 projects 2nd October 2009

Thanks guys! I'm glad u all like.
I want to make more stuff!...I was thinkin of tryin to find another old belt at Good-Will too...maybe u could try there. ;)

@gypsyrose 1: XD I want those army boots too! lol

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Gypsyrose l. · Austin, Texas, US · 2 projects 1st October 2009

i was totally trying to think of diff. ideas to do with my old belt to. this totally rocks. Here are a couple ideas I was thinking about as well:
converse sneakers: http://www.freepeople.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/productID/a42a2ac9-174e-48b7-9137-0db6d024b82c/categoryID/9bc28317-1ea4-460d-a375-7bd1806ebb71

old army stud boots: http://www.freepeople.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/productID/d9583e36-54fe-4535-80aa-377cd4c897a2/categoryID/9bc28317-1ea4-460d-a375-7bd1806ebb71

these are all stupid expensive!

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DownPoison · Nederland, Colorado, US · 2 projects 1st October 2009

amazing! (:

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M · 7 projects 30th September 2009

Really nice, too bad I don't have a belt like that. :p

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Ginger Snapped · Sacramento, California, US · 31 projects 30th September 2009

super awesome!!!!!!!!

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