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Spring Bling

Upcycle an old belt into 5 new projects in less than an hour!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/spring-bling • Posted by Kat R.

My daughter, Ophelia, added a silver colored belt she'd outgrown to our giveaway pile, but my love of all things shiny required that I fish it out. So glad I did! After a little cutting, gluing and sewing, there were five one of a kind and ready to wear pieces where there had previously only been the one. Thank you, Ophelia, for providing the inspirational item for this project! Five new accessories in less than 30 minutes = awesome.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium spring bling results

Description

My daughter, Ophelia, added a silver colored belt she'd outgrown to our giveaway pile, but my love of all things shiny required that I fish it out. So glad I did! After a little cutting, gluing and sewing, there were five one of a kind and ready to wear pieces where there had previously only been the one. Thank you, Ophelia, for providing the inspirational item for this project! Five new accessories in less than 30 minutes = awesome.

Instructions

  1. Small spring bling

    Materials *belt *3 spring clips *2"piece of very stretchy 3/4" wide elastic *13" piece of 3/8" wide elastic

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    The Cuff: Step 1: Cut off enough of the belt strap to wrap almost all the way around your wrist, minus two inches. Then, cut a 2" piece of super stretchy elastic. (Burn the ends of the elastic for just a second with a lighter to keep them from fraying.)

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    Step 2: Finish by sewing the two ends of the elastic to each end of the belt. (I opted to do this part on my sewing machine to save time, but it can be accomplished just as easily sewing by hand.)

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    Because of my tendency toward being rough on things and the cuff's extremely snug fit, I ran an extra line of stitches on each side. This reinforcement would help the sewing better withstand the stress of pulling the bracelet on and off.

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    The Headband: Step 1: The process for making the headband is similar to getting the cuff together: Plan out the lengths of the belt and elastic strip you'll be using and cut.

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    Step 2: Then sew them all together on the machine.

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    Deviate the construction of the headband from the cuff by giving the area where the belt was sewn to the elastic a more detailed finish.

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    Step 3: Right over the line of stitches at the bottom of the belt piece, hot glue an extra piece of elastic. Put just a little glue on the elastic at a time, pull it tight and then wrap it a few times around the belt in a crisscross.

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    Te detailing with the elastic is a totally unnecessary step, but nice to look at:)

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    The Hair Clips: Step 1: For each clip cut a piece of the belt that is the same length as the spring clip, plus an additional 1/8" on each side. Step 2: Hot glue it into place...

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    ...and Ta-da! Done! The easiest and by far my favorite of the three!