Oh yes.... I've made something else with my little crochet sea pennies... dainty bracelets!
After trying to crochet them together in some manner and utterly failing, I settled on hot gluing them to some felt. Ha! So simple! I wish I would have thought of that first! I'll save you the pain...just follow my little tutorial here:
Materials:
crochet sea pennies- make enough to cover all around your wrist. (I made mine out of a fine shiny yarn, so they look more delicate.)You can find my tutorial for them here.
felt
sew on snaps
hot glue gun
Step 1: Measure the circumference of your wrist. Add 1/2 to 3/4 inches to that length, depending on how tight you want your bracelet to be. Cut a piece of felt in these dimensions: 1/2 wide x Length your wrist circumference + 1/2 to 3/4 inch. My wrist is about 6 inches around so I cut my felt 1/2 inch wide and 6 3/4 inch long. The width can vary here depending on how thick you want your bracelet to be and how large your crochet sea pennies are.
Step 2: Hot glue or sew snaps onto each end, making sure to get them on the right sides so they will close nicely around your wrist.
Step 3: Arrange the sea pennies in desired order/pattern and hot glue them to the felt strip. Make sure to overlap the sea pennies a bit, unless you want gaps showing between them while wearing the bracelet.
Strap your bracelet on and wear it proudly cuz, hey, it's not every day you wear crochet bracelet!
Those are so ADORABLE! :)
ReplyDeleteThis makes an adorable bracelet!
ReplyDeleteso pretty! what a great way to crochet something wearable that isn't a sweater! :)
ReplyDeleteso pretty! what a great way to crochet something wearable that isn't a sweater! :)
ReplyDeleteThe bracelets ARE very cute and I was looking for something similar to this to make crocheted jewelry. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeletefantastic... =)
ReplyDeleteHi, Elise - that is absolutely beautiful! My first visit, you have a beautiful blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Elise, thanks for visiting Maddalee and commenting on our cute little monster! These bracelets are adorable.
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so cute! I love the color possibilities. It's been pinned. Thanks for the great idea. Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteI love this bracelet, it has such a sweet feminine touch and what a great idea for the sea pennies!
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteGot you from the Someday Crafts Link Party! Love this!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is really, really cute. Love the color too! I'm gonna have to pin this one for later.
ReplyDeleteI love the sea pennies. These bracelets are adorable!! Perfect for spring!!
ReplyDeleteRuth
Super cute! Now to learn to crochet... :)
ReplyDeleteReally cute and not difficult to make~!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet little bracelet! Looks darling!
ReplyDeletevery simple, so beautiful. Tina
ReplyDeleteI tried my own version and yours is still sooooo much cuter, lol!
ReplyDeleteSo soft and sweet.
ReplyDeleteI love how you assembled this! I bet it is very comfortable to wear and easy to put on :)
ReplyDeleteLove the color! So cool!
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