A Bracelet with Macramé Cord and a Piece of Jewellery Chain

A piece of macramé cord and a jewellery chain have been tied onto a silicone bracelet with a built-in fastener.

1. For the silicone bracelet you will need three pieces of macramé cord, each measuring 130cm and a piece of jewellery chain of approx. 27 or 28 chain sections. Arrange the macramé cord 3-fold and place it underneath the silicone bracelet. Now feed one end of the 3-fold cord up through the first chain section and over the silicone bracelet.

2. The cords from underneath should now be placed over the cords on top, then underneath the bracelet and up through the next chain section.

3. From the chain section, feed the cords over the bracelet. Continue this pattern until the end of the bracelet is reached.

4. NB! Try to get the three  macramé cords to lie flat next to each other whilst plaiting. This gives the best result.

5. Finish the bracelet by tying two tight knots. Tie a knot at both ends of the 3-fold macramé cord and melt the ends.

Make Your Own Iphone Case

It's no secret that we adore taking lots of pictures with our iPhones. We adore getting new cases; they are the perfect little (functional) accessory. We decided it was high time we created some of our own.

1. Supplies: Clear iPhone cases, pretty papers, paint, fabrics, found papers, scissors and paint brushes. 2. If you plan on making your case with papers first create a template that fits your case; including the where the camera goes so you don't cover it. 3. Use your template to cut out a pretty paper, lay this inside your clear case before popping your phone in. 4. Use your template to cut out a cute fabric, lay this inside your clear case before popping your phone in. 5. Use paint chips to create a collage for your case. 6. Paint the inside of your case—you can leave some areas blank so your phone shows through. 7. Create a geometric design out of found papers; such as magazines or pictures. 8. Have fun customizing your case to your style—or gift one to a friend!

What we love about filling the inside of the case with a pretty paper or fabric is you can change out your design as often as you like. You could match your iPhone case to your mood. Or outfit.

DIY Scrap Leather Necklace

I recently dis­cov­ered just how ver­sa­tile leather is. I started mak­ing bags, but quickly real­ized that leather jew­el­ery was some­thing I had to explore. With­out any expec­ta­tions, I jumped in and came up with a few designs.

This scrap leather neck­lace can eas­ily be cus­tomized using shapes and col­ors of your choice. Leather comes in a wide vari­ety of tex­tures and thick­ness, open­ing the door to an end­less vari­ety of combinations.

Can’t find a local source for leather? No prob­lem, an old leather jacket or bag from a thrift store will do the trick :)

What You Need:

- Scrap leather in color of your choice

- Paper to use for feather template

- Metal chain

- (5) Small jump rings, one for each feather

- Thick nee­dle or leather punch

- Scis­sors

1. Cut the shape of a feather from a piece of paper to use as a template.

2. Trace and cut five feath­ers from scrap leather using paper feather template.

3. Repeat five times.

4. Using a thick nee­dle or leather punch, make a hole at the base of each feather.

5. Cut small notches on the sides of each feather.

6. Mount each feather on a small jump ring.

7. Cut a 1/4-in. strip of leather 6 in. in length. Punch a hole on each end for attach­ing the chain. Next, slide each feather onto the strip of leather and attach the metal chain on each end of the leather step.

Voliá, your new neck­lace is ready to wear.