LEATHER SUSPENDERS

I did as i had earlier said, that i would make some leather suspenders from my old bag arm straps.This was a quick project. 

What you need:

-Long leather strap about 2M(you could buy it or recycle from an old bag with long leather straps)

-Suspender clips

-Needle

-Thread(matching colour to the leather straps)

-Strong ring

Procedure:

-Cut the leather strap into three pieces,two of which should be twice the size of the third.

-You could use a strong ring ,like i did ,and sew each end of the cut leather straps around the ring OR you could just sew three ends from each piece all together. It is prefarable to Using the ring.

                                    

-Then at the other ends sew on the clips and you are DONE!!!!!!!!

                                                   

   

HAPPY DIY-ing!!!

DIY DISTRESSED JEANS

What you need:

-Jeans,it could be a pair of trousers or a skirt.(you could use old ones)

-A pair of scissors

-Chalk

Procedure:

-Lay out your jeans on full length.

-Using the chalk dra4w marks on where you want the ruggedness to appear.Draw imperfect circles ,wherever you want them.

- If you want a more rugged look completely cut out the shapes ,leaving holes on your jeans.For a more composed look, cut lines horizontally in the shapes drawn from the previous instruction.

-Now the last step for both looks is to pull threads out where cuts have been made.The colour of the threads depends on the colour and texture of your jeans.I am not sure about black jeans but for blue ones, there are blue and white threads,pull the blue ones out until the white ones are visible.

-For the more composed look ,you may choose to completely remove the blue threads or just leave it at step 4.

This is a really quick and simple procedure too.Making one will not be enough, trust me, as distressed jeans have been trending for a while now plus using your old jeans saves you some money.

P.S:I made mine while in  bed

ASSORTED NECKLACE

What you need:

-2 chains of same colour but different thickness

-Pearls

-Either a pendant or brooch(i used a pendant)

-Thread

-A smooth strap

Steps:

1.Thread the pearls making sure the thread can hold them in place and leaving some extra thread on the ends.You can create a pattern for more detail like I did.

2.Measure the length of chains you need .The length of the thicker chain should be slightly longer than the threaded pearls while the smaller one should be shorter in length by more than a quarter of the measurements.You have the priviledge to make your chain long or short according to your preference but both ways are still good.

3.Now attach together the chains which when holding them up one will be hanging loosely.

4.Place the thread of pearls in between the chains and tie off the thread ends onto the chain ends.

5.Then fix your pendant or brooch  onto one of the ends of the chains...left or right.You could do this by sewing in on or clasping it in,find a way.

6.The last step is tieing on the straps on each end which makes the wearing of the necklace quite simple....Tie them up and leave....Have fun making!

HAPPY DIY-ing PEEPS!!!

FOR THE LOVE OF THAT OLD BAG

What You Need :

An old bag

Some paint (color of your choice)

Fabric (catchy)

Fabric glue

I thought this one through while folding my clothes!

I have had this brown sling bag for quite some time and obviously I had started finding it boring yet i did not want to let it go.

Steps:

So I first cut away the sling strap ,which will also not go to waste(I came up with an idea to make my little brother some leather suspenders),then

painted the outer part of the bag dull red(borrowed the paint from my grandfather). Use the color of your choice.I had to leave it to dry for over 36 hours in a cool area.

Painting alone was not helping much ,so i took some cute fabric(i cut out of a cute dress top that i bought which turned out to be a smaller size for me)

I carefully glued the fabric onto the front side of the bag then left it to dry for    around 20minutes.

Aaaand now i have a new purse having saved my old sling bag

You can do this to any kind and size of bag,the aim is to have it looking like you have a new interesting bag, and save money of course.You could also use adornments in place of the fabric.